The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Vinnie Duber inside Guaranteed Rate Field to discuss if MLB will be able to complete the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic. What are the biggest hurdles? Will players stay safe away from the ballpark? Why this 60-game season could be fascinating and more. (1:30) - What's it going to take for the season to start and finish? (5:50) - The safety experience bein...

Live from Guaranteed Rate Field host Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber give you the sights and sounds from Summer Camp as the White Sox get prepared to start the season. Luis Robert looks like a natural in centerfield. What's with Andrew Vaughn playing third base? They also talk Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Gio Gonzalez and more. in batting practice, and can the young players of the White Sox impact th...

Host Chuck Garfien speaks with White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito about playing baseball during the pandemic, facing the Twins on Opening Day, his impressions of Luis Robert and Carlos Rodon, why he's better prepared for the season now vs. spring training in Arizona, the challenges of finishing the season and more. (3:15) - How testing is working with the White Sox (8:20) - Challenges of not only pla...

With only 60 games to play in the 2020 MLB season it seems like there will be a 3 team race to the top of the AL Central. To discuss and debate, host Chuck Garfien is joined by Anthony Castrovince and Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com to discuss who will be crowned the winner of the AL Central. (4:30) - Is the AL Central a 3 team race or will the Twins win it again (10:30) - Who will have the best hitting...

In the 2020 MLB Draft, the White Sox selected pitcher Garrett Crochet 11th overall in the first round. Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Crochet to discuss the events that led to him being drafted by the Sox, how he could have ended up with the Cubs, and why he feels like he's ready for the Majors this year. (1:45) - The feeling on draft day, waiting to be picked (5:50) - Comparisons to Chris Sale a...

With baseball starting up again this week with spring training 2.0, what can we expect from the White Sox in this unprecedented season? Host Chuck Garfien is joined by NBCS Chicago White Sox color analyst Steve Stone who predicts that the White Sox will make the playoffs. They also dive into the oddity of the 2020 season and why Stone believes exciting times are ahead for the White Sox. (2:44) - D...

Host Chuck Garfien is joined by White Sox catcher and White Sox player rep James McCann in an interview where McCann did not hold back on the long negotiations between the owners and players and his thoughts on what needed to be prioritized during the long back and forth between the two sides. They also dive into preparing for a short season, and expectations for the Sox. (3:09) - Why did it get s...

After months of squabbling, it seems like baseball is finally happening. Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber to discuss the latest developments, the current state of the game, and the potential start of the 2020 season. (1:56) - The plan for a 60-game season (8:25) - Will some big name players decide not to play? (14:40) - Words of wisdom from Trevor Bauer (21:02) - MLB'...

In the span of 48 hours, baseball fans everywhere went from despair to excitement with rumors that the players and owners are close to a deal. Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Adam Hoge, Vinnie Duber, and Ryan McGuffey as they discuss the massive turnaround from the chances of no baseball to chance of having a season. (1:42) - Surprising that a deal is close after Rob Manfred's latest comments? (8:...

Just a week after he said there will be a baseball season, the commissioner of the MLB Rob Manfred announced in an interview that he is not confident that there will be a season. Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber as they discuss why the big change in direction from Manfred, why can't the players and the league come to an agreement, and how this can possibly ruin baseba...

Former White Sox slugger Albert Belle speaks with host Chuck Garfien about his 1998 season which he says is “one of the greatest second halves in the history of baseball without an asterisk next to it.” Belle explains why he thinks he had a better season than Sammy Sosa in 1998, how many home runs he would have hit if he took PEDs, his relationship with White Sox fans and Chicago media and more. (...

Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Ryan McGuffey, Adam Hoge and Vinnie Duber to discuss the White Sox drafting Garrett Crochet from the University of Tennessee. He’s been compared to Chris Sale?! What do they think about ACE product Ed Howard being drafted by the Cubs? Plus, their reaction to Rob Manfred’s message that baseball will be played in 2020. (2:45) What are the White Sox getting in Garrett...

With owners and players unable to come to an agreement on a 2020 baseball season, White Sox legend Paul Konerko speaks with host Chuck Garfien, explaining why he sides with the players standing firm against the league. Also, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup, Konerko talks about playing hockey growing up, his memories of the 2010 championship season and mor...

Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline and MLB.com, to discuss next week's MLB draft. Jim discusses how the draft will be different with it being reduced to only five rounds this year. Then, he talks about several players who could be on the White Sox radar, the best player they could potentially draft and much more. (2:45) - How this draft will be like none we've seen before--...

As the country faces rough times not only with the pandemic but the many demonstrations of protest against police brutality, it's time we had a real discussion on the issues. Host Chuck Garfien is joined by radio host and host of the Under Center podcast Laurence Holmes to discuss the murder of George Floyd, the reactions and solutions. Later, Tim Anderson joins to discuss what he's doing to get i...

The MLB players' union isn't happy with the first economic proposal by MLB owners. Will the two sides come to an agreement? If so, how and when? Host Chuck Garfien is joined by NBCS Chicago's White Sox coverage team of Adam Hoge and Vinnie Duber to discuss what made the players so upset, how this can be fixed, and has the latest proposal damaged the trust between the players and owners? (1:28) - D...

Negotiations are expected to heat up this week between MLB and the players union about playing a season in 2020. Host Chuck Garfien shares what he's heard. Then, White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease speaks with Chuck about how he almost caught COVID-19 when he returned home to Georgia, playing games without fans, why he's ready to pitch in a game right now and more. (1:44) - Is momentum building between...

MLB owners and players are still working to find a solution to start the 2020 season. Host Chuck Garfien is joined by White Sox pitcher Evan Marshall as they discuss the hurdles that still need to be figured out, the way the players have been perceived throughout the process, and his thoughts on if there will be a season this year. (3:00) - Trying to stay in shape during the pandemic (5:40) - Wher...

14 years ago today, Michael Barrett socked A.J. Pierzynski in the face, starting a benches clearing brawl between the White Sox and Cubs on the South Side. Six weeks later, Pierzynski got revenge against Barrett and the Cubs, hitting the game-winning home run in the 9th inning at Wrigley Field. On this edition of Distant Replay, Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey, Vinnie Duber and Chris Kamka take a loo...

Host Chuck Garfien is joined by White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper who explains why there needs to be a baseball season, why he's optimistic it will happen, why the White Sox pitching staff might get off to a good start if baseball returns and more. (4:50) - Coop says "I believe we're going to play" (6:24) - How much time would be needed to get ready for a season? (10:41) - What will baseball loo...

Chuck Garfien is joined by White Sox play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, how Jason is connecting with White Sox fans on Twitter, the chances of baseball in 2020, what music they're playing at home, the White Sox sim game both of them are broadcasting and the podcast Chuck is really excited to tape in the near future. (4:40) - How Chuck and Jason have been deal...

Chicago in the '90s was all about Michael Jordan and the Bulls, so what was it like for the other major teams during that time? Host Laurence Holmes discusses this with four coaches who led teams in the shadow of the Bulls during that time. From the Blackhawks former coach Craig Hartsburg, from the Cubs Jim Riggleman, from the White Sox Gene Lamont, and from the Bears Dave Wannstedt, all come toge...

MLB owners have approved a plan for a 2020 baseball season, but will the players accept it? Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Vinnie Duber and Adam Hoge to discuss all of the details in the proposal. When would the season start? What would the schedule look like? Why the players might reject it? Will it be safe enough for the season to begin? (1:55) - Optimistic or pessimistic that baseball will be...

Eight years after shocking the baseball world with his perfect game against the Seattle Mariners, former White Sox pitcher Philip Humber opens up to Chuck Garfien about the game that was the highlight of his career--and is also the reason it ended. (2:40) - How often does the perfect game follow Humber? (9:30) - His biggest regret looking back on his career (28:00) - The feeling of throwing a perf...

In a world deprived of sports, baseball season has begun in South Korea where former White Sox infielder Tyler Saladino plays for the Samsung Lions. Tyler joins host Chuck Garfien to discuss the significance of playing live sports, playing baseball without fans, South Korea's fight against the virus, the incredible bat flipping in South Korea and more. (3:03) - Saladino on being one of the few peo...