Best of the Cubs: Concerns with Craig Counsell's lineups

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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🗓️ 23 August 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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In the Best of the Cubs this week, Mully & Haugh discuss the series with the Brewers and concerns over Craig Counsell's lineup construction; second baseman Nico Hoerner joins the Spiegel & Holmes Show for his weekly visit; and radio analyst Ron Coomer checks in from Los Angeles ahead of the west coast road trip beginning.

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0:00.0	Mully and Hall, Chicago Sports Radio 670, the score.
0:06.7	We got a lot of ground to cover, Mr. David.
0:09.0	Good morning to you on a Friday.
0:10.3	Good morning, happy Friday.
0:12.2	It's a Friday.
0:13.2	We got through the week, and we do have a lot to discuss
0:16.7	because Thursday was an eventful day.
0:18.9	Yes, it was.
0:19.7	In the world of the Chicago Cubs.
0:21.8	I have to tell you.
0:25.2	Missed opportunity.
0:27.4	Missed opportunity by the manager, missed opportunity by the players, missed opportunity.
0:33.9	There's a huge difference between seven games back and five games back at this time of year.
0:40.4	Yes.
0:41.3	Miss chance.
0:42.0	Miss chance.
0:42.8	And Craig Counsel wants to call it holding serve.
0:45.5	I get that.
0:46.6	He has to say that.
0:47.8	But you are holding serve when you had an opportunity to regain command.
0:53.0	Or regain some ground that you have lost over the last
0:57.6	six weeks or so and you were at home it was a situation conducive for winning and it's been quite a
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