" Than any player in your. I am very very that is loved and always well. It's. -- into the baseball. My -- The player. Okay. 79 in nineteen. No matter that I got to. Call this year versus giving it my first. Thank god only player ever. I'm also hope for the very few players that's been an entire career. With the same baseball in 1978. American. Can not think I'd be anywhere around. You read here."

" It's Mully and Hanley and the national baseball writer. -- big football less than he has in Cooperstown and still. Is their best chance to watch as this. Ricky knows Ricky Hendrick who knows reduce the greatest pace scenario buddy program great ever you -- Well Ricky was great and there's no question about it he deserves to be an all semi just -- only a shock to both leave but he didn't announce that he was. Signing a five day contract or something like Rickey -- still thinks Ricky can play fell."

" Well he does but I don't -- you -- I think -- the came up over the weekend is. He wanted to get back coaching in the major leagues and -- envisioned himself for the first base coach for somebody that can feel world who -- I'm speedy. Play your country and trying to help stolen base skills which are kind of down across the board. I think gonna play yeah I get an intriguing offer bigger -- about 25 teams that ought to think about often in the picture okay."

" Also interest in some of the the comments coming out over the weekend take care saint Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame. Your thoughts on that."

" Well. CRI think give. You have you're going to have a whole thing -- probably ought to have the all going to be a leader in -- You know a I think most you know most people would think. He -- ought to be in the Hall of Fame if you know it hasn't been and in baseball the baseball writers' hands because he's been on that. Disqualified list and you all know that happened the other reality and -- he had together Bud Selig or Bud Selig precursor. You could take him off of that Clifton and it doesn't he look -- going to happen during Felix commissioner help yeah."

" You know he -- a couple things -- also talked about the gastric. Yeah I'm all for that I'd I'd like to see somebody fill -- at and you know again I've I've seen people talk about this but. I still haven't seen any guidelines presented as to how to handle the so called drug cheats and -- advanced frequent that's some good to me."

" Yeah I know I don't know about I. You know I think golf in the hall of -- can as career that's always been you know it was a question about Pete Rose and Joe Jacqueline and no different if you could come up through the years. It's gonna pay an incredibly goofy neck in the fifteen years at least you know as people trying to understand how to how to treat. You know what happened in Major League Baseball nevertheless sport I have testing and I would be uncomfortable with that because I don't know that we can play who could Keegan who not achieving. You know everybody lined up behind Frank Thomas well. You know they'll be good if I felt -- can't forget the whole thing because he's not a cheap twelve nothing against Franklin. I'm not -- not a -- like I'm not going to go out and play guys like. Archie coin you know they haven't -- that you don't know who's you know who did Y I I do think. From my perspective on the outside looking in it's impossible to know -- and yet we're supposed to make these decisions gone on players and then factor that in and I think there's a lot of missing nothing we -- a lot of a lot of -- knowledge Blair."

" Phil Rogers EI national baseball writer for the Chicago Tribune joys are the Mully and Hanley showed Justine say that they'll -- last week when we talk about Al repulsed. No matter how -- they are their denials and -- bringing and they bring in the relation with god in. How he's not going to jeopardize that need give back every dime the cynic and everyone says okay well we had people put their right hand up and swear to congress and tell the truth and they weren't."

" Yeah I think. You go ahead. -- for the All-Star game boy environment I've never heard him in particular be that strong you know because he'll give back every penny he never made. I don't know maybe put an escrow account yourself but -- so mobile will be would -- better at that point that god bless. I. You know I -- So even if I don't know and then you're never going to know and you know -- even. You know people talk about this the other when people talk about baseball's steroid age I don't think we're talking about the present. Because of the passing but all the things that are tested for all the all the way to get around with. Would if I get a no and I don't think you know and in my lifetime and I don't know why anybody like I'm trying to -- going to get better. I -- think it's a reality that the high tempo that they have 2.0 we can do things. With the body and that's not going away and that is going to be part of competitive sport and -- all competitive sport forever but while I'm on the subject. How -- you guys do it dealing with your disappointment of the American personnel that Lance Armstrong ashamed of -- that third place finish."

" Hopeful Agassi is listening yeah that that's I yeah Jose huge shed any bolting to -- similar team next year -- the other team will feature him -- as opposed to the other guy yeah I you know. I don't get I'd I don't understand that I I was I was stunned to learn recently that that's a team sport because I didn't even know that's -- I I don't understand the Tour de France I don't pretend to watch it come."

" Sooner than -- can definitely looked bad for the sport when a guy is competing while drinking champagne."

" The winner was."

" And you broke the streak of --"

" That that's pretty cool the end of that he's pretty cool I'm. I'm all over I'm all over -- because I don't think that it's a performance enhancer I think that I look at my own pool game. If I have a few pops in me and I start shooting pool for about I don't know three or four shots from looses it -- it can't be beaten and then it and then the whole thing -- the the rails qualified I did it makes me respect Babe -- even more self."

" The other -- fellow -- you're on the golf course for good composure. Yeah. It's within the next two or three are really are."

" We don't know when your face in the foursome coming up the -- did you try to get back on your all that's a problem. When you have to leave the golf course to try to find the girl driver around the in the service guard you know you're in trouble. Today it's Phil Rogers he's accomplished a card that should be accessible baseball writer. I'd still let's talk local baseball your first sector indicted in our lives that we should mention Jim Rice got an interference listen to Jim Rice and series. Ernie evident as deserving of it and and I'm just I'm glad I don't have to hear him talk about it anymore. But I don't mean to diminish his courage and we had a great career need we shortened by injury -- and that's nice for him to get in and it's certainly nice for -- but I. I look at DF. The Cubs now getting their share of first place. The bats come to life we hear people complaining well the teams are beating makes -- and nationals beat up in Cincinnati aren't you supposed to do that isn't that a good thing. Why are we worried about who they're beating."

" BA you really should not mean that the point is -- native can clinch a break and feel that they are winning and you know what you look around -- division I think Lewis made a big move on Friday trading for Matt Holliday. And then they lost on Saturday and Sunday that the Phillies now they have the Dodgers coming up next to very feel very good. And -- Milwaukee which has been carrying around may seem to be. Sounds somewhat stuck in second gear in and fielded difference between the other getting from different between the lead and helmet and kill it that's up the way I think most of us thought it would come up all season that. You know eventually the Cubs are -- are going to run these other guys down I thought the Cardinals. Feel when they were in. Chicago and -- and you know -- I think they hurt the Cubs from that period before the All-Star break but if you look at the lineup flu or cold out there -- some of the some of the players they were playing. They look and feel very vulnerable their pitching. I thought I thought their rotation would be better than it is is cooler could be okay Kyle Lohse hasn't been playing country got hurt. -- oil field up and down. So -- pretty much other than Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright their rotation and kind of National League normal not not really good and today it looked like it further up really well for the Cubs I think."

" What happens though Saint Louis now they've they've made two -- to Mark DeRosa and alma Matt Holliday. What exactly does how does the Brewers responded to all you hear anything on that front end dad how much better the Cardinals going to be -- Ankiel not those two events right."

" Yeah I mean they. On paper they should be better and feel the different that I think of I think it cardinal put. For the -- classical risk movement between the Derosa trade. And the holiday trade they traded away five -- darn good prospect and including their best perfect -- third baseman Brett Wallace who went to Oakland he's going to be a really good hitter in the big leagues for a long time and hill Holliday the free agent after this year they're they're talking about trying they're going to re sign him but either Scott Boras guy they already have Albert Pujols the Carpenter and some other big you know big numbers on the board. I think he's going to be tough for them really kind of they've given away a lot of talent to try to win now -- They put a lot of pressure on their player than on -- loose for a and a -- and that's always an interesting dynamic. I think they'll be fun to watch one way or the other you know it whether it goes good or go to bed. I think the Brewers are going to trade for the pitcher but I don't think it's going to be. You know certainly not going to be Roy Halladay and I don't think it's going to be Cliff Lee or another front -- type of guy because I don't really think they have no money to pay those kind of guys I think. They will -- a pancake starting pitcher but I don't think it's going to be a big guys they even they try to get Doug Davis. A couple weeks ago when they got Philippe Lopez reached second base local Arizona and they weren't willing to -- complete surprise come Doug Davis but that doesn't give me a lot of encouragement as to their ability Gordon had a significant pitching part."

" It's been a really rough week have -- really was rough weekend may be really gross months. Would be better way of putting you for the bullpen of the Chicago White Sox. Hmmm are we are we not to get too upset about something like that Bobby Jenks in particular his numbers have -- just gone through the -- we -- actually -- couple saves now here. It in the short term so what do we think of the Sox bullpen."

" I think you know you I don't think you're gonna go outside and and had significant part you know I thought I'd have they made a nice move when they traded hurt Tony Pena the reliever who Arizona he's not. You know it really -- doesn't feel like you've been in any Big Five and had much of a chance to. I'll make a big contribution that they would tinker to keep in mind I think is. I don't think they're going to trade him. But I don't think you can be on the on the payroll at the start of next year because he will be making a ton of money for the White Sox colder his salary went from. 550000. Last year to five point six million this year and it's going to bump up -- about eight million or so next year. And I think I think he's kind of -- blew apart and I guess but if you are pitching better and in demand it wouldn't be I don't think get out of the realm of aggressive. They look like the White Sox do that they might actually wind up putting him in a trade then. Yeah but I don't I think the -- probably ended you know any chances that they could wind up getting good par expect form."

" All right so Rodgers he is the baseball -- from the Chicago Tribune in Cooperstown right now Phil thanks so much. I love talking baseball -- in love your work I think our guys take care golf so Rodgers he does a great to have a really do -- so."

" pinched -- to see how teams respond to his Cardinals have made two moves now with the Brewers do something as Phil said. Maybe not marquee but they have to do something here don't they -- players have been screaming for Doug Melvin to do something."

" Yeah I mean that to see what the coupled with them falling out of the race. It's almost as if the players solid -- and some was that the players have lost. Believe me when you're doing and that's very dangerous so you almost have to do something if they really want to be part of it okay. When we return from the break let's talk a little love football let's talk a little Jay Cutler. Does Jay Cutler I'll immediately get to the ten wins we're going to talk to Brian -- easy. A featured -- writer in the New York Times fifth down blog get he has his own website but he also. Was was working with them and advance NFL's stance of the names his website we'll talk to him about a couple statistics it may -- indicators. To Cutler can get the Bears to the much vaunted and belliard ten wins Mully and Hanley and the score."