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" Next -- about that listed out to be -- how. Flat and welcoming and Todd Hollandsworth Comcast sports -- studio analyst Donna how are you this morning. They're pretty good morning guys Soria all we're doing great and the Cubs all the sudden have come to life fantastic stuff and and I I don't say that's artistically but it's hard. Yeah two."

" I did -- what the game inside drives me crazy yes no why Ed that's what I was supposed to look like Todd so now unlike a great need great now. Will find no comes up gives a pinch hit double and now Ryan Dempster as his best outing now you get the timely home runs and --"

" has had a great year -- Taylor one of all those guys but he has hit seven homers in the last ten games. And you look at that and if Sammy Sosa did that we'd be tyranny and go home. Is that is that it really depends stance at this point or you do what you're supposed to do and and and -- how do you view. Guys to put up numbers the end of the year versus when you needed it most and again the guy's been good all year long and I don't mean to harp on him because he's the one bright spot."

" know what you're actually right immunity -- standout because. It seemed out of it there's been there's an awful lot -- really cannot talk about and can talk about the month of September with twenty plus games left anything that. Usually been eliminated and I'll take the blue and understand where you're coming from but. I mean these are games that you have to play I mean he could quite easily be moving in the other direction -- be staying the same thing walk. Wait a minute now he's got finishing strong people not having to be here you gotta have a good so you know what -- those. And we certainly -- wintertime decisions based on how these terrorists don't September you're incredibly important a lot of guys. I don't care the top of my -- I think he'll lose Geovany Soto. I think he's an awful lot of questions that surrounded you know our our our surrounding him and moving forward and -- here with the Cubs gonna look like with the team's going to look like it. I need the good and the bad enough what better -- a real good week last week didn't. I think he you know he's given. You know probably the front office the general managers of -- in the open. But it it is in the fact that he reads no kind of kinda swing a little bit he's seven better stats I think he hit the restrictions have Hurricanes work. I know we had about five or six doubles seven or 89 RBIs. You don't know strikeouts. -- four or five -- I mean it was impressive. Very mediocre player moving -- the direction especially when the games don't matter -- I think what you find especially. During the month since that guy just airplane that mental game a little bit. And it really starts to kick in because because. -- your body more doubt you're tired you get twenty games left where my gonna go because I'm going to finish strong warm I'm going to just your passion and then this thing. And his -- go to waste."

" And Todd that's that's why I'm a meathead because part of me says. -- the worst thing could happen is if they they actually did get their act together in in the last twenty games win fifteen or sixteen of those -- games. With the easy schedule setting up form does not you're looking at 8889. Wins 87 wins. And you're well above 500 MM it's all look how strong you finished up. Maybe that gives Jim Hendry the front office some false hope that -- that they still have the roster that they need to have. Maybe Tom -- says we don't need need to make a move in the dugout or in the Jenner general manager's office. But I shouldn't be sitting here what I'm hoping that they they take the thing either although if you completely fall off this last 18. Maybe the forces they handed kings GM of their manager someone else."

" Well being not period last September you are always important great news for all the -- and it's just that I mean there's. I do find it very very difficult in my mind to ever except. You know taking it or you know not playing harder not finishing strong no matter where your attitude fifteen games out. You need to be out there trying to win every ball game regardless every basketball game every football game it really doesn't matter I think about the NBA and the draft lottery and you know how that all works with. The other team with the worst record in the most all the vascular leakage may be in. And you taking note from a producer Rudy did you Kimi you've got to -- team that year and I can that be to mediate did not make sense because. Do you want to promote that we're moving in the right direction you want to promote this team's doing the right thing. It's either very good ball club anything you know they expectations were there absolutely guys under achieved this year I think that's really what it -- there's definitely injuries. That is that the tops the -- in my mind but they're definitely building blocks starting rotation that's very strong. Key pieces that are that are you know that I haven't seen in years I mean Derrek Lee didn't -- rebounder. You know right -- and college I mean I think it's good you know you're getting two quick convention I'm good. Vision and you know those are all could stay together they have to be adjustments on the roster is absolutely going to -- adjustments on the roster for next year. So where they're going to come from I think he's certainly part of your -- September."

" He's got -- from Comcast sports -- we get a chance to talk too much every week it is time and -- yeah I heard -- I watched. Your post game last night and I saw you were talking about the Iowa Cubs in those guys that have been brought up and you talked about how difficult to catch was that this info old maid in. And really just how all of those guys that as we've seen them over the course of the year. What -- energy they abroad how how much fun it's been to watch those young players. I'm happy I I mean if they made some great points just talking about that group collectively."

" Yeah I did it really has been I think that the knee has -- the brightest spot this ballclub this year the starting rotation has compiled that they were expected to be solid they were expected to be. The competitive at the top of the -- the league in you know the numbers across the board but I look at what I'd like fan -- new parts for these guys have done has come. They grabbed hold of an opportunity. Not starting jobs or. You know anything like that but what playing time that they got they come up here they've Kraft told that they played with passion and that's all you ask you don't ask come here. Save the world trade this team make it -- even -- Gorin backed him if you're expecting Gordon Beckham. Come up big when he got called up to say you know what you need to put -- plan. I think we're all being foolish for you young guys when they get the opportunity all you want to ask you to do is play. And learn and that's the most important thing that they're going to be learning how Major League Baseball goes. -- come and say well we can't win without you that's not really the bear that responsibility the veterans on the club. The -- core group of guys that have been there the entire time now that -- again there's been some dysfunction. For the Cubs this year and a beat Iowa Cubs could come up -- play with passion they play the bigger excitement being the great thing he'd actually can't call last night. That they did it reminds me of that these guys and they're young and they've got the passion they don't take him that if that happens could have got that but I -- You know you watch how they play and it like nothing -- them right now where you know you guys who. You can always tell you have got mad at that -- doesn't get that call because you know he'd be down on himself -- beat himself up now for the whatever. I think -- good young guys. I need to make stupid guys -- a little bit older. But you really gotta like what you see from him and I and I think that they're making impressions for next year I mean these guys are battling for her potential jobs picture."

" Idea what that all that's a -- you -- look at these guys samples can be 20 November Jake Fox is what 2728. Michael -- power. Basically journeyman minor leaguer. And they don't seem as much as I like watching and they don't obviously don't fit because of the big money guys in front of home. So what do you do with those guys would Jake Fox I love the -- and having him in my dugout but. Can you can you find room for all those guys on this roster."

" Well I'm -- find room for all of a magnet bed that was my point is that there's going to be a few of those guys they're going to. Fact disrupt next year the -- for example there's definitely opened up so many guys in Chicago where it was great defense and had a lot of that being here because. Then you're not getting had a premiere open moved into the starting three for the most part because he's really good good. I don't know you know Soriano you know they're they're decent that's decent that complement the and you know I'll you know go out there to say that we can't get that -- decided you didn't you catch like better or. I know the ability and even street because he's the outfielder and get that great job and that's what he did last time in. You know to go back NB a left hander -- I did it myself -- of the tax generator and it's just such a tough when you really are exposing your arm your wrist continue to get Murton. Hendry are playing games and have it doesn't matter -- You know it is impressive -- that mean what else can you do I mean it's not their fault they want to open up five mother of their opportunities here in another another organization need to give impress. I think many people they possibly can. So when they go. In their meetings have been working on their trade to the working on their decisions during the course the winner guy -- come up you know it's never a bad thing when your -- coming up regulatory. Good thing my wife and I don't talk about I was glad I got traded so much I was the one guy that everybody wanted it is never wanted to keep myself. You jealous you know he could -- compliment because they want to -- they knew about killing which he had done and it's the same time you know you have to have a midget level you got to continue to contribute and chance to win at different places so. And you guys are trying to establish yourself you would hope that. None of them would give anything less than a 100% but. It is impressive from young guys who you know sit 234 days in a row get out there get a chance to play in effect became a positive way not just -- going on in the your home run."

" I Todd Hollandsworth joining just I don't know how superstitious you are but to leave the them to elimination number right now for the Cubs just thirteen. Combination of Cubs losses and Rockies wins and for the White Sox the the numbers thirteen combination of plate such losses and tiger's wins. For them to be eliminated and thirteen for both teams in this town on the same day that it is that is irksome and that is a little bit scary."

" I have -- I have helped you guys that are I had an office just didn't today. Had a rough week I mean with the Bears and Howard think I got off on their end and how bad -- the -- the Pentagon on the baseball. It just helps yeah athletes have -- right now my kids. You know I think it's so crazy about it -- such expectations both of why he's done on the north side and then the Bears themselves -- yeah. Made adjustments to the roster a positive way that it affected the city -- had created to be pure big buzz you know. Total excitement for the potential love of the great coaching great seeing -- You know not the Bears are going to turn out okay you know really think they probably will -- just could not quick enough to be that they. You I would think you guys yesterday we were kind of we we were taking our poll question -- whose -- First game of Chicago's worst -- Bradley you -- Kelly yeah. Bradley break it is that I don't play him topped out of the game I think with the bases loaded in the pinch hitting role and then -- and -- before interceptions so I mean it was like wow we're gonna go from here so. I mean I guess she's -- looked up at. I mean you know it's hard because to return there are bright spot I mean there's great things going on Carl. Doing a great job but you know -- in the closer role and you are definitely getting the questions answered with a team I think it. They shoot the 2010 lose it's a few months off but -- code that you can be looking at a much worst situation that a lot of how many guys have stepped up decent numbers."

" All right Todd Hollandsworth I'm just fortunate studio analyst joins us every week you just I'm Doug thanks so much buddy great talking to you absolutely totally. I -- any makes great points there and and you know -- we commit to break we talked about a couple of points that they were kind of hidden within a story today there's there's there's information out there. It may -- we need to be talking more about concerning the Cubs. Is is is this fait accompli stuff or as -- something going on here that we do we have miss somehow. Other -- out there are gold Nuggets news Nuggets buried within a story will tell you Mully and Hanley Chicago Sports Radio six sevens."