" It's volley at sadly at Chicago Sports Radio 67 this. Store lets get outs in the odds are hot by the welcome and the Houston Chronicle columnist Richard justice Eric cherry hills. Good morning thanks for jumping -- we appreciate -- we were we've been talking a little bit about the possibility of Roy Oswald being traded we talked about the will be yesterday. Yeah I don't make sense to me but if you want to trade someone. The White Sox be delighted and we hear now no royals' -- not interest and then -- Kenny Williams comes out yesterday's today. We never talk to them about any pitcher this is all madness. But nonetheless. Just curious what could be a possibility of us will be traded and I believe if someone's foot -- a blog that he said that he doesn't want to come here."

" Well well I think your first of all this organization has been in. Bad shape early in the season in 040506. And last year. And the one thing new owners been a great -- has been pretty consistent that is not cashing it in not giving in. And I just find it hard to believe I'm sort of talk to him tomorrow but I kinda hard to believe. That he would go out his baseball people would be there -- no four no five you don't make thank god for the playoffs in 05 -- got to the World Series high. It is baseball people were telling me we're not good enough they were fifteen and thirty and you know five and and he just he just believe otherwise so I cannot see I know and it's hard. He wants those walls and Berkman. Lance Berkman and retired Astros. Near the difference may be -- I think Berkman would be reluctant to go elsewhere. I believe vols won't just wants to go someplace she thought he could win."

" In -- all there also reports out there that Richard that he was upset with management because they're not make any. Entrees in to get Jake Peavy was also a business partner I think reprimanded by the same agent. At the Astros he said usually make a run in the second half and try to make a move here. What what's back story there is it is is PD a possibility will they will they be buyers rather than sellers in another seven games under 500."

" How the back in the back story is that Kevin towers told the Astros last winter you just don't have enough players. I didn't get to make this deal done okay you know what I watched the White Sox was it flew forward giving up an amazing package. Has the Astros would love paid peavy it would do whatever it took payroll to get him. You know tall and peavy had this goal claim boom with each other at some point. And I think if I don't know what they're in the big Canada conversations. But I think they'd -- both like to go to a place that they felt the other would arrive at."

" He is a Richard justice the Houston Chronicle columnist who listened to Mully and Hanley on the score. You know it it's interesting because of all the late comebacks because of the way in the Houston has been as a baseball team I would imagine -- be going to be hard to give up anybody if -- And I know Oswald's I know -- numbers have not gone mad if -- run down in the last few years. But I just think that would be a surrender and I can't believe they beat her. I'm willing to do that I know there there -- eight games back and I understand the third and last place but the other central I don't look at that. They could catch fire here if they made a move."

" I have I have hard Jack targets in this concept they're going to pass to -- Cardinals and Cubs but I they were they've won fourteen out of fifteen know when my hurricane hit last year and then you know that are some of Milwaukee all that -- didn't today -- them. Through the first pitch in Milwaukee that that. I think we all thought they were going to make it tell you that you actually just such a strange game they ebbs and flows of a long season. And but -- it's just an ownership par -- I won't we given up we we we heard a lot of money for tickets and work work and we're going to give people reason. -- your life you straight Roy -- and you basically you basically get old fans we'll see UN united you know two years whatever."

" What right last night at what -- does strikeouts in those six innings and they get the win over Colorado. What what is it that you would have to get for Royals -- if they if they were willing to trade -- dollar and."

" His and I it would be pretty much I can either going to give up I could for the Padres it would be a lot and they know because his contract is Big Three it's reasonable but it would be take a package of players. But again I mean I just don't think the owner is going to go for trading -- now Roy a year who -- want you made allusion to -- And the manager don't like each other this managers -- Cooper. Has lost his clubhouse and a big way probably twenty guys and they were always one of those guys he called out Roy publically last week how. Handout so I think that would be a contributing factor but I think you know at the end of the day you know what always happens it was right or wrong for the manager always goes before the players."

" If you make the second half run twenty guys in the called us are already lost good luck to your -- so."

" And you know sometimes that can be a unifying force you know I think from Beijing that would Bill Parcells and and people like get that they the end let the manager -- the coaches so unpopular actually brings the club together."

" Well I and I mean if you don't you're so right and I met him. The clocks got to be taken until -- there's no way you could go replace a whole ballclub it's much easier to replace one guy -- and hope to make some sort of move with that."

" It's not even you know it's. You know all the way -- would manager and manager is communication skills his strategy does he have the players back at all. He law he has lost the players they cleanup team meeting last year they caught -- now lie to you when you have a lot of veteran guys. He and that. You can do I felt something right but when they think you're not honest with them that whoever you play after that and that's what they're and they're not -- anything. So it's such a huge factor and they look like last week it was going to tell the team apart then they get and three period according to get three great pitching performances. And altered everything look a little better."

" This season of a death wish he calls not Royals while the guy that -- McLean wants to retire as an Astro."

" you know people say hey he should be able to tell the truth you know what you have to do here we all laugh at Lasorda. Don't look sort of got a lot of mileage. How to -- about making guys feel good about -- chapter good managers don't criticize their players. -- do you use support Taylor -- in your letter writer for the march. And I'm not criticize in my player to use -- get out of here. He's rich -- just isn't the you don't you don't win anything media guide didn't care if a guy didn't work car but he didn't have a track record. I mean royal assault is -- serious guy who works hard. Cares about all right -- think -- go -- guy you'd you'd written it should be criticized publicly income because he's a lot of guys when he doesn't do well. -- he came up you know the impact just the opposite. Yeah you gotta you gotta just making feel good about himself."

" He's Richard justice from the Houston Chronicle their -- Thomas who was in the Mully and Hanley on the score. Just curious -- to to the perspective. From your perspective. How do you view the Cubs and what's happened to them in this division right now. Odds are in fourth place in division four games out people think they of this talent maybe in the National League and yet it hasn't worked out from have been injuries. And and how do you view the White Sox here and and the south side of town. I Jake Peavy want to know part of -- turns out he wants to stay in the National League commemorative whispers that that Roy -- same thing."

" My view of the Cubs is. What Dempster has not capitulate did last year now -- the way his career ERA says he probably should pitch Zambrano has has not been himself. Is it Lily I believe has not been himself RI has not been what they were last year and I think union okay and you joined some injuries expectation dollar. I either have -- out and I think they have the Cubs have a great managers -- general manager who has kept he has he think about all the disbarment had been due in October last couple years. -- and Hendry is just kept attacking attacking him go in the roster villain roster. Tied to Mike got the only if they're going to be okay yeah you bet on you bury me put it together over the when you say Ryan Dempster is going to do XY in the courts and think I remember I was going to do this. In net and it good the only thing you can do you can keep going editing and hope that they deliver a what you want. I mean I think the White Sox I. I think and I am a huge fan Jerry Reinsdorf and the way worksheet have employees have great loyalty and he and -- interest seeing guys who think they're gonna I think. I think there he and you know I think they're going to be in the mix scaring me kind of look at that division ago now wait a minute -- had -- you know we thought Cleveland was one thing. The twins everybody has high regard for them. So it's early it's early yet here you can think competition sort --"

" He's Richard justice from the Houston Chronicle Richard thanks for the time we really appreciate it buddy. Okay it -- is just as the Frank Thomas from the Houston Chronicle -- stuff there is it's nice to get a national perspective. -- again I'm I'm all of our teams but but I find that fascinating though the way that."