The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

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Ep. 222: Interview with organist Nancy Faust Mar 15, 2019

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Chuck Garfien speaks with Nancy Faust, the iconic White Sox organist from 1970-2010 who returned to play the organ for the White Sox-Cubs spring training game. She talks about what it meant to come back to play a White Sox game again (2:50), how she made "Na, Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Good-Bye" famous (5:20). She plays Bohemian Rhapsody (10:30), Chuck reads Nancy some of the tweets from Sox fans who miss her (12:10), she plays "Runaround Sue (13:00) and closes with a Nancy Faust Medley of some of her favorite songs (14:20)

Ep. 221: Eloy Jimenez sent down to Triple-A Mar 13, 2019

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The White Sox made a bunch of roster moves. The biggest is Eloy Jimenez being sent down to Triple-A. Chuck Garfien speaks with Scott Merkin of MLB.com about the decision to have Jimenez start the season in Charlotte. (1:10). Rick Hahn talks about Jimenez, as well as Dylan Cease, Micker Adolfo, Luis Robert, Ervin Santana and Dane Dunning, who might need Tommy John surgery (6:55). Chuck and Scott discuss the Dunning news (15:05). Then Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber react to all the day's White Sox news back in Chicago (21:55).

Ep. 220: White Sox prospect Alec Hansen opens up about his lost season Mar 12, 2019

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White Sox pitching prospect Alec Hansen speaks with Chuck Garfien in Arizona about what went wrong for him in 2018 (3:30), how his struggles affected him physically and mentally (6:10), why he decided to lose so much weight last offseason (9:00), how his shoulder program this winter might increase his velocity (10:30), where he'd like to end up pitching this season (12:10) and more.

Ep. 219: Ryan Burr and Ian Hamilton recreate Burr-Hamilton duel inside White Sox clubhouse Mar 10, 2019

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Over 200 years after Vice President Aaron Burr and former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton ended their long and bitter rivalry with Burr shooting Hamilton to his death, current White Sox players Ryan Burr and Ian Hamilton recreated this notorious event inside the White Sox clubhouse--this time with a much happier ending. Hamilton and Burr gave Chuck Garfien the behind the scenes story of what they did (3:30), why Burr had a bout of stage fright before their performance (6:30), who came up with the idea (7:40) and a whole lot more.

Ep. 218: Remembering Tom Seaver’s 300th victory Mar 08, 2019

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Chuck Garfien reflects back on Tom Seaver's 300th win which came in a White Sox uniform on August 4, 1985 at Yankee Stadium. Chuck happened to be at the game with his grandfather. Chuck talks about Seaver's career and how the White Sox acquired him (3:00). He shares memories of that special day (4:10) and why it means more and more as the years go on (6:45). Then Chuck speaks with former White Sox second baseman Bryan Little who drove in 2 runs for the White Sox that day (8:55), Chuck reads tweets from White Sox fans with their memories of the game (13:30), and more.

Ep. 217: Why new White Sox catcher James McCann is thankful for life Mar 07, 2019

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New White Sox catcher James McCann speaks with Chuck Garfien in Arizona about the young talented pitchers on the staff (2:50) and why he compares Dylan Cease to Justin Verlander (3:45), then goes in-depth about his wife giving birth to premature twin boys last winter (5:50), why doctors gave James a 1-in-4 chance to survive when he was born 28 years ago (8:30), how the McCanns chose the names of their twin boys (11:50), how they’re doing now (13:00), the lowest and highest points from the last year (14:05), the difference between this spring training and last spring training for McCann (16:10) and more.

Ep. 216: The crazy connection between two White Sox top pitching prospects Mar 05, 2019

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Chuck Garfien speaks with pitchers Jimmy Lambert and Bernardo Flores who were rivals in high school, were drafted by the White Sox in the same year and have been moving through the farm system together from Kannapolis to Birmingham. Lambert and Flores talk about pitching against each other in high school (5:20), Flores hitting a walkoff home run that almost caused a fight between their coaches (6:15), getting drafted by the White Sox in the same year (8:30), what they think of each other as pitchers (10:20) and more.

Ep. 215: Kyle Schwarber on Jon Jay: ’I still wish he was on our side of Chicago’ Mar 04, 2019

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Chuck Garfien speaks with Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber about new White Sox outfielder Jon Jay. Schwarber explains what Jay meant to him and the Cubs in 2017 (4:30), how Jay helped Schwarber when he was having "the worst year of my career" (6:00), why the White Sox "will be lucky to have him" (7:30), how Jay can help the young White Sox players (8:20) and more.

Ep. 214: Zack Burdi talks about coming back from Tommy John surgery Feb 28, 2019

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The White Sox former first round pick speaks with Chuck Garfien in Arizona about growing up a White Sox fan and meeting Frank Thomas (2:35), what it was like suffering his UCL tear in front of friends and family back in Louisville where he played in college (5:00), the challenges of coming back from Tommy John surgery (9:10), how he's feeling today (10:50),

why he doesn't look forward in his career anymore and lives in the present (14:20), speaking with Michael Kopech about Tommy John recovery (15:30) his kicking career at Downers Grove High School and the biggest moment of his high school career (17:00).

Ep. 213: How Blake Rutherford went to baseball school with MVP Christian Yelich Feb 27, 2019

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White Sox prospect Blake Rutherford speaks with Chuck Garfien about working out this offseason with Christian Yelich, Ryan Braun, Mike Moustakas and Tyler Saladino (3:50) why Yelich is like a big brother to Rutherford (6:20) where he fits in the logjam of White Sox outfield prospects (9:00) how and why he added strength this offseason (11:40), what made the Winston-Salem Dash so special in 2018 and more.

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