Radio Recaps: Johnson, Holly, and Stoney

Reed Johnson was on 670 the Score with Mully and Hanley. Here's what he had to say:

• Reed says that the beard is still going strong, but it could be trimmed soon.
• Johnson has been working out with Aaron Rowand with the Giants, getting up at 4:30 AM to work out!
• He prepares himself to play everyday. He doesn't sit there and whine and pout about being apart of a platoon.
• Johnson is still waiting for a chance to start on a daily bases.
• Reed thinks that luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
• It sounds like he is fighting hard to get a starting job for the Cubs.
• It took awhile for Reed to get past the playoffs series. "It is something all of us still think about." "I think the experience was good for us."
• Johnson says it would be unfair to say that the players weren't as crushed as the fans that the Cubs were swept out of the playoffs.
• Reed thinks the Cubs are a better team that they were last year as far as experience and talent.
• He says the Cubs felt like they were finished after they lost Game 1 of the LA series. He says the Cubs need to realize that it's a 5 game series.
• The Cubs need to find a way to "stay hot" rolling into the playoffs in 2009.

Steve Stone talked Chicago baseball with Waddle and Silvy on ESPN 1000. Recap:

• The DeRosa trade baffles Steve.
• Jeff Stevens has a chance to make it in the bullpen this year.
• Stone doesn't think Bako is a better back-up catcher than Henry. (I totally agree.)
• Steve points out that Bradley is not one of the best run producers around.
• The rotations is strong.
• He doesn't think that Marmol will have any problems in the 9th.
• Stoney says the questions are; What do you do with Samardzija?, What do you do with Heilman?, and What do you do with Marshall?

Todd Hollandsworth also joined Waddle and Silvy:

• Todd hopes to fill Dan's shoes or even do a little better in his role as pre-game show analyst.
• Hollandsworth says that he will not be wearing Dan's train hat.
• He says in all sports the playoffs are a different animal all together. The season starts over and anything can happen.
• Jim Hendry wanted to go out and shuffle the deck a little bit this off season.
• Todd says that this team is not built around Milton Bradley. He is just being added to a good core to put it over the top.
• The team will miss Mark DeRosa's intangibles.
• Todd expects Kosuke to improve. He hopes he was able to improve his swing. He wants to see him stay back on his back leg.
• He think the key to the team is Kosuke Fukudome.
• Todd points out that Milton and DeRosa's numbers are very similar.