Welcome into another edition of the Josh Hendrickson show.

I'm Neil McCready, joined here in the Clark Ford Studios by Josh Hendrickson.

It is, uh, we're in to timestamp these things.

It's Wednesday, September the 6th, the little after 3.30 in the afternoon.

We're watching the Cubs in the ninth inning of a game against, who we playing the day? The Giants. The Giants. That's right. The Cubs playing the Giants wrapping up what appears to be a win. Cubs two outs away as we speak. So we're talking about that. Josh, how are you? I'm pretty good. Let's start with a couple of sports topics here. I know you're a big sports guy.

Milwaukee lost earlier today. Cubs are out away now. They're going to be a game and a half back in the central. You're more of an optimist than I am about this. I have

given up on this team two or three different times in the last week. What do you think?

I've been saying for a few weeks now that I think that they're going to win the division

and I kind of look stupid because they don't seem to make much progress, but I just look

at them and I think this is the best team in the National League Central and it's only

a matter of time

before they catch the brewers.

We'll see.

I'm pretty optimistic about it,

but I think, I mean,

I'm slightly optimistic just because I've kind of

really developed an affinity for this team.

They're a lot of fun.

It is a fun team. Say for this team. They're a lot of fun. It is a fun team.

Say a Suzuki rounds the basis now and he actually smiles.

And for the first season and a half in a Cubs uniform, he was stoic.

And you're like, maybe he's just getting used to the culture.

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