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The Chicago White Sox are (23-23) and several players are not living up to the back of their baseball cards. Will they ever achieve that goal or are some players like, Yasmani Grandal, destined for mediocrity. The White Sox cut ties with Dallas Keuchel and then lost Tim Anderson to a groin injury. When will the setbacks end? How can this team stay afloat with Tim Anderson? Things need to start tre...

Hey Sox fans, the White Sox won 2 of 3 against the Yankees in New York. Josh Donaldson cements his place on the White Sox most hated list. The Chicago White Sox retaliate to Donaldson's actions by taking both games of a doubleheader on Sunday. Tim Anderson hit a HUGE three run homerun and Michael Kopech pitched his best game of his career. Johnny Cueto dazzled once again in Game 1. The Sox offense...

The Chicago White Sox lost 3 of 4 to the New York Yankees on the South Side and the inconsistencies continue to pile up. When will this team, if ever, live up to the potential that their talents offer? Is it when Jimenez and Lynn come back? Is it in June when the weather will surely be hot and humid? Maybe getting smacked around by the Yankees will light a fire and get this White Sox team to make...

Hey Sox fans, the Chicago White Sox have won six straight games, sweeping the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. During this stretch, the Sox have flipped the script as their pitching as well as defense have been outstanding. Sox bullpen gave up one earned run during the weekend series against Boston. Solid outings by Keuchel, Cease and Velasquez have helped the White Sox finally get over .500. The...

Hey Sox fans, The Chicago White Sox are in desperate need of some consistency. The rollercoaster ride of April had far more dips than expected. The Sox find themselves five games under .500 and trying to salvage a split with the Los Angeles Angels. Dylan Cease once again is looked upon to get some momentum going before the big series with the Cubs. Yoan Moncada and Joe Kelly are making progress in...

The Chicago White Sox were swept on their latest road trip.  They lost 3 in Cleveland and 3 in Minnesota.  Anything that could go wrong, did go wrong. To complicate matters, Eloy Jimenez injured his hamstring and may miss up to 8 weeks. The basic fundamentals have been extremely bad. Maybe it's just bad baseball in April? Maybe it's the result of so many injuries?  Maybe the White S...

Hey Sox fans, just recently the White Sox were ranked #3 in MLB latest power rankings. The Sox starting pitching have held strong, sporting a league best 2.68 ERA. Dylan Cease and Michael Kopech have been great so far as the Sox offense tries to wake up. If you are not hitting the ball out of the ballpark or relying on typical power numbers, than you need to get creative to score runs.  The S...

The White Sox took 2 of 3 from the Detroit Tigers and are ready for the Home Opener. After a rough loss on Opening Day, the Sox bounce back with back-to-back wins thanks to Dylan Cease and Andrew Vaughn. Unfortunately, the Sox deal with more injury issues. Lucas Giolito was pulled from his Opening Day start due to an oblique strain. AJ Pollock left Saturday's game with a hamstring issue. Do you fo...

Hey Sox fans, Spring Training has wrapped up and the White Sox are turning their attention to the regular season. We make some individual and team predictions as well as discuss where this team can still get stronger. Lance Lynn is sidelined with a right knee issue for possibly 8 weeks. Where will the extra innings come from and is Johnny Cueto really an answer? We say goodbye to Zack Collins and...

Hey Sox fans, Nick and Pat discuss the Vaughn injury, TLR's problem with Sox fans and the return of Miller Lite. There are just a handful of Spring Training games left but Vaughn is on the shelf due to a hip injury while making a catch in RF. TLR feels like there options to play RF within the organization and if you are looking elsewhere, "you're probably not a White Sox fan." Also, Goose Island w...

Hey Sox fans, Spring Training action is here and we have actual baseball happenings to discuss. Nick and Pat talk about the latest from Arizona while also wondering if there will still be a few moves made before Opening Day. Last November, Rick Hahn talked about the need to address particular positions as well as to put in the work during the off season to field a better team. Has the work been do...

Hey Sox fans, baseball is back! We were joined by Marc Silverman of the Waddle & Silvy show on ESPN 1000 to talk all things baseball and get his thoughts on what's to come for our White Sox this season. Pat and Nick discuss the recent acquisitions of Joe Kelly and Josh Harrison. What's happening with Craig Kimbrel and why is he still on the team? Also, where is our RF? We talk about the latest...

Hey Sox fans, we were lucky enough to be joined by David Marran, however you might know him better as Sox Nerd. He talked with us about his career with the White Sox organization, his podcast, blog and one of a kind Twitter account. We spoke about favorite players, people and moments during his time as a member of the White Sox scoreboard team.  Pat and Nick also tried to make sense of the la...

Hey Sox fans! What the hell is going on? MLB games have been officially canceled after recent back and forth negotiations between the two sides failed to accomplish the task at hand. The first two series of regular season games have been removed from the schedule. How did we get here? Can baseball survive a lengthy and ugly lockout? Where does the blame get placed? We try to make sense of things b...

Hey Sox fans! James Fox from Future Sox & South Side Sox joins the conversation to talk about an article he wrote that focuses on the importance of adding more pitching to this White Sox roster once the lockout ends. We discuss potential targets for the Sox to go after to help bolster the starting staff as well as the bullpen. Are there young arms that can be packaged up and sent elsewhere? We...

Hey Sox fans! Jordan Lazowski from Sox On 35th & Diamond Digest joins the conversation to talk about where the focus should be for the Sox once the lockout ends. We discuss why Michael Conforto would be a perfect fit for right field in 2022 and how Dylan Cease can have a Cy Young type of year.  Also, what kind of numbers does Moncada need to put up to shut up his critics. With universal D...

Hey Sox fans! We were joined by Steve Paradzinski from Sox On Tap to talk about his recent article revolving around Robin Ventura. He wore the Sox uniform for ten seasons as a player and five as a manger but unfortunately his lackluster managerial years often eclipse his amazing playing career on the South Side. Was it really his fault? We revisit the timing of Ventura's hiring and speculate as to...

Hey Sox fans! On this episode we were joined by Chicago Tribune reporter covering the White Sox, LaMond Pope. LaMond is also a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. We asked him to weigh in on the latest news regarding the lockout and what it all means for Spring Training as well as the start of the regular season. We also talked about Grandal's rehab and how the lockout is affect...

Hey Sox fans! We were joined by Vinnie Parise, a writer/contributor for FanSided, Southside Southdown and Barroom Network. Mark Buehrle received enough votes to remain on the HOF ballot. Will this help bring more votes his way next year? Is he really HOF bound eventually? Did the voters get it right this year? What about Bonds, Clemens, Sosa? We feel optimistic that a deal will get done and there...

Hey Sox fans! We are joined by Sean Anderson from The Locked on Sox podcast and The Score 670. We talk with Sean about the importance of spending premium money to help fill the remaining holes on this Sox roster with premium talent once the lockout ends. Where will Andrew Vaughn play this season and why Kyle Schwarber can be the answer at DH? Is Jake Burger really going to be spending time at seco...

Hey Sox fans! White Sox reporter for The Athletic, James Fegan, joins us as we talk about how there's nothing to talk about. Will there be a thaw in conversations between owners and players soon? What are the major sticking points? What Sox player is poised for a big bounce back in 2022? Is a Giolito contract extension even worth discussing? Well, it is and we did. Join us as we give you a local,...

We welcome back Herb Lawrence to the podcast to talk all things White Sox. Herb is the executive producer of the Laurence Holmes Show on The Score 670. What did the Sox get right and get wrong leading up to the lockout? How far away are the owners and players... what issues are the big sticking points? Will Kimbrel pitch for the Sox in 2022 and if no other moves are made, how good can this team be...

Hey Sox fans. It's been 10 yrs. since the Sox gave John Danks a ridiculous 5 yr./$65M contract extension. Danks did not live up to the contract and the Sox parted ways at the beginning of 2016. We explore the ramifications of that deal and why it has possibly scarred the Sox from spending premium money on pitching. Also, do the Danks extension ghosts doom a potential Giolito deal? Thank you for a...

All is quiet on the MLB front but we press on anyway with our 150th episode. We reflect on things we would like to see changed with the Sox organization, what things we would like to see return and celebrate the things that will hopefully keep the White Sox competitive for many more years. We absolutely love bringing Sox content your way as often as possible. Thank you so much for the continued su...

It's the start of Season 4 of the podcast and we are playing the waiting game when it comes to the MLB lockout. We discuss what's on the bargaining table and what loose ends the Sox need to tie up once things get back to normal. Minnie Minoso is finally in the Hall of Fame. Why did it take so long and who from the Sox might be next to get the call?