McNeil & Parkins Show

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel opened the show discussing the Cubs unveiling the statue of Hall of Fame pitcher Fergie Jenkins outside Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon. Later, they discussed a Sports Illustrated report that says the Bulls re-signing guard Zach LaVine will be "no slam dunk".

During the "One Last Thing" segment, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel listened to Ozzie Guillen tell the story of what his pregame ritual was as a player on the White Sox TV pregame show before answering questions from Score listeners.

The most legendary voice in the history of 670 The Score, Terry Boers, joins the show for this week's edition of 30th Anniversary Score Stories. We talk about his hatred for Mike Ditka, his years with Dan Bernstein and the impact Chicago sports radio had on his life.

The new B96 morning show has beef with Shane and the Audacy 16” softball team. One of the show's hosts was allegedly denied the chance to play during week one. Let's hear their lies and give Shane a chance at rebuttal. 

It's pretty clear that one of our favorite people on the face of the planet is Dave Wannstedt. And it just so happens to be his birthday! We talk boating with Troy Aikman and Jimmy Johnson, Bears sadness and looking forward to our weeklies with Dave starting in August.

The most legendary voice in the history of 670 The Score, Terry Boers, joins the show for this week's edition of 30th Anniversary Score Stories. We talk about his hatred for Mike Ditka, his years with Dan Bernstein, not being able to do his show on September 11, 2001 and the impact Chicago sports radio had on his life. Pittsburgh PIrates Jack Suwinski is a local product who happened to homer off the Cubs last night. His parents, Tim and Ann Suwinski join us to talk about their son's journey. 

LaVar Ball went on with David Kaplan and said Lonzo's knee is absolutely fine and there's no chance he won't be ready for the start of the 2022-23 season. And then he slipped in there that there's no way Lonzo will ever win a title without one of his brothers on the team. Hmm. Then, Teddy Greenstein talks about his new book Quarterback Dads, the NIL deals and this weekend's PGA Championship.

It's pretty clear that one of our favorite people on the face of the planet is Dave Wannstedt. And it just so happens to be his birthday! We talk boating with Troy Aikman and Jimmy Johnson, Bears sadness and looking forward to our weeklies with Dave starting in August.

Danny Parkins, Matt Spiegel and the afternoon crew had their "One Last Thing" segment, answering questions from Score listeners. The questions included: How did you meet your wife?

Tracy McGrady tells us about both the Bulls' failed recruiting effort for his talents and the time Jerry Reinsdorf vetoed a trade that would've set him up with Michael Jordan. Even a personalized message from Oprah wasn't able to get the job done.

Lance Lynn joined Jason Benetti and Gordon Beckham in the White Sox television booth Tuesday night. On top of being a lights-out starting pitcher, the guy is hysterical. He gives Beckham a ton of shit. 

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer joins the show to discuss the team's young call-ups, whether catcher Willson Contreras could be traded, its pursuit of star shortstop Carlos Correa in free agency this past offseason and when fans should expect the club to compete at the highest level again in the near future.

Can Jed Hoyer tell Cubs fans what the plan is? Does he know whether he's in a rebuilding or a retooling process? Let's break down his answer. Then, Andrew Vaughn is once again in the nine-hole Wednesday evening. What the HELL is Tony La Russa doing?!?

Lance Lynn joined Jason Benetti and Gordon Beckham in the White Sox television booth Tuesday night. On top of being a lights-out starting pitcher, the guy is hysterical. He gives Beckham a ton of shit. Then, Tracy McGrady tells us about both the Bulls' failed recruiting effort for his talents and the time Jerry Reinsdorf vetoed a trade that would've set him up with Michael Jordan. Even a personalized message from Oprah wasn't able to get the job done.

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer joins the show to discuss the team's young call-ups, whether catcher Willson Contreras could be traded, its pursuit of star shortstop Carlos Correa in free agency this past offseason and when fans should expect the club to compete at the highest level again in the near future.

You see Tim Anderson and Ozzie Guillen get into it on Twitter on Tuesday night? Ozzie took the opportunity to proclaim there's no reason that Tim, at 28 years old, shouldn't be playing every single day. Tim didn't like that and told Ozzie to “shut the fuck up." Yikes!

Danny Parkins, Matt Spiegel and the afternoon crew had their "One Last Thing" segment, answering questions from Score listeners. Today's questions include: What's your favorite musical?

Today is the first available media day at OTAs. Mark Grote was there and brought us all of the best audio of the morning. We heard how new coach Matt Eberflus doesn't care about your schedule release and is all for a little "Bear on Bear action."

Hub Arkush was at Bears OTAs, so he joined us for a big-picture look at the team's rebuild ahead. Does Hub agree with the sentiment that this new Bears regime has completely given up hope with Justin Fields?

Laurence Holmes played a solid shortstop, Gabe Ramirez nailed a runner at home from left field and Shane Riordan exploded with a moonshot grand slam. The crew went on a tear.

The White Sox took the opener of a doubleheader against the Royals in Kansas City. Dylan Cease continued his onslaught of hitters, striking out nine over 5 2/3 innings. Time to start the Cy Young conversation in May? The performance from Cease was trumped only by Johnny Cueto's team debut a victory Monday. And as always, we end the show with your questions in "One Last Thing."

Today is the first available media day at OTAs. Mark Grote was there and brought us all of the best audio of the morning. We heard how coach Matt Eberflus doesn't care about your schedule release and is all for a little "Bear on Bear action." Hub Arkush was also at OTAs. He joins us with more of a big-picture look at the Bears' rebuild that lies ahead. Does Hub agree with the sentiment that this new Bears regime has completely given up hope with Justin Fields? Also, the new morning show at B96 are big fans of Shane's Meat. 

Continuing the Willson Contreras conversation from the previous hour, the larger problem here is the Cubs' lack of any ability to extend their young stars -- and that's why this specific situation stings even more. Then, we extend a challenge to our Parkins & Spiegel MOB. Later, BetQL's ringer extraordinaire Joe Ostrowski joins us to update the NBA playoff lines and the White Sox's win total.

Let's make the case for Willson Contreras to be traded as soon as humanly possible. This is a Cubs teams that will likely win fewer than 75 games. It's only a matter of time before Contreras is mashing for a contender.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel had their "One Last Thing" segment, answering questions from Score listeners. Questions included this: If you threw out the first pitch at a baseball game, would the ball make it to the plate?

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by Score morning host David Haugh to discuss his recent induction into the Indiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by executive producer Shane Riordan, who talked about drinking with former Bears long snapper Patrick Mannelly on Sunday and denied being hungover.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by Jason Goff of NBC Sports Chicago to discuss the NBA Eastern and Western conference finals and what the Bulls need to change next season.

Let's take the temperature on the White Sox, as the show was at three of the four games against the Yankees at Guaranteed Rate Field this weekend. Then, we got into the latest from the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial.

In the third hour, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel shared their reactions to an article from FootballOutsiders.com titled "The Reckless Abandonment of Justin Fields." The guys then made fun of themselves with some ridiculous audio from the weekend. Later, Score morning host David Haugh joined the guys to discuss his induction into the Indiana Sports Hall of Fame.

In the second hour, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by Jason Goff -- Bulls pregame and postgame host on NBC Sports Chicago -- to discuss the NBA Eastern and Western conference finals and what the Bulls need to change next season. Executive producer Shane Riordan then talked about drinking with former Bears long snapper Patrick Mannelly and denied being hungover. Later, Spiegel shared the piece of White Sox memorabilia he got for Shane and Senior Audio Producer Chris Tannehill.

Tony La Russa actually had a pretty good managerial weekend. Dallas Keuchel doesn't really agree, though. Let's hear how the two sounded in postgame comments as they were likely speaking to each other through the media. 

Danny Parkins, Matt Spiegel and the afternoon crew had their "One Last Thing" segment, answering questions from Score listeners. The guys were asked which person they can sit down with and discuss anything and more.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by Marquee Sports and Apple TV+ analyst Cliff Floyd to share stories from his days as a Cubs left fielder and to discuss what it was like playing for some of baseball's big-name managers. He also weighed in on Chicago nightlife.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by Jon Morosi of MLB Network to discuss the White Sox's 15-7 loss to the Yankees on Thursday, their sloppiness on defense, whether manager Tony La Russa could be fired midseason and what the return could be if the Cubs trade catcher Willson Contreras.

Chicagoan and absolute legend George Wendt joins us to tell "Saturday Night Live" and "Cheers" stories. Did he really flunk out of Notre Dame with a 0.0 GPA?

The White Sox are letting small things slip in loss after loss, and the problem seems to be at the hands of manager Tony La Russa. It's a frustrating team that isn't being put in the best position to succeed. Later, the guys held their "One Last Thing" segment, answering questions from Score listeners.

In the third hour, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by Marquee Sports and Apple TV+ analyst Cliff Floyd to share stories from his days as a Cubs left fielder and to discuss what it was like playing for some of baseball's big-name managers. The guys then discussed the movie "Top Gun: Maverick" finally hitting theaters on May 27. Later, executive producer Shane Riordan shared the story of meeting a fan of the show at the White Sox-Yankees game Thursday night.

In the second hour, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by Chicagoan and absolute legend George Wendt to tell "Saturday Night Live" and "Cheers" stories. Did he really flunk out of Notre Dame with a 0.0 GPA? Later, Jon Morosi of MLB Network joined the show to discuss the White Sox's 15-7 loss to the Yankees on Thursday, their sloppiness on defense, whether manager Tony La Russa could be fired midseason and what the return could be if the Cubs trade catcher Willson Contreras.

Tony La Russa is absolutely off his rocker, completely mismanaging the bullpen in an incredibly pivotal May series against the New York Yankees. 

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel hosted a special broadcast at Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier for the 24th annual Worldwide Toast to Harry Caray. Former Bulls announcer Tom Dore joined the show to share the lessons he learned from Caray.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel hosted a special broadcast at Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier for the 24th annual Worldwide Toast to Harry Caray. The guys were joined by White Sox legend Ron Kittle to discuss his relationship with Caray, the way he brought fun to the broadcast booth and more.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel hosted a special broadcast at Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier for the 24th annual Worldwide Toast to Harry Caray. Harry Caray Restaurant Group CEO Grant DePorter joined the show to discuss the origin of the toast to Caray and how the Score is a part of its history.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel hosted a special broadcast at Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier for the 24th annual Worldwide Toast to Harry Caray. In the first hour, White Sox television analyst Steve Stone joined the show to share stories about his days in the Cubs television booth with the broadcasting legend.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel hosted a special broadcast at Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier for the 24th annual Worldwide Toast to Harry Caray. In the final hour, the guys were joined the First Lady of Chicago Baseball, Dutchie Caray -- wife of the legendary broadcaster -- as well as  former Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster and Chicago radio legend Roe Conn. Later, Dempster led the official Worldwide Toast to Harry Caray!

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel hosted a special broadcast at Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier for the 24th annual Worldwide Toast to Harry Caray. In the third hour, Mark Grote joined the show to judge impressions of the legendary broadcaster from celebrities, baseball players and more. Later, Parkins and Spiegel discussed reporting that Bulls star guard Zach LaVine will undergo a scope procedure on his left knee in the coming weeks.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel hosted a special broadcast at Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier for the 24th annual Worldwide Toast to Harry Caray. In the second hour, the guys were joined by White Sox legend Ron Kittle to discuss his relationship with Caray, the way he brought fun to the broadcast booth and more. Later, former Bulls announcer Tom Dore joined Parkins and Spiegel to share the lessons he learned from Caray.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel hosted a special broadcast at Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier for the 24th annual Worldwide Toast to Harry Caray. In the first hour, White Sox television analyst Steve Stone joined the show to share stories about his days in the Cubs television booth with the broadcasting legend. Later, Harry Caray Restaurant Group CEO Grant DePorter joined Parkins and Spiegel to discuss the origin of the toast to Caray and how the Score is a part of its history.

In a short show before a Cubs broadcast, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel discussed the White Sox's 4-1 win against the Guardians on Tuesday and the teams' game Wednesday being postponed due to COVID-19 issues in Cleveland's organization.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel answered questions from Score listeners during their "One Last Thing" segment.

Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel were joined by new Bears receiver Velus Jones Jr. to discuss being a 25-year-old NFL rookie, why he likes wearing a suit, why he brought his own whiteboard to rookie minicamp and more.