White Sox Talk Podcast NBC Sports Chicago

As a key member of the 2005 World Champion White Sox, Scott Podsednik knows what it takes for a team to become a winner.   How do the White Sox get there?  Chuck Garfien speaks with Podsednik about why the White Sox were able to take home a championship in 2005 and what needs to happen going forward for the White Sox to become winners again.

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Chuck Garfien has two conversations with White Sox rookie Bryan Ramos. The first came during spring training when Bryan was dreaming about making it to the major leagues. The second chat is here in Chicago with Bryan talking about his first week as a member of the White Sox.  He explains why he made it a priority to learn English, why being a team player is important to him, what he told his family when he found out he was going to the majors and more.

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With Bryan Ramos called up from Double-A and several other prospects knocking on the door, Chuck Garfien speaks with 2005 World Series hero Scott Podsednik about his long, up and down journey in the minor leagues, what it takes to reach the majors, and once you get there, what needs to happen for a successful major league career.  

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A team filled with many of the White Sox top prospects, the Birmingham Barons have the best record in the Southern League at 19-7. Chuck Garfien speaks with manager Sergio Santos about what's being built in Birmingham and why they're having so much success.  They talk about pitchers Drew Thorpe, Jairo Iriarte, Ky Bush and Mason Adams, plus hitters Edgar Quero, Brooks Baldwin and Duke Ellis. Plus, Sergio tells a great story about how he told Bryan Ramos he was being called up to the majors.

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With the White Sox looking to build a new ballpark in the South Loop for the future, Chuck Garfien goes back to the past, speaking with author Ken Smoller about Comiskey Park and why it holds such a special meaning for White Sox fans all these years later. Smoller has written a companion piece to the popular 2023 documentary "Last Comiskey" with never before seen photos of the old park at 35th and Shields. They talk about the book, the ballpark, the final season in 1990, if Guaranteed Rate Field will have a similar effect on Sox fans in the future and more.

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Chuck Garfien speaks with Gavin Sheets about their rough start to the season and how White Sox fans helped give the team a boost in sweeping the Rays last weekend. Gavin talks about the advice he received from his dad, Larry Sheets, who played for the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, a team that started the season 0-21. Plus, how the mindset has changed from hoping the White Sox can win to believing it.

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