Bernstein & Holmes Show

Dan Bernstein, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi were joined by Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, who discussed left-hander Shota Imanaga's success in his first MLB season, shortstop Dansby Swanson's desire to play through injury, third baseman Christopher Morel's maturity at the plate and more.

Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes opened their show with a focus on the Cubs, with Bernstein explaining why the team's roller-coaster season "is life." Holmes then explained why he believes the Cubs chose to start veteran right-hander Kyle Hendricks in their series finale against the Pirates on Sunday in Pittsburgh. It had to do with who's on the schedule next for the Cubs. Later, their focus shifted to the White Sox. Amid a streak of improved play from the club, Holmes had something nice to share about manager Pedro Grifol.

In the second hour, Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron's press conference at rookie minicamp Saturday. The guys then discussed former Bears quarterbacks coach and current Texans offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton's comments to the Tribune stressing the importance of "not putting too much" on the quarterback. Later, during the High Noon segment, Bernstein and Holmes listened and reacted to a representative from the Chargers ticket office cold call former quarterback Chase Daniel.

In the third hour, Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes were joined by Tribune reporter Dan Wiederer to share his takeaways from Bears rookie minicamp over the weekend. Bernstein and Holmes then discussed the Nuggets' 115-107 win over the Timberwolves in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series and Pacers' 121-89 win over the Knicks in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday. Later, the guys reacted to the Bulls landing the No. 11 overall pick in the NBA Draft.

In the final hour, Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes were joined by Elise Menaker of the Marquee Sports Network to discuss the Cubs' roller-coaster season, shortstop Dansby Swanson landing on the 10-day injured list with a right knee sprain and more. James Fegan of Sox Machine then joined the show to discuss the improving White Sox, Michael Kopech settling into his relief role, rookie third baseman Bryan Ramos' success since being called up from Double-A Birmingham and more.

Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes were joined by Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel for the daily transition segment, where they celebrated Parkins winning the Peter Lisagor Award in the category of Best Sports Reporting in recognition for his reporting in 2023 on the toxic environment surrounding the Northwestern baseball program.

Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes were joined by Elise Menaker of the Marquee Sports Network to discuss the Cubs' roller-coaster season, shortstop Dansby Swanson landing on the 10-day injured list with a right knee sprain and more.

Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes reacted to the Bulls landing the 11th pick in the NBA Draft.

Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes were joined by Dan Weiderer of the Tribune to discuss his takeaways from Bears rookie minicamp.