Good Guys Talk Back

Hey Sox fans. Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. The White Sox (29-35) swept the Detroit Tigers on the South Side and are now 5.5 games back in the AL Central. Jake Burger capped off the sweep with a walk off grand slam. Elvis Andrus and Mike Clevinger returned, while Hanser Alberto was designated for assignment. Is Pedro Grifol trying to create a second base competition in June? Eloy Jimenez co...

Hey Sox fans. Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. The Sox wrapped up a series in Detroit where they lost 3 of 4. They finished a 13 game stretch against AL Central opponents and went (8-5). Will the Sox be playing meaningful baseball games by the end of the season because they play in the AL Central or will June and July do a number on them, forcing the Sox to be sellers at the deadline? Eloy Jim...

Hey Sox fans, welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Our Chicago White Sox had a (5-1) homestand against the Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals. The Sox capped off their first sweep of the season by beating the Royals, 5-2, on Sunday. The Sox bullpen has been virtually unhittable as of late. Joe Kelly has been absolutely dominant. The starting staff as come around as well and Michael Kopech&...

Hey Sox fans, welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Nick and Pat recap the week that was for our Chicago White Sox. The South Siders lost three of four against the Royals in Kansas City then lost two of three to the Houston Astros at home. The Sox are (6-7) during the month of May and (14-28) on the season. They are nine and a half games back in the AL Central. So many questions but very few answer...

Hey Sox fans, welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Nick and Pat discuss the week that was for the Chicago White Sox. For the first time all season, the Sox managed to win back-to-back games earlier in the week, and now the Sox have won back-to-back series. Sox put an exclamation mark on the week by beating the Cincinnati Reds in convincing fashion in the series finale, 17-4. It was a positive resp...

Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Nick and Pat chop up the week that was for the Chicago White Sox. The ten game losing streak was snapped on Sunday thanks to an Andrew Vaughn walk off home run. The Sox are (8-21) and nine games back in the Central. Was April really a result of the Sox just playing tough opponents or a result of being a unprepared, lazy, fundamentally weak and poo...

Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Nick and Pat talk all things Chicago White Sox after the South Siders were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays to fall to a pathetic (7-15) and 5 games back in the AL Central. Through the first 22 games, the Sox have failed to win a series and have failed to win win back-to-back games. Luis Robert went 1-for-14 in the series against Tampa, Eloy Jimenez hi...

Hey Sox fans, welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Nick and Pat recap the week that was for our Chicago White Sox. The Sox are still searching for their first series win after losing 2 of 3 to the Minnesota Twins and then later on to the Baltimore Orioles. Sox defense and pitching have been problematic to say the least. Lots of walks being issued by pitching, especially out of the bullpen. More in...

Hey Sox fans. Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Nick and Pat chop up the week that was for our White Sox and look ahead to the big series against the first place Minnesota Twins. Through the first ten games of the season, the Sox have not won back-to-back games and they have not won a series. Tough outing by Lance Lynn and Giolito this past week. Michael Kopech had a horrible Home Opener but bo...

Hey Sox fans! Welcome back, Nick and Pat recap the week that was for our Chicago White Sox. Series split with the defending champs, the Houston Astros kind of felt like a series win in a weird way. Dylan Cease was magnificent on Opening Day. Lynn, Giolito and Clevinger all held their own but failed to get through the 6th. Sox bullpen was shaky for most of the series, blowing a 3-0 lead in Game 2 o...

Hey Sox fans, welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. The legend, Leury Garcia, did not make the Opening Day roster for the first time since he came to the Sox from the Rangers back in the summer of 2013. So who's in and who's out? Hanser Alberto, Gavin Sheets, Seby Zavala and Romy Gonzalez seem to be the guys off the bench. Gregory Santos might be the surprise arm in the bullpen after Nick A...

Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. With Spring Training starting to wind down, Sox fans are hoping for continued health. White Sox starting pitchers continue to fine tune their comfort with the pitch clock as well as work some things out of their arsenal. Oscar Colas continues to mash the baseball as his first big league banner hangs along 35th street. Utility and reserve spots are...

Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Nick and Pat discuss the week that was for our Chicago White Sox. Michael Kopech's first spring outing, Giolito's appreciation of the pitch clock and Oscar Colas adds a pair of home runs to his spring resume. Leury Garcia has had a rough spring defensively but he is not the only one. Is Garcia a lock to make this roster? Speaking of fringe players...

Hey Sox fans! Nick and Pat are back, talking all things Chicago White Sox. Nick just returned from Glendale, AZ and reports on action from White Sox camp. Oscar Colas, Andrew Vaughn, Yasmani Grandal and Elvis Andrus have gotten off to a good start offensively. Grandal looks to have his legs under him and the bat is definitely producing some pop. Colas looks to be the clear front runner for the sta...

Hey Sox fans! Welcome to a very special episode as we are joined by the producer and director of the Last Comiskey documentary, Matt Flesch. Matt provides insight into what we can expect from Part 2 of the documentary, which is set to drop on three consecutive Thursdays: March 2nd, 9th and 16th. So many players from that 1990 Chicago White Sox team are featured as they share their memories of the...

Hey Sox fans! Welcome to Ep. 208. The White Sox found a second baseman and it's none other than Elvis Andrus. Elvis returns to the Southside on a reported one year, $3 million dollar deal. Now what happens to Lenyn Sosa and Romy Gonzalez? Spring Training is underway and the first game is Feb. 25th. Lots of video coming out of Camelback Ranch of pitchers and position players back in action. Lucas G...

Hey Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox are just days away from their first full squad workout in Glendale, Arizona. There are no shortage of interesting storylines as Spring Training gets underway. How will Pedro Grifol set the tone and what kind of culture is he looking to create? Who will step up to a leadership role now that Abreu is gone? What will the bullpen look like and who will be the man in...

Hey Sox fans! The Chicago White Sox made a trade but it probably will not excite you to buy any additional tickets for this upcoming season. The White Sox have had a rough off-season but does it deserve an 'F'? Fan Duel has put the projected win total for the Sox this season at 83.5 wins. Too low? Too high? Removing TLR and adding Benintendi while having Jimenez focus solely on DH should add more...

Hey Sox fans! Mike Clevinger is being investigated for domestic violence and child abuse. White Sox were quick to sign Clevinger at the beginning of the off-season and there is a very real possibility that he might never throw a pitch in a White Sox uniform. Eloy Jimenez does not want to be just a DH... he wants to play right field. That might be a problem because of his inability to stay healthy...

Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to a very fan-centric Chicago White Sox podcast. Minnesota Twins star, Luis Arraez, has been traded to the Miami Marlins. Is it addition by subtraction for the Chicago White Sox? Jon Morosi of MLB Network made some bold predictions recently and took the White Sox to win the AL Central this season. Morosi seems to be following the "Just Stay Healthy" mentality that the So...

Hey Sox fans! We are one month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Camel Back Ranch in Glendale, Arizona for the start of Spring Training. The Sox still have several question marks that fans would love for the team to address, namely: second base and right field. On paper, this White Sox team can compete in the AL Central but there seems to be an incomplete feeling as we approach Spring T...

Hey Sox fans! Welcome to Season 5: Episode 202. The Chicago White Sox officially announced the signing of left fielder free agent, Andrew Benintendi. The Sox were apparently all in on Benintendi from Day 1 of free agency. Rick Hahn and company have made no secret that Benintendi has been a coveted player for quite some time. Finally, the White Sox have an actual left fielder to play left field. So...

Hey Sox fans, Happy New Year! If we assume good health and a return to accustomed levels for White Sox players in 2023, what should we expect? Luis Robert and Eloy Jimenez playing 135-140 games and hitting a combined 80 home runs? Yasmani Grandal and Yoan Moncada returning to their 2019 selves? Could Lucas Giolito get back to the pitcher we saw Game 1 of the 2020 playoffs? Will this upcoming seaso...

Hey Sox fans! Welcome to our 200th episode. The White Sox made a splash and signed free agent Andrew Benintendi to a 5 yr./$75 million dollar deal. The Sox were not expected to throw money at their problems but left field has been a problem area for quite some time. Benintendi has been coveted by the White Sox organization since 2015 and it's nice to see the Sox not only target a player but also g...

Hey Sox fans! The MLB Winter Meetings wrapped up and the Chicago White Sox did virtually nothing to address roster needs and better the ballclub for 2023. General manager, Rick Hahn, pleaded for patience and tried to empathize with fans while owner Jerry Reinsdorf tried his hand at comedy. The joke is on White Sox fans and it has been for a very long time. With Reinsdorf as an owner, the Chicago W...