Shota Imanaga is a joy to watch, as Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.

The rest of the team? Not so much. In fact, Colten Brewer broke his hand while punching a Wrigley Field dugout wall in frustration. Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney try to make sense of it all before a tough road trip ahead of the All-Star break.

The Cubs need to rack up wins before the trade-deadline plans are finalized.

Please leave this podcast page a rating and review so that more people discover North Side Territory. And submit any questions you’d like answered for potential use in a future mailbag episode.

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase at drinkAG1.com/foul. If you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1.

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase at drinkAG1.com/foul. If you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1.

It’s time for more airing of grievances as this Cubs team appears to be going nowhere.

Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney respond to questions from fans, trying to explain Craig Counsell’s role in all of this, the perception of Jed Hoyer’s job security, different paths to follow at the trade deadline and the moves that would demonstrate this big-market franchise is serious about winning the World Series.

Please leave this podcast page a rating and review so that more people discover North Side Territory.

And submit any questions you’d like answered for potential use in a future mailbag episode.

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase at drinkAG1.com/foul. If you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1.

People in Philadelphia love Kyle Schwarber. And Bryce Harper is still a must-see superstar.

Imagine how that would have played at Wrigley Field.

Matt Gelb, who expertly covers the Phillies for The Athletic, joins Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney to preview the upcoming series against a Cubs team that simply has not shown enough progress in its rebuild.

Please leave this podcast page a rating and review so that more people discover North Side Territory.

And submit any questions you’d like answered for potential use in a future mailbag episode.

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase at drinkAG1.com/foul. If you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1.

This Cubs season hasn't gone anywhere close to expectations.

This episode Patrick and Sahadev take listener questions and unsurprisingly, the fans aren't happy.

Topics range from whether they're selling or still buying at the deadline, was David Ross a scapegoat, who is to blame for the offense's struggles and more.

Please leave this podcast page a rating and review so that more people discover North Side Territory. And submit any questions you’d like answered in an upcoming mailbag episode.

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase at drinkAG1.com/foul. If you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1.

There’s still time to turn it around, but so far this team hasn’t inspired a lot of confidence.

Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney evaluate all areas of the roster and wonder what the Cubs are really thinking right now.

It’s setting up some difficult questions for players, management, and ownership because the Cubs don’t have many answers.

Please leave this podcast page a rating and review so that more people discover North Side Territory.

Submit any questions you’d like answered in an upcoming mailbag episode.

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase at drinkAG1.com/foul. If you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1.

Are the Cubs coming out flat? Or is this just a poorly constructed roster?

Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney break down the latest Worst Loss of The Season, which embodied so many of the issues surrounding the team.

Justin Steele’s brilliance is going to waste, and the pattern of losing one-run games is getting old.

Hear what the mood is like within the clubhouse right now.

Please leave this podcast page a rating and review so that more people discover North Side Territory.

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase at drinkAG1.com/foul. If you want to take ownership of your health, it starts with AG1.