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" The real good guys out because article."

" I don't all right I wonder I wanted to ask when you you've had teams you've managed teams. That have gone through this where there's absolutely no clutch hitting and this is the time when it's good to be a broadcaster I would imagine."

" He's got that right here."

" However when you face today and what did you do what could you do what did you. Wait did you have answers or did you just go punch some malls."

" Why did little of both punch a lot of all of -- found out but that didn't help very much. Made me feel better. I'm sure that that that blue and then man before him Gerald Perry and now upon -- and everything that they can pick up I mean he's a good baseball -- been around the game long time men. You know they've been through this before -- we talk about loading area -- take more BP you try to take less BB parrot jungle some guys in the lineup spend. They're kind of unsure of the guys who are swinging the bat well together and hope that they continue to swing the bat well but. So bottom line is you try everything and hopefully something works."

" Above I'm with you on a cup a lot of things of that -- somethings has bothered the hell out of me and what do you it's when the whether it's Corey -- are. Heard geologists should put down 11 signed for the pitcher and you got guys who was on second base for an hour. Andy I was like can you at least get -- couple signs are so maybe just don't telegraph which Dillon. But here's a thing my problem now blade is -- Basically coming out and whether or whether he feels this way or not I don't want him to actually say that to the press that I'm a lot of ideas what else can I do. I never want to hear my skipper my manager my coach whatever sport I meant -- leader Tania I'm Donna I got nothing for his shrug my shoulders. And and today -- last night -- may lose a pole a light upon out of a hat and by the way about we just did that -- I'm half that we have a lineup full run -- by and amid what are at but hit. When you're -- did you ever meet the press and just say I'm done I'm toast I got nothing for you we're we're sitting here in June. And I got -- ended and tell it to giving here."

" Well one time only in 2004. When our team it was so bad -- you don't talk about the move coupled with a cup this year we've gone through the same thing -- here and I was just frustrated and and I might we have tried everything we could take -- and I was asked what was going -- ball club offensively realize that we are in a vortex of horse crap."

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" we being sought further and further than on a daily basis than -- as soon became well my mouth I knew was wrong things to say because very just yet people don't want. Is that they want to believe that no matter how bad things are you always got at least one more ace up your sleeve to try and that. I think -- realize you know shortly after he started saying what do you want me to do that my people want you to do something we don't care what -- do something but that's. No lose frustration and I know he's had those things but I know for a fact because I'm there every day he had been given -- still continue to try and they're still searching for them right mix."

" I'd like the vortex or -- script is that means you are -- ticked off bought this thing -- cub fans are when I see little. Just shrug their shoulders and nobody wanted dill and I'd bet -- wondered okay well if you don't have anything left maybe someone else in these dead dead to give an idea or or figure job. But no when he says he's going to pull the lineup out of a Hannah Billy Martin did it and that's his mentor. On that doesn't resound of confidence."

" Oh. Once again made it hits something it did say it's an effort maybe in a completely different direction maybe it's something people wouldn't normally try but. I believe me I know from experience when you get to this point do you start to wonder as a manager -- what in the world else can I do. You know we've got what we've got here the players are what they are they're doing what they're doing. The best I can hope to do is just rearrange the chairs on the I can't make him and I hope that we have smooth sailing here for awhile because. It's just mind boggling the lack of production from some guys who have really good Major League. Record them it's not early anymore we're sneaking up on All-Star break rather quickly here you would think by this point bit. Especially the veteran players that you were counting on to be run producers would start to produce some runs then that's so far we haven't seen it."

" Retirement Bob brenly terrific analyst. We are WSCR score 678. We we took. We want your passes along to -- wanted to save him the trouble pulling the names out of a hat we've done that forum we did that a couple minutes ago. I'll let you want to Carolina --"

" Hopefully that's why I got up."

" I thought. You know what any reason to get up with the threat with the opportunity leave Detroit is a good reason to give up. -- leading off play center field Kosuke Fukudome. Batting second playing left field Michael -- power. The number three hitter is the only one we left their Derrek Lee he's earned the spot he gets to stay there without. Wonder rumors initial -- your cleanup hitter and your shortstop renteria -- Oh you're number five hitter. Your DH. Carlos Zambrano. Aurilia had a slightly better know happy writer you gotta switch hitter and then your six hitting your six hitter as your second baseman. Alfonso Soriano has no sometimes you out ahead is a good bat. You're your batting seventh is your catcher Corey hill. Batting eighth is your right fielder Milton Bradley again a switch hitter lets see Jim -- run his bullpen out their fill out and -- ninth hitters your third baseman Jake Fox. That's not. Have bad. And by the way all the way they ran out the the -- Lou and Jim Leland manage like it was a playoff game last night there was an urgency to the way they were making pitching changes. What is. Does that just happen in the middle of the season and they both declared this is that Jim Lee Lewis is is our territory. Nobody is winning in here Lou says I need to find a way we're not hitting I got to manage pitch our way into some kind of victory."

" Well I think good -- you'll specialists see that in me in the American League ballparks where you don't have to worry about the pitcher's spot in the lineup and double switching and usually guys off your bench where you do want to make a pitching change. EI think both guys I got a little bit overwhelmed by the -- The stay off the mound for whatever reason after the starters came out of the ballgame but yeah. I think both those guys understand -- other Tigers. Because social start this year they're just kind of starting to hit their stride and they've got a very balanced. Bullpen they've got some serious power arms -- down there and that and so we were going to do everything he can't try to win these games it's that. You know the games have been nearly sold out both nights and I would anticipate the same thing today and lord knows this area needs some kind of a shot -- I think Jim -- look at it just like a playoff game the crowds are playoff -- spend hey let's let's give our guys used to it just in case we do make the post season this year they know what playoff baseball is going to be like."

" Bob brenly -- the Mully and Hanley show one of the best in the business say -- teams up -- Len Kasper gives -- great. Color -- color enough play by play for the skull comes Comcast and WGN and Bob. You mentioned it's not not early anymore or get a closely All-Star game in and that's exactly right. I was still says all my all my Sox fan friends tell me don't worry what -- were Ozzie said last week during Cubs actually. What are you worried about that and when the same because even when missing by ten games. Maybe we will maybe we won't. Where's your faith right now that this team everyone's point -- how good is on paper is going to hit its stride because the starting pitching. What the starting pitching you should be up eight games in the division already."

" I don't -- I think it will hit their stride I think it's going to take to return mother helped -- Ramos Ramirez that doing what he normally does in the middle of the batting order. In order for that to happen. I'd like to believe that go through you know the football club has done a nice job of surviving without Ramirez both. The numbers would tell you that proved to be quite honest we've been pretty lucky to be aware or have right now I mean we have had starting pitching the likes of which. I don't think the Cubs have had. Since I don't know what am I mean we're at every start is a quality start and guys are going out there and given up knew that none or one or two runs in every ballgame. And we're struggling to stay near 500 itself. If he can you know when Ramirez coming back at the pitcher going to hit a speed bump at some point the second half of the season they're going to have a string of starts where they don't go six or seven innings than they do give up more than three runs and at that point the offense is gonna have to shoulder they're share the load and start put multiple runs on the board and start pounding some people and if that happens I think the Cubs are still oh really safe bet to make the playoffs. If the pitching happened to stumble at some point the second half of the offensive continuing to do what they've been doing lately it's going to be a struggle we're going to need some help."

" How concerned are you about Carlos Marmol plates."

" Well if you ask me that yesterday out of had not at all because he came in the first game of the series that look like -- last year was throwing strikes. His release point was good his delivery was consistent on every pitch -- was throwing strikes and when he does that. You almost unhittable pitchers in the National League when he's throwing strikes. With -- came back again last night then the ball was flying all over the place he couldn't seem to find his own end. They make you scratch your head I just know one thing for all those people going to be the closer just keep that in mind some of the eighth -- you've seen from Carlos Marmol. Picture that in the ninth inning with a one run lead then that tell me how much choice clear closer them."

" You know one question I don't want to know that second that they give the Tigers a two run lead. Which changes a lot of things with specifically the way the ninth inning played out the fly ball a Derrek -- on second base and -- halfway open the thing faults. Doesn't he tell if it's a one run game doesn't even -- the second out this -- tag. My second get a third. On that fly balls and going halfway inning retreating to second base of -- a one run game Cubs usually don't do that though."

" Well I am I think on the LS. Roger Craig one of the managers that play for my career was big at critical going back and tagging up on every routine fly ball and then even some awards so routine. Yeah he felt the fifth in the big leagues in 99 times out of 100 big league outfielders -- catch the ball into the air stays in the air for any amount times so. -- it seemed to be a higher percentage play to go back and tag up and try to advance them to go half way. And hope for the -- going to drop a ball until -- EI like to see guys go back and tag up on just about every fly ball -- some real doubt your mind whether he's going to make player and I."

" Bob we appreciate is always hope the Cubs have -- better second ever get a second half. As you Atlanta had a first half -- terrific work always make. Even a loss is enjoyable you always learn something from the project guys have been terrific you've just -- your wonderful listen you're just likes over over."