The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Mark Buehrle gets a statue, buys beers for White Sox fans, 2005 memories and more!

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series, Chuck Garfien hosts a panel at SoxFest with Mark Buehrle, Freddy Garcia, Jose Contreras and Harold Baines. They talk about the four straight complete games in the World Series, how Garcia guaranteed they’d win it all after Game 2 of the World Series, Buehrle drinking beers before getting the save in Game 3, the announcement that the White Sox are making a Buehrle statue to be unveiled this summer and more!

Why MLB Network’s Brian Kenny would vote Mark Buehrle into the Hall of Fame

White Sox legend Mark Buehrle might be a long shot to eventually be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame, but MLB Network’s Brian Kenny believes that he belongs in Cooperstown. Brian joins Chuck Garfien to discuss Buehrle’s case for the Hall of Fame, why the perception of his career improves over time, and if he’ll ever find his way into the Hall of Fame.  

How much better will the White Sox be in 2025 with MLB’s Anthony Castrovince

Chuck Garfien speaks with Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com and MLB Network to make sense of what happened with the White Sox last season and why they should be better this season—and how much better. Plus, Anthony gives a bold prediction about the White Sox in 2025.  

Conversation with Ray Durham, the most underrated White Sox player in the last 30 years?

Since 2025 marks the 125th year of the White Sox franchise, we’re bringing former White Sox players onto the podcast throughout the year to talk about their time on the South Side. Today, it’s Ray Durham who played on the White Sox from 1995-2002. He made two All-Star teams, scored over 100 runs in six straight seasons and had the longest run at second base for the White Sox since Hall of Famer Nellie Fox. Chuck Garfien speaks with Ray about his White Sox career, the shock of being traded in 2002, missing out on the 2005 World Series, playing with Frank Thomas and Ozzie Guillen, being Barry Bonds teammate in San Francisco and more.  

Why Sergio Santos is excited about the White Sox future, his new job as Triple-A manager and more

Chuck Garfien speaks with former White Sox pitcher Sergio Santos about how the Birmingham Barons won a Double-A championship last season in his first year as manager.  Santos also breaks news on the podcast saying that he’ll be the White Sox Triple-A manager next season in Charlotte. Santos talks about Noah Schultz and how close he is to the majors, how Edgar Quero improved as a hitter and catcher, the difference maker that is Rikuu Nishida and much more.  

Who the White Sox are getting in the Garrett Crochet trade with Red Sox Double-A broadcaster Emma Tiedemann

As the radio voice of the Portland Sea Dogs, Emma Tiedemann was in the broadcast booth calling games for new White Sox prospects Kyle Teel, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez. She speaks with Chuck Garfien about what all three of them bring to the table. Emma also talks about her rise in the broadcasting business and her grandfather Bill Mercer who used to call White Sox games with Harry Caray in the 1970’s.  

White Sox fans take over the podcast: New Year’s edition!

With 2024 thankfully coming to a close, it’s time to look ahead to next year and the future for the White Sox. Chuck Garfien takes questions from White Sox fans covering all sorts of topics like the realistic expectations for 2025 and when the White Sox will be contenders again? Chris Getz, Jerry Reinsdorf, trading Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Benintendi. Also, the White Sox prospect with the highest ceiling and much more.  

What Boston thinks of the Garrett Crochet trade and how it happened with the Boston Globe's Alex Speier

Chuck Garfien speaks with Red Sox beat writer Alex Speier of the Boston Globe to get Boston's opinion of the Garrett Crochet trade.  Speier gives the inside scoop about how the trade went down behind the scenes, who the White Sox are getting in Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez, and what people in Boston think of the deal. Chuck reads tweets from Red Sox fans about the trade, Alex shares inside stories about the Chris Sale trade from 2016, they talk about the second White Sox-Red Sox trade of the winter which brought left-handed reliever Cam Booser to Chicago and more.

Kyle Teel on being traded to the White Sox, reaching the majors, being the post-game DJ and much more!

Chuck Garfien speaks with new White Sox prospect Kyle Teel about coming to the White Sox in the Garrett Crochet trade and how close he thinks he is to reaching the major leagues. They discuss what it's like being a catcher, the big hitting adjustment he made last season in Triple-A, and how he becomes a DJ in the clubhouse after every win. Kyle shares his favorite baseball memory as a child, the best advice he ever received from a coach and much more.

Breaking down the Garrett Crochet trade with ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel

How did the White Sox do in the Garrett Crochet trade? Chuck Garfien speaks with ESPN baseball insider Kiley McDaniel for his thoughts on the trade which he correctly predicted right before the Winter Meetings. McDaniel used to work for FanGraphs and four major league teams. He explains what the White Sox are getting in Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez. Plus, how does this return compare with the Chris Sale trade from 2016?