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" Is that in the lives gun in nine games back in the loss column make things difficult Princeton and I was just looking being AM hey. A terrible mathematician that was just looking at just one number that's kind of -- when you look at it. That is -- Detroit who by the way doesn't seem to want to lose again but if they do perhaps blues. I have played 500 baseball the rest of the way which would put -- at thirteen and thirteen from here on in. It actually have to go in nineteen. And poor. Did you playoff tickets it's going to be it's going to be a little bit ago -- they went nineteen and four they would actually tie them. Note -- to beat them that they played 500 they'd have to go twenty and three. Nothing may have done so fire would lead you to believe that they haven't won in three and them. It doesn't mean that that's that's going to happen means that the there the Dutch soil."

" These days though the scores baseball expert and obviously the White Sox analyst and Steve. Yeah I I gotta tell ya I -- I. I said to a friend in my might well all the guys do sweep the Red Sox don't feel like did you get back into -- and they and it had a great run there they they beat Minnesota at the end of the game to beat the Cubs and then they win three of four. From the Red Sox and and did they lose --"

" Then I don't -- ground because Detroit won six games that are still wasn't an idea of making very similar to the 1988 season I played with an Orioles to 100 games. And we closed in northern half game lead -- about a half -- game going into I think the third of September. And it appears that every day we looked up we want to game and then we looked have been. There was some strange occurrences that happen to end the Yankees avenue winning -- now we never get closer than they have game we never took over first place. And 100 can't -- we went home the Yankees 103. I got it didn't look any runs and with Detroit Eric and you look up with -- Placido Polanco or -- Miguel Cabrera. And they come up and the other the other day it was they would get into the Grand Slam home run they were down two in the night. You figure you go to Tampa Bay a very good team at home and they have been all year. And you would do would do something with them to two after losing a couple of teams within Tampa Bay goes to lose six dinero. Detroit wins six to zero and you find yourself actually losing ground when you're playing your best baseball of of this season and and that kind of disheartening I'm pretty sure for the boys photo. They can't at least at this point until the final playing games with -- against Detroit they can't affect at all what Detroit does the medal does for about -- playing."

" All that's at Stoney then helped me out put -- translator had on this idea yesterday it was -- I'll take the blame the people on me fired back clear out the office yet. I haven't heard anyone say Ozzie should be fired and maybe -- just. Frustrated I'm sure he is the way things have been going but. There won't play -- made the coaching staff and Ozzie for the travails of the of the team in particular on that last road trip."

" And I really hope not because it it certainly is not their fault. Although when you have the kind of year. That you know fraternity they're both sides of the city you're having. He can't place the blame any one area it's not the managers focused that the general managers called. And the bit about the players twelve if it's everybody's -- everybody is in this together. You win together you lose together as a team and I mean this kind of permanent department of player development. And the general manager and assistant GM and the manager and the coaches and the players spirit tremendous amount of responsibility because they played better. -- managers are indeed general manager wouldn't be in the position that they're in -- This baseball team that's -- that would every club in the middle of February tries as hard as they possibly can to win. And a lot of things happen in the in in the ensuing months. And you'd love to feel both teams when they -- turned out it appears very likely that that's going to happen. Very unlikely rather that's going to happen and ended just and it's a community effort. And you don't Lou has said earlier if you remember. I would probably proud -- because they have the blues said I'll take the blame my big show has put the blame on me and all the blame an entirely on -- independent fairly and I think. Would do they have some of the blame they're part of the equation. That puts teams on the field and then -- those guys to me out."

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" Missed yesterday's 521 win against Boston -- A pain in the side stepping down for a couple games now mark early earned his first win since the perfect game July 23 Sox are seven and half back in the division. Cubs rematch in Pittsburgh tonight after the 42 win over the tired yesterday which Derrek Lee homered twice. And Ted Lilly picked up the -- Cardinals and Rockies both got victories yesterday. Charles Tillman was back on the practice field for the Bears yesterday -- 5050 for the Green Bay game on Sunday night. -- kept picking the Packers to win the division the seventeen year old wins again American Melanie you Dan as into the quarterfinals of the US open tennis. Golf Steve Stricker sixty Deutsche Bank championship. The Home Depot has new lower prices and items pros use the most. Like certain guaranteed insulation just thirteen 75 role -- store for these -- more saving more doing as the power of The Home Depot I'm Mark Brody in the -- radio home of the Chicago White Sox Chicago Sports Radio SIX SEVENTY The Score. And SIX SEVENTY The Score dot com. They go."

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" I've played against the White Sox EG hit the ball out there and Soriano just if you -- six. They've got to shut him down since then and decided that yeah maybe he's injured now do you think. You know Stevie -- everything you said there was absolutely correct and yet I heard some people -- 500 -- that -- tough on the Cubs."

" I don't know what you do with that guy I don't know how to feel about that guy and I don't know what you're supposed to say when a play like that happen."

" I think it's kind of interesting because Bob brenly has been getting. A lot of articles in the paper headlines the matter of fact that he's being very tough on Milton Bradley what a good thing it is he's going out Milton. It has been tough on the Cubs. I have given them a lot of credit if you take that that they were going to win and all the way along instead it every chance I get it appears that that's that's going to be the case that I was wrong in that respect. But I love the way that Randy Wells is and stepped up another tremendous job this year I was one of the great Derrek Lee supporters from the beginning when. A lot of be very loyal cub fans were calling for his head and -- if you -- yards if you remember they want to half hour to place. -- they wanted the number of other Gillick -- to play first and and everybody was supposed to play person Derrek Lee was supposed to be traded well it turns out that Derrek Lee and once again is leading the way offensively he gives you a tremendous glove what he does for your team on and off the field is spectacular. And you know it's real easy to say well he's been very hard on the guys and -- the guys who played terrible baseball think very hard on Milton is not difficult to do he's driven in 39 were. Being very tired and Aaron Miles his driven in -- Being very tired and a number of other deals that were made and Willie -- they were made with the best of intentions and with Jim Hendry can't put this thing together and put the team together and -- I'm going to take a 97 win team and completely decimated. That wasn't the idea of the the -- nine Cubs. But unfortunately that's what happened then again and whether I am tired and I said that they let you can indeed go far. 420000. Dollars then he winds up with felt more home runs and Milton Bradley -- More runs batted in -- Milton Bradley and and a thirty point higher batting average in Milton Bradley and go to the fact boys and I mean because they're being hired Olympic village does affect. And not only that they lead they let him go for the 20000 dollar waiver price spikes. They took away the insurance that the one position after trading Derosa they had insurance deterred. You -- went out. Then they escaped any deal was the only insurance policy left sing beautiful Ramirez went down. And because that's where she's brought to leave yourself vulnerable one position it's going to be deposition that the guy goes down. When Ramirez went down that's when things start to deteriorate because -- For the most part around it is the most dependable RBI guy and get the biggest hit that's been Derrek Lee obviously and recently but. Over the course of the last three years you'd have to say that it would be Ramirez who would get a big kid if you needed it and -- when you had no cover when he went down. That's no problem that affected you bring a guy in who blew more -- than anybody and nationally last year. Who has the propensity to give up home runs wait until he comes your ball club. And lead the league in blown saves. And gives up twelve home runs which leads the league in the reliever departments. Pounding of -- where they got this thing that was just an actual Kevin Gregg. That's what he did last year when you bring him in this year. You can't expect it suddenly he's going to be a completely different guy. He also brought him into a much more difficult place to pitch even in Florida count with a lot more intrusive media again. Place when the wind blows out its kind of a nightmare control fly ball he throws a lot of them. I know things didn't work out particularly well as far as being hired on them. Everybody has a different perception of just exactly what it is that you're saying or why you're saying it. But if you back up what you're saying with facts and again everybody can have opinions but it definitely backed up intact. And it's effective in fact they can't see that that's a big problem but of other people do. I don't really care all that much."

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" Let John know Stoney -- yeah. I didn't understand how many million salary I'd like enjoyed I enjoy -- come through over the years feel bad for no good if and down a baseball game is just a little bit better when. Amen I wanted to and I wanted to read here. And may -- Good pitching good at lunch wagon about a two minute -- Ellis -- today. Pretty much community. I didn't get. And the cabinet -- there about a --"

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" If you don't look when you think that that the starting rotation is playing some pretty good although they have suffered injuries to -- good each and every one of them. I think it's starting rotation is going to be good enough next year I think a lot had to do with -- did exactly what they decide to do with heartened because that's going to be a situation where. You can offer him arbitration if you want to and having that being traded. That would seem to be illogical thing however can take -- he's going to get about ten million dollars. I don't think it's okay rotation that's the problem though. Rotation has done a nice job."

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" GM they -- guys could go maybe -- and we got good. You just kind of went through there will be no -- I'm Jim Hendry is -- bad mistake he made. Three game. -- From a management perspective why I don't know. Look at the body -- I -- what I feel that it did I don't -- a little -- good bad and maybe throw from other teams and you kinda can be better for the Cubs could be very talk about Soriano. Let them out there every day throughout the year that maybe showcase that as an American League team that may want him next few weeks of the little problem form."

" At Talladega -- way I mean there there's no doubt that but I -- skills I'm sure the delightful fellow -- but he doesn't really figure prominently into the future of the Cubs. I don't worry take back the guys who can swing the bat. And if you feel that he can help. The cup team next year that's one thing if you also feel that he belongs as the designated hitter and can help an American League -- ideally get something back. Why eight if anything happens over and out of -- that if that I can't possibly explain it to you but for me. Five -- right the day in and out playing Milton Bradley and he can -- Alfonzo Soriano hadn't and he can just -- run producer you can hit the ball out of the ballpark. I believe that he did have gotten a whole lot more at bats I think that the numbers he put up -- will certainly -- work to Bradley's numbers."

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" I feel like it's walker is -- comment but just think that called people the last six trashy this year he. Organizationally. Ponders minor leak -- their Major League scouts that Jim Hendry they just can't judge talent they make so pretty poor decisions on who looked AM who play action. It's just seeing it's it's it's. Ridiculous how bad baby cough and evaluate talent but it's funny picture thoughts on that."

" The most important thing he compiled -- do with the Major League organization is. Evaluate your own talent better than anybody else does it stop you from making bad trade and it's perhaps you from bringing in players that are going to help you all that much. If you truly evaluated your own talent you might have realized that I responds -- I'll play Aaron Miles. There was 54 point nine million over two years but that being -- I truly believe that them. -- scouting and player development. I have to go hand in hand if you don't do that then you're gonna make them you may make -- problems for yourself. And also I truly believe that that you have to look into a player's background extensively they're nightlife what they do. And before you bring them into your organization especially when you play 53 day games and especially that city where at 5 o'clock liquor licenses and -- I understand -- players are going to come in and which guarantees and if you figure out the deep with a play players that aren't going to come in and you can't allow them -- cub uniform because if you do things will go wrong for you."

" All right Steve Stone the scores baseball expert we'll come back with -- more viewer calls after the break. Mully and Hanley Chicago Sports Radio six average score specialist. That's Mully and Hanley -- I. Sports Radio 67 of the storm were brought. --"

" In my hand Duncan donuts is brought us here we're going to bring you some Dunkin' Donuts and now we're talking to Steve Stone Steve did you. Kenny Williams. About Alex Rios who did. It's the second -- Your thoughts on Rios I am trying to retirement earlier it seems like he's just I don't know maybe he's trying to fit in too much maybe just maybe there was a reason Toronto's again I don't."

" can come over a few months before you can go home run he's driven in three and 22 games I don't know. If you hadn't expected picked it up and really hit the ball he plays a magnificent their field and that's something. Certainly that backs have media. They'd love to keep him in the area and played better fields. Through next year and all the years after when they. Are going to pay him close to sixty million. But he's got some mechanical flaws and I think that they're great walker is going to work at I don't think that this is the time to do it. I think it's time to do it is talking to -- over the wintertime a bit. And certainly working with him in spring training and when that happens spread to get back to the two time All-Star he was swift the Toronto blue --"

" What about deferring to much defensively -- or talk about -- six the new guy trying to fit and he's got to command center fielder Angel. -- to the Senate should yell these guys off."

" Well you going to do but I think what happens is you move into a new situation I think different your little tentative. Everybody wants to do everything we can't put it into a new team and ask a lot of guys want to hit. If they want to get a thousand. And they've got a little bit and maybe defer to people they shouldn't. Nowhere you can you can have played fine defensively that's that's the problem. The factual collectively and start hitting the baseball --"

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" Been a good morning gentlemen -- one quick question about the Cubs. The -- poured into next year and I -- a limited flexibility they're going to have with payroll and no and no trade clause as. I know -- The Boston red excellent team expects Carlos Zambrano said he would waive his no -- because for. And I know they're not too happy with Daisuke Matsuzaka and he made them. Disparaging remarks about their fans -- Jim Hendry even consider trying to move until December or maybe even a trip a little bit among except -- can check it and -- at the house. How clean up on the senior starts."

" I'm not sure of Daisuke began that you want in return but I think that -- When you finish where because they're going okay understand as we're sitting here speaking that's going -- or fourteen teams in -- better record than the Cubs. I'm not sure you have any untouchables I think that you can move whoever. Move if you can possibly move them but it. Difficult until. -- can -- schedule that guy and I think all at. I heard and I think that. We can go through it and first of all time. Tom ridiculous Stanley have to get a key to the store once they do that. They can start to imprint their stamp on this team."

" Hi Stephen got about twenty seconds any final thoughts."

" the fact that I think for both teams at this point they have to quit looking down the road and take care of whatever business they have today and then. We'll see how it worked out for them. I think it's somewhat disappointing for both sides of town I think I felt that they would do a bit better than they've done. Besides that I came under the Cubs two games over realistically it's going to be very difficult for either team to make a case. We're getting there and and -- here. -- to do for the GM then there's some work to do for the organization then that I don't think it's too early so looking hadn't picked up under. What what could have been this year but we have put will be next year."

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