" Right now to get out the odds I'm glad to welcome in Todd Hollandsworth we talked to him every week it is time. He of course south for Comcast sports net Cubs analysts thought how you buddy."

" Under -- you didn't do that nor did get it back to emerge mediocre."

" I don't know -- a black -- Hockey -- do you do you watch a hockey game does that Todd Hollandsworth say hey what the heck I'm staying up I'm -- night's sleep to the lovely the fox."

" A little bit of that that a little bit this caveat I have an avid sports try to go watch sports divide and make you make time of the -- have got their three children and one count this year and how could -- might make plays pretty cool but I do enjoy do Jewish point this sports and obviously the local stuff there. -- much more so than I even the national so. It is pretty funny I was just thinking about that this morning NL -- the black out there they don't like we get to mediocre baseball thing going right now they're playing mediocre baseball and there's no car on the back burner right now I didn't have got to -- both feet well I."

" U -- I I think the Sox I mean I'm I'm almost ready to put a fork in their season that's how bad I feel about them but I. I think the Cubs this is about sustaining right now and it's it's just about."

" Kind of getting through a bad patch put your back into it growing your way through troubled water."

" Well I I agree with that but I I also think that there was some question marks the beginning now I think that the injuries that have kind of presented themselves. Here unfortunately. Not allow this team to take off but really it's just kind of sustained. But I kind of Sullivan in the first week of the season is you know inconsistency in the bullpen and inconsistent job it offensively and then you know which is really just kind of dragging the problem out. Yeah I think by default but now in the position out. Okay let's keep our heads above water. Let's hope we get our act together and you know mother too when we start getting. You know we district and our guys back and then then that's what we're -- right now and that's over hopefully we can go. My -- kind of back into the position they're in but I don't think that they were playing you -- tiny little stretches they were playing well. I'm losing I think the last recruit some good opportunity really was funny to me they go on the road to go out play five games they come home I think it was 382 of the road trip. Yet everybody thinks the world graduate we didn't do it all five got bought out by fifty yards in the five games."

" That's the thing that I think people forget they have won seven of ten despite the fact that they've lost the race they've lost the most consistent hitter and Ramirez. And that Geovany Soto has really been invisible for most of this season go at least been out for a little bit. Both the one thing if they that you don't know if they had CI. I know that eventually Ramirez is gonna come back in two months Lee eventually will be back Milton Bradley is going to start to hit. The one thing I'm not sure about is you. They can have a good bullpen with the current personnel but they've got right now."

" But definitely very good question and you know we're we interviewed supported this season where. You know breaking guy then. You know lengthening the -- she -- up their roles. Changing they hear how they pitch where they pitch don't know that that understanding of giving them some time to get their feet down. -- in the field started to get at that point you're absolutely right haggard kind of upset. At some point you're gonna have to address the issues that are down there if there's not enough consistency to win ball games because. I beat anybody who's played this game long. It is it's a Major League level or even need to watch and people I watched it enough you beat that team -- absolutely implode. It's double and -- that he didn't seem so it's you know small but I mean the truth did you hear everybody understands that offensively you're gonna go through the good the bad. Starting pitching can do the same you know you hope it's a lot more consistent but it's starting -- didn't look. But if you haven't fortunately you're going -- seventh inning and Jamie you're consistently turning games over finding ways to -- games the beauty -- the team's going to stop performing. And me Kennedy people nothing more disheartening to me yelling thing anybody can do to the team itself."

" He's Todd Hollandsworth the Cubs analysts the former Cubs player and I worked with Comcast sports net now joins us every week at this time it's Mully and Hanley on the score -- even. Still again and we're going to be talking. To two Denis Savard step welfare at 830. So we will get a chance to talk so much -- Blackhawks will stay with that subject but we're we're taking -- talked about some baseball talking about the Cubs and you know I. How did you do on teams where a guy like Ramirez went down where we lost a pitcher if you've been on teams where. Great where teams have at it I thought Soriano actually said it well everybody's got to step up and it starts with me and he did it. That the but -- are doing it once sustaining it these are the two different issues right."

" Exactly and that's where you're going to differentiate this team I I firmly believe you know you -- just seemed like your 97 wins. That at all during that during the season really found in any way shape or form by anybody not even by their own division. You know a few quality opponents here and there but for the most part not to worry about no injuries. You find out about this team right now and they had this team can get through this this thing we will have a shot. I know it sounds unfortunate for them the truth is. That can teach you a different story AME I know a lot of fans -- there were expecting this community won't turn into another 95 -- then then pick up were. Unfortunately they left off last year which is you know in the playoffs not getting one win. But ultimately this team is she's going to find out how to beat this team that you're going to find out the character this team going to find out what these guys are all I'm going to find out if they can rally around each other. And find ways to win. Other than counting on you big guys in the lineup in the big guys rotation all the time because. Yeah they're making it just enjoyed on the fly they're gonna have -- they're going to have to find ways to win so obviously can't keep their head above water and we have to be very optimistic that. Would you get the big pieces back things can turn around nobody got away with the division."

" When you consider that is that's not going to make you a better team this is a team that struggled in the post season last couple years and you mentioned it last year. You couldn't have had a better regular season and the Cubs have may be dishes in the long run. As one of the guys are healthy by the end of the year may be in the long run this is a good thing for the Cubs to have to go through this kind of adversity."

" Absolutely had been and that's what that's my point and I think they -- What this Cubs team here in May and -- that's exactly what I tell people you watch this Cubs team in May feel you're gonna find out what these guys go about that is either going to -- Strengthen them. Or they're going to do this kind of you know they're going to fall by the wayside and you're going to find out now because you've got sustained injuries you've got guys on the disabled list you've got guys missing. Significant time in big part you know big part of this team. -- fifteen and rally around itself and find ways to win in need any great camp for the mean you've got keep these games ago when they continue to understand how they got to win these -- game that they should quit. That the team that they're better dad. Minus some of the best players there's still better than I think they need to win these games and they've got to find ways to do with their home. Good teams. Find ways to win when their backs against the wall and that -- gonna find that out right now -- the Cubs didn't not want Pletcher truly ever had to back against the wall. So was almost as if third. -- For me which would mean to the bounce back game in the playoffs last year they didn't bounce back."

" Right right Todd Hollandsworth Comcast sports net Cubs analyst joining Mully and Hanley and the scores -- even sitting in. You know Todd we didn't have a chance to talk to you about what happened with the Dodgers about this idea Manny Ramirez getting to fifty game suspension is all sorts of interest in stories. Connected to that now and and and and the drug tests and and a drug -- to guess his testosterone was up and all the stuff. You know you look at a story like that is is there is there a capability of being surprised anymore beyond doubt."

" I arrived I didn't really forbidden to -- and so it was on their -- I I'm surprised that anybody who -- surprise and the that's right that's grandstanding because. It is at this point of the game and that we -- drug testing implemented into the game we understand with the the penalties are. We understand the rich get these players have to understand what the rich kid in the media. They have to understand what the risk is with the fans. This kid I mean yeah it made -- appears to be decided. You know Brady contract 45 million dollar deal you know I'm a contract and basically dead you know what we do it anyway. -- do something anyway I would put myself progress. I'm so. Sick and tired. But the professional athlete and then there are no formal ones. Not taking responsibility for their actions and an Indian than what I mean by that is he's not coming out saying I'm sorry I screwed up I did that the this stuff before saying no definitely going to be part of who I am -- going to be part of where I want to go with my career. -- I want to take I don't know -- in this stuff no no no no doubt take a multi vitamin for crying out lucky get. Did it today -- or whatever give -- 11 today or whatever. But I need to keep it saddened me defeated the team did did that became my love the game that so many people love we just can't get past this and if we can't get. Happy because. Of the ridiculously pretty childish mistake to guys continue to make there's no reason there's no valid reason. It did if anything it on that list should be in your -- is what we were part of the game I mean -- I can even understand the mistake if you look where we get down and cry out god give me a break these two games having -- people. But that was teammate he looked out -- immediately everything alienate badly because. We're so aware of personality like immediate needs you so much he did so much to -- thinking what you'd pick. I -- about how the work you possibly -- how well the doctors -- it was okay if you play."

" Yeah not a -- you know the worst thing Todd is it that it you know reversed the curse and all the great. Red Sox stuff that that. And I know that we can look at every single world championship confined to -- the Mitchell report connected to every single team and you can find something somewhere to complain about but a guy like that -- high profile as he has to be exposed as a drug -- at this point -- it to me it it puts a real cloud. Over what was some glorious that time in baseball certainly the people Boston of that stuff."

" It was okay good there's no doubt about it because they you know honestly it's almost that you did did bittersweet I'm sure they. Maybe he'll look they look at -- we knew that go along and didn't do that got turned out to be a little bit they're there because they've got a whole pot hole I told you -- out there right now. Ed you know -- think you're absolutely right that's what comes at me I can I can I can look at my peers the guys that I played with in the paper -- There was a mistake made there what the drug test. I think there was a guy lack of understanding out -- and family -- my heart not completely of that answer. Does that mean we're all men here were adults figure you're getting paid like an adult. You know you -- you know I you do you get -- even move through four years ago it was very artful British Wallace felt okay well I get it but. I'll even say that I get it just for the for the sake of argument. But here we are four years fighter -- where you're -- gives me a break community he had blaming it shouldn't be such. -- talking about the great individual that we should be allowed to move past the era. Put it behind it and found unfortunately for me a minute there I -- but I mean I watched all this. I thought the want to I don't so many guys community I think that the guys didn't get the opportunity mean -- the big league level who were. You know they had an advantage. Did she just had been -- I know there's a lot of guys out there who you know wish they -- would get ahead do it all over again on on an even playing field but does. So. You know you just think that in today's -- we are 2009 that. We still we wouldn't be talking about this anymore that the the penalty would be so severe that the wrist wouldn't be worth it."

" All right Todd Hollandsworth Todd thanks so much wells spoke it really appreciate your time everybody absolutely guys enjoy the black -- Well you know we we will be took a team let -- fact he. When we get back."