The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

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Ep. 273: Incredible inside stories about Michael Jordan’s baseball career Jul 10, 2019

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On the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan's quest to play baseball for the White Sox, Chuck Garfien takes a look back at this incredible journey with stories from those were there. Bill Melton talks about secretly teaching Jordan how to hit before the news broke that he was going to play baseball (4:18), Ozzie Guillen tells the story about playing a game of 2-on-1 basketball with Joey Cora against Jordan at a local gym (8:32), Frank Thomas discusses the MJ mayhem at spring training and if Jordan could have made it to the majors (12:18), Darren Jackson talks about playing outfield with Jordan and their exhibition game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field (13:10), Birmingham Barons broadcaster Curt Bloom on what it was like calling Jordan's games, the bus Jordan bought for the team, the day Jordan actually drove the bus, hitting a home run for his dad and more (24:00).

Ep. 272: The arrow is pointing up! Jul 07, 2019

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After the White Sox beat the Cubs 3-1 to close out the first half of the season, Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber look back at what's happened and look ahead to the second half. Eloy Jimenez hit another homer against the Cubs and Chuck didn't drive him to the park this time (2:00) Jimenez says that Abreu has been like a father to him (5:30), Yoan Moncada's impressive first half (7:40), White Sox players believe they can compete for the wildcard (9:00), the player who might be the X-factor for the second half (14:00) and more.

Ep. 271: Luis Robert one step closer the majors Jul 06, 2019

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With Rick Hahn announcing that Luis Robert will be promoted to Triple-A after playing in the MLB Future's game next week, excitement continues to build with the White Sox and their future. Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber discuss the Robert promotion and if service time will possibly delay his arrival to the big leagues (1:10), Hahn talks about Robert's season and the decision to promote him (7:00), will Robert bat leadoff in the majors? (11:10) Eloy Jimenez raves about Robert in an interview with Chuck (13:30), what will the White Sox outfield look like next season? (15:20) and more.

Ep. 270: Interview with Dylan Cease Jul 04, 2019

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After winning his major league debut, Dylan Cease sat down with Chuck Garfien to talk about his first game (4:10), what Eloy Jimenez told him in the dugout to settle him down after his rough first inning (5:15), the advice he received from Michael Kopech (8:30), what he learned from his first game (9:10), the beer shower his teammates gave him to celebrate his win (10:20) and more.

Ep. 269: Dylan Cease wins his MLB debut Jul 03, 2019

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Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber talk about Dylan Cease's White Sox debut.

Why this game was so exciting for now and the future (1:20), the advice James McCann gave to Cease before his start (3:30), fitting that Jimenez poured Gatorade on Cease after the game (6:10), Cease talks about his debut with the media (8:20) and more.

Ep. 268: The Detroit Tigers ’miss the heck out of’ James McCann Jul 02, 2019

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WIth the Detroit Tigers in town, Chuck Garfien went into the Tigers clubhouse to see how much they miss former Tiger James McCann. The answer is a whole lot. Manager Ron Gardenhire talks about what McCann meant to the team both on the field and off of it, and what he's seen from McCann offensively this season (3:30). Then, pitcher Jordan Zimmerman discusses McCann's work ethic, how much he helped Tigers pitchers and more (6:00).

Ep. 267: The rash of White Sox injuries, roster moves and what they all mean Jun 28, 2019

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Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber break down the latest round of injury news about Tim Anderson, Jimmy Lambert, Zack Burdi, Jake Burger, Ryan Burr and Ian Hamilton, Hahn's update on Dylan Cease's timeline to the majors, Yonder Alonso being designated for assignment, and where Hahn sees the rebuild right now.

Ep. 266: Craziest game of the season? This was it. Jun 26, 2019

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It was a game that had just about everything: five runs off Chris Sale, Jon Jay scoring from second on an infield single, a game-winning home run by Jose Abreu in the 9th, and so many other crazy things in between--Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey, Chris Kamka and Vinnie Duber break it all down. Abreu's heroics and how Scott Podsednik predicted it (2:00), the wizardry of these White Sox and their record (6:10), Yoan Moncada takes himself out of the game after getting hit on the knee by a Chris Sale pitch (10:30), Jon Jay's heads-up dash for home (15:10), Tim Anderson's ankle injury (21:20), what roster changes are coming (24:00) and more.

Ep. 265: Chris Getz on Robert, Cease, Madrigal and more! Jun 24, 2019

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Chuck Garfien gets the inside info about some of the top prospects in the White Sox organization from Director of Player Development Chris Getz.

They talk about the wow factor of Luis Robert, what he's working on before being promoted to Triple-A, if he can make the majors in 2019, what kind of major league player he will be and more (3:45), why Nick Madrigal has the "it" factor and why he might have been disappointed with Getz at the start of the season (10:10), why Zack Burdi has struggled this season and a great sign of things to come (16:30), why Kyle Kubat is so highly thought of in the White Sox farm system ( (18:20), how close Dylan Cease is to the major leagues (20:15) and more.

Ep. 264: Aaron Bummer and the new mindset taking over the White Sox clubhouse Jun 21, 2019

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Chuck Garfien speaks with White Sox reliever Aaron Bummer about his comeback season and what's changed inside the White Sox clubhouse that has the team believing they can win in 2019 and beyond. Bummer talks about what led him to become the pitcher he is this season (6:00), how his career has resembled Lucas Giolito (7:40), the White Sox new mindset this season (10:30), and why he believes their best baseball is yet to come (12:20).

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