The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey react to the late night trade of Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez to the Los Angeles Angels. They reflect on Giolito's White Sox career and what made him a special player. Who are the White Sox getting in switch-hitting catcher Edgar Quero and left-handed pitcher Ky Bush? What other players could be dealt? And more.

It was an ugly series in Minnesota. The White Sox got swept by the first-place Twins. Instead of contending for a division title, the White Sox continue to go backwards. Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey talk about this lost season and how Pedro Grifol isn’t helping himself with the fans and media.

Chuck Garfien goes under the hood to find out what kind of players the White Sox drafted this year by speaking with Mike Shirley, the White Sox director of amateur scouting. They talk about Jacob Gonzalez, Grant Taylor, Calvin Harris, George Wolkow, Jake Peppers, Mathias LaCombe and more.

For two days in Atlanta, the White Sox played like one of the best teams in baseball, beating the first place Braves who hadn’t lost a series since May. Can this continue? Is it way too late to get back in the race? Chuck Garfien, Frank Thomas, Ozzie Guillen and Ryan McGuffey react to the White Sox' best series of the season.

Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey are back to answer pressing questions from White Sox fans. Is Pedro Grifol on the hot seat? Who gets traded before the deadline? Can Tim Anderson turn his season around? Should you question your White Sox fandom? Should the White Sox have done a rebuild in the first place? Plus, Chuck and Guff are asked to write a poem about the first part of the White Sox season, and more.

With the White Sox 16 games under .500 at the All-Star break, Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey answer some hard questions from White Sox fans about a team that is headed in the wrong direction. They're asked about the front office, trades, the contention window, the struggles of Tim Anderson and more.

After the White Sox lost to the Cardinals, dropping them a season-worst 16 games under .500, Chuck Garfien and Ozzie Guillen had a candid conversation on the post-game show, reacting to a season that has been a major disappointment.

With the White Sox underachieving for the second straight season and the trade deadline coming August 1, USA Today's Bob Nightengale believes the White Sox will be selling at the deadline. He tells Chuck Garfien how many players he believes will be dealt, what he hears is not working inside the White Sox clubhouse and more.

In 2005, Senior Master Sergeant Israel Del Toro had just watched the White Sox win the World Series while stationed in Afghanistan. One month later, he was seriously wounded in action and his life would be changed forever. Chuck Garfien speaks with Israel about his miraculous recovery, the promise he made to his dad that shaped the rest of his life, his friendships with President George W. Bush, Jon Stewart and Ozzie Guillen, his love for the White Sox and more

The White Sox closed the first half with one of the worst offenses in baseball. Can it be fixed? Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey went under the hood and didn't like what they found. What kind of offense is this? What's happened with Tim Anderson? What Chuck didn't fully realize about Luis Robert Jr. Why they appreciate Andrew Benintendi and more.