" Are hot flat and -- Vivendi Comcast Cubs Saturdays Todd Hollandsworth take out of -- buddies celebrate this. -- well it was good because there's no -- game to talk about a subject you talk about some general stuff. And you I don't think I'd say the -- in the NB a during the break yesterday I was Samuel. The White Sox are so bad they -- forget that the Cubs are pretty bad too they're -- the same kind of hitting issues in the same kind of problems some runners in scoring positions that -- on the south side only things have been worse there and that's K get this kind of garnering more of our attention but. Point the Cubs have struggled offensively."

" Yet there's no denying that day I feel like at times that beating a dead horse and they do a great job when -- going out for the struggling it's hard can be difficult at times can you. You try to find the bright spot each you know each and every -- you hope that you know water -- players step up but. You know collectively it just has not been there that we really did speaks volumes. Do you know maybe what had to -- go to south side but what has been going on on the north side as the outstanding starting pitching. And then it has kept him in ball games and -- that's how good it has been meaning had been there. -- your question Giuliano it's going to be as good as kind of you're going to be as good. I mean guys stepped up pretty welcoming for crying out loud and -- six so right now and he's still looking for his first win that how bad it's been on offense truly I think he had told the story more than anybody."

" China still hold your breath to -- and keep in the hunt with without a promise from Marist. And I we don't know what when he's comin' back. How good he's going to be what he's come when he comes back because they've talked about surgery after the season. But that's said. -- have a starting pitching the bullpen. If Carlos Marmol does get the -- figure out and it really is not going to matter from a Smith Ramirez comes back because the bullpen has goes they were net. That fourteen inning game the other day with seven and a third innings of shut it out you don't close it down based off. -- the what nine what nine walks earth as a as a closer lead the major leagues and I think five of the last seven games he's either hit or walk the first batters faced. And what do you do your little what do you do how do you work him out of this funk."

" Well you didn't see today that he definitely going to have to do more come out of the park going into the replica hitter again it would be seeing these two so so far this season affect you you're gonna hit your way out of -- you can't. He can't turn in the team. Let's start over and and -- you know another eight guys do do the work that way any of the guys you're gonna have to ride your horses into the got there have it figured out the Geovany -- I mean you're going to have to -- these things figured out and get productive what you're going to have to do is put. The pats -- the past be the past and look look today -- forward and Jack got to find a way to be successful today and help the team win and and then. Carlos Marmol the TV do the exact same thing he needs to go out there and -- straight to let you know I united with the Dr. Phil a lot of the telecast fuel were not on it. And you watch out break down and didn't really would take them down through this. The other stuff that just fell over the -- just a question whether whether those the other -- can actually had a hand. You know we that we knew we were breaking bad he missed in six to twelve inches off the plate in the dirt I -- just all over the place and you know even as electric that this stuff can be if you are not anywhere near the corners -- you know that you hitters swing and occasionally you get an over aggressive hitter. You know within striking teachers are cheating yourself but these are big league hitters on some level. You know he's going to have to bring it didn't find -- straight and he is. Can we throw across his body really really hard need losing you can argue the other corner right now and that's pretty much where he started the pitcher."

" You're listening to Chicago Sports Radio 67 scorers Mully and Hanley we're talking to Todd Hollandsworth seat Comcast Cubs insider and you know that that's interesting stuff there there's a lot. Going on here when you start a breaking down where you -- you can't -- I I maybe just maybe he'll look it to Jason Marquis and what he's doing for for -- while -- yesterday."

" You have to have you avoided but you know what you're okay I'll look at it this division any you know I watch the Cincinnati series double think the Cubs really don't have that you know honestly didn't didn't. As hard as we are even myself I felt like -- time you know hey we've you know maybe the expectations are too high for the team. There is not out seems to me a lot going on in the National League I mean there there I don't look at Saint Louis. It could be their struggle and it got offensive issues like there's no tomorrow. I mean you can get starting pitching issues that mean it is in -- that didn't seem to have that he had out there on the field. I mean wow I was just amazed I -- for her first love you we go to. He scored some runs in the next go to the training game I'm looking at the opposing team Dolphins thinking. There's no chance in the world these guys are going to score runs because -- that you I don't think they're good enough unless unless the Cubs give it away and in my biggest thing with the Cubs so far this year it's bad. That they have complained to a level of their competition instead of taking advantage of who they're playing it safe. You know with the blues got though the wire because we're so much better than these guys conceded -- So okay or play Cincinnati now it's like today duck position right intermittent a lot of jay Bruce is batting averages fall off the map and you guys are struggling big -- I mean they've got one got to worry about early in Brandon Phillips and he nearly -- in -- one -- you know I mean you -- the one -- you do lose. As the date I think they ultimately destroy the scoring the winning run without even getting it. And he just what they've -- it's hard to watch what you're giving games away at times when you should be giving games away."

" Or how about the birds and Todd are they pretender or contender because our bullpen. The cover -- back has been outstanding I think it's the third best. -- made in baseball it's not the league all baseball. Their starting pitching I wonder how they get it done I really do and yet there's still still on top of the division and their well over 533. Point four."

" Well they get their fingers crossed leg you do the wanting to hang that stood out but it seemed and they haven't hit a bump in the road -- and then you know they a lot of good so we know we lost -- second baseman well. What you're getting from the second baseman weeks is not possible -- you're expecting and he was. He was -- my evening included. We -- anybody had ever known and then he had a very -- ball -- Rickie Weeks and talked about a -- that was their lot and they've obviously got some veterans around -- and they have to get better presence than in Milwaukee but you're absolutely right they have got -- above the road and I would take the Cubs starting pitching any day over you know what they've got caught up there -- the Cubs could just muster -- some sort of you know -- bit of of offense. Really that's all that they need to do I mean it he's -- some way to score some runs I mean the reason these. Behavior going in so long they're so close is because they didn't they -- just hasn't been enough offense and there hasn't been enough. I'm out of the camaraderie on offense community hasn't been that -- stringing you just you know at least maybe -- one beginning morally straight through reported the other maybe put -- of course spot didn't themselves that is. Almost doesn't seem like it's gonna happen and then really just came to sitting on home runs but the Milwaukee I there's starting pitching is. It's been there it's been there's been good enough friend you know they've had enough profits and -- got some good players but. And I think that there was you know didn't do that one team I really believe that could make a move. I think they've left themselves and flexibility. Two maybe at a starting pitcher is one available. You know if they do that they're -- getting it -- much stronger but. -- keeping their head above water more so than the rest of the division. You know they're playing good baseball but they have netted a popular again I think they're going to."

" He's Todd Hollandsworth joins us every week at this time you're listening to Molina and -- score I lake I like the sentiment and like the turn of phrase. Come lottery on offense I I tell you what I watch a lot of baseball. I don't see that a lot of places you know it is amazing to me. How you can watch a game and seemingly the at bats while all connected and we're looking for situational hitting. Aren't connected at all you -- our guys up and I talk about the White Sox and the Cubs hope you get guys come to the plate and you know exactly what they're supposed to do well. But they can't get it done and you relying on things that did did seemingly are at bats that are unconnected in this series of disconnected it best when does -- a once close defeat to the it was painful to watch studios are trying -- on the bunt and Alexi Ramirez yesterday. He squared up before the guy the picked up the ball he's ever had a bad part of the plate I know Madden."

" you're gonna do it every hidden there had not even laid one down in the big leagues prior to the -- attempt and a you know really what it happened at least in. My personal opinion -- that you that you want you're when you're watching in the transition. From the long ball -- back into the game itself and really coming. The last decade. Does this team has gotten away from had been running it's definitely from but things got away from. You know a lot of things because it was all about the home run in the three run homer get a get a couple guys don't stay where your act this certainly coming out and didn't and -- going to get a long ball and you know as you're watching the game change your your IQ have backed out of that era. Because you have teenagers and then they're not doing at the home runs aren't there that waiting longer and yet there's guys off and running over the years. I'm talking consistently batting averages are down runs were down a little bit. I really think you're kind of coming out of that area and what's ultimately going to happen in the game is going to have that you you're depriving young players coming up -- don't know how to do the fundamental thinking baseball. Both teams north side now that are struggling with a strike out. They need to get me -- young kids as much as it is that the veteran presence I don't know how to get the bunt down guys are early evening I'm not. Blaming the players really I'm blaming. The transition from the air that we need these kids would know how to do it if they felt like it was an insignificant part of what they were getting ready to do. I'm not saying they're not learning in the minor leagues but. I mean there has been you can demeanor has been such issues like he -- this fundamental baseball. You're just not seeing it right now and somehow it kind of got Wachtel -- it really the simplest -- in the basics of the game itself can't be played yet you know everything you're waiting for the current home runs and that's not there either."

" Well that's why Ozzie was spot on history when he says this is the eighty's these guys wanted to be announced in the major leagues because -- at 230 he can't put down a bunt you can't field B can't. Execute you can't move the runner on you can't -- opposite field you better hit forty -- a home runs and knocked in a 104 because otherwise got no spot appeared."

" But went in the contract leaving no room quickly the one thing that has impressed me and -- because these -- the guys who proudly I know personally are. Are the guys -- kind of put together that -- Los Angeles Dodgers -- him you know I had the privilege to do that in the neighborhood and got a few weekends ago and Jamie little -- team that I mean really isn't necessarily relying on the long ball and I thought they can't hit them but you watch how other offense kind of -- and today you know what you mean you see them I mean it is -- ability to contribute infield hit. They have the ability to get downfield laid out bugs you watch guys hitting behind guys and watch -- and win ball games on sacrifice fly community -- the other -- Then today I mean it got how they play their game and again they're you know they're starting pitching was -- question earlier you know I -- starting pitching going to be good enough and you know -- finding ways to win and that's what good teams do they find ways to win and like you know I look at the Cubs and that's the one issue it's like I feel like. They have played down the level of competition. As opposed to saying you know what we're playing teams that are not as good as on paper. And on the field and we should be handle on this. They've made for much more you know I. -- exciting as the games close but nobody scoring gunning for crying out loud I was watching the game was Sunday god -- the -- the the unbelievable. Here we go read neither team can muster -- like wow I."

" Bases loaded one out and you can't get a sac flies you can't know nothing like."

" It ABC to baseball has to be completely thrown out the window the ability to take. And even when you're overmatched as an interview the ability to stay inside the -- try to hit a fly ball the other way out and he did just not there right now."

" And you know I mean listen Soriano wins a game in the fourteenth inning hits a home run and that's that's fantastic the guy had a chance in the ninth inning. Well -- let me thank you -- had a big game Rivera and and you can't get it done I don't know why he timely hitting a clutch hitting is so difficult but I do know that Aramis Ramirez is going to take grounder is. Today and in his head off a tee and apparently is I was -- is. He's the guy you look at it for the clutch hit like well."

" I hear what I love around it's been a period now agree that this city is holding their breath waiting for Robert came back and say the top position themselves -- there's no doubt I know that they are and you all I'm saying is that I mean she got me here giving this guy he he is absolutely the heart -- no offense but. And he doesn't make players better but did he didn't did not achieve the get go -- cure of the game to beat her of the game every day of the week commitment not to do. Does this team he's not doing that right now they played enough games now I think that you know what they're going to be some improvements around the who's going to bring. You have something to the table you make guys rather better but. I mean you've got got -- for I -- I'm just looking at Geovany Soto working got a new word or words we're -- we can you know but. We have within the."

" Even here and I don't know how much less guys you get guys -- RBI total in the king's cup. I don't know how much more -- going to wait ngos are really think he's breach in the point where is gonna move all around at some point."

" I mean he made any -- get happy that he got to be their vehicles -- on some level -- put -- that's what I kind of what I mean about him coming. You know. As a player I went through it looked that you that you have that you he had died years and you kind of wake up 1 morning you have to you know what I could put -- would have put behind me say you know what today is day one. How many go to the field and put it. -- ground ball -- come to make sure that to a -- at least advance a runner how many do something that's going to help this team when I'm going to move a runner up on the throw guys out I've got to change my focus. Lower the bar lower the standard -- Not putting up the numbers they put up last Jeremy -- that coach sometimes to swallow. You've got a solid data they you know what I've got to I was last year but I gotta find ways to help the team didn't. In the playoffs now -- what."

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