The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chuck Garfien and Steve Stone take a look back at Mark Buehrle's perfect game. How did Buehrle do it? How did Dewayne Wise make that catch?Plus, Buehrle and A.J. Pierzynski talk about how Buehrle actually told Pierzynski before taking the field that day that he would throw a perfect game (10:00) and more.

Chuck Garfien sits down with new Hall of Famer Harold Baines. First, Chuck, Ryan McGuffey and Chris Kamka share their memories of watching Baines play with the White Sox (1:40). Then, Baines explains why he's always been so soft-spoken (8:45), how he was able to play 22 seasons in the majors (13:00), why he's never spoken to GM Larry Himes for trading him to Texas (15:30), the apology he received from President George W. Bush (16:30), what he thinks about the critics who don't think he should be in the Hall of Fame (18:25), a replay of Baines emotional interview with Chuck about his dad (20:50) and more.

With Harold Baines being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Chuck Garfien sits down with White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and Baines former teammate Ron Kittle who explain why Baines is a worthy Hall of Famer. But first, Chuck speaks with Ryan McGuffey and Chris Kamka about the controversy surrounding his induction (1:30) and what made Baines such a special player and deserving of Cooperstown (5:00). Then, Kittle talks about why he'd "take a bullet" for Baines (13:00), his message to critics who believe Baines shouldn't be in the Hall (17:20) and more. Reinsdorf explains why the committee he was apart of voted Baines into the Hall of Fame (22:00), how tough it was to trade Baines to Texas for Sammy Sosa (24:30), the story behind retiring Baines number a month after trading him (26:10) and more.

Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey speak with new White Sox slugger A.J. Reed.Could he be the left power DH the White Sox have been searching for? (1:20)Reed talks about why he feels relieved and reborn getting this opportunity with the White Sox (8:05), what's prevented him from being the major league player he wants to be (9:15), why the Astros gave up on him (14:00) and more.

On the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan's quest to play baseball for the White Sox, Chuck Garfien takes a look back at this incredible journey with stories from those were there. Bill Melton talks about secretly teaching Jordan how to hit before the news broke that he was going to play baseball (4:18), Ozzie Guillen tells the story about playing a game of 2-on-1 basketball with Joey Cora against Jordan at a local gym (8:32), Frank Thomas discusses the MJ mayhem at spring training and if Jordan could have made it to the majors (12:18), Darren Jackson talks about playing outfield with Jordan and their exhibition game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field (13:10), Birmingham Barons broadcaster Curt Bloom on what it was like calling Jordan's games, the bus Jordan bought for the team, the day Jordan actually drove the bus, hitting a home run for his dad and more (24:00).

After the White Sox beat the Cubs 3-1 to close out the first half of the season, Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber look back at what's happened and look ahead to the second half. Eloy Jimenez hit another homer against the Cubs and Chuck didn't drive him to the park this time (2:00) Jimenez says that Abreu has been like a father to him (5:30), Yoan Moncada's impressive first half (7:40), White Sox players believe they can compete for the wildcard (9:00), the player who might be the X-factor for the second half (14:00) and more.

With Rick Hahn announcing that Luis Robert will be promoted to Triple-A after playing in the MLB Future's game next week, excitement continues to build with the White Sox and their future. Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber discuss the Robert promotion and if service time will possibly delay his arrival to the big leagues (1:10), Hahn talks about Robert's season and the decision to promote him (7:00), will Robert bat leadoff in the majors? (11:10) Eloy Jimenez raves about Robert in an interview with Chuck (13:30), what will the White Sox outfield look like next season? (15:20) and more.

After winning his major league debut, Dylan Cease sat down with Chuck Garfien to talk about his first game (4:10), what Eloy Jimenez told him in the dugout to settle him down after his rough first inning (5:15), the advice he received from Michael Kopech (8:30), what he learned from his first game (9:10), the beer shower his teammates gave him to celebrate his win (10:20) and more.

Chuck Garfien and Vinnie Duber talk about Dylan Cease's White Sox debut.Why this game was so exciting for now and the future (1:20), the advice James McCann gave to Cease before his start (3:30), fitting that Jimenez poured Gatorade on Cease after the game (6:10), Cease talks about his debut with the media (8:20) and more.

WIth the Detroit Tigers in town, Chuck Garfien went into the Tigers clubhouse to see how much they miss former Tiger James McCann. The answer is a whole lot. Manager Ron Gardenhire talks about what McCann meant to the team both on the field and off of it, and what he's seen from McCann offensively this season (3:30). Then, pitcher Jordan Zimmerman discusses McCann's work ethic, how much he helped Tigers pitchers and more (6:00).