Craig Counsell believes in Cubs' offensive ability despite ongoing woes

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Cubs manager Craig Counsell to discuss his club's mindset amid a tough stretch in which a once-powerful offense has gone cold.

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0:00.0	Manager number 11, Craig Counsel.
0:05.1	Craig Counsel, manager for your Chicago Cubs.
0:08.1	Just joining us, delivered the news, the passing.
0:12.8	Cup great Ryan Sanber.
0:15.0	He passed away at his home earlier today at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer.
0:21.7	You know, we get a chance to interact with him,
0:24.2	to broadcast with him, and then obviously seeing him around the ballpark.
0:29.0	The other thing was you got to see him around spring training.
0:32.0	A fun sense of humor.
0:34.5	He and Rick Sutcliffe loved to play with each other this spring rhino you know
0:41.0	Sut doesn't always land the plane right and rhino told a bunch of the coaches and he had
0:46.5	Craig counsel belly laughing he said if you're cornered by Rick Sutcliffe and he's just talking too much, just yelled Geronimo,
0:57.8	and I'll come and I'll rescue you.
1:00.6	We just had that way about him.
1:03.7	And the other component was just everybody wanted to be around him.
1:07.9	Craig Counsel with Spiegel and Holmes on 670 the score.
1:13.4	A couple times a month, we get the opportunity to talk with the Cubs manager, Craig
1:17.2	Council, joining us now on the Circa Sports Illinois hotline.
1:21.3	Download the CERCA app today.
1:23.4	Craig, thanks for joining us very much.
1:25.3	We appreciate it.
1:26.8	It's been rough.
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