South Side Sox

After the successful road trip in Milwaukee and Oakland which got the Chicago White Sox back to .500, the team suffered another face plant, going 2-5 during a 7 game home stand against divisional rivals the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins. Now at 19-22 and completing the quarter mark of the 2015 season, the White Sox have a lot of soul searching to do if they are going to make a run at the play-offs.

After starting the season 12-16, the Chicago White Sox are back to .500 after a 5-1 road trip. Is this the turning point for the South Sider's as they head into a 7 game home stand vs. Cleveland and Minnesota? Or, will they fall back to their losing ways?

Another successful home stand for the Chicago White Sox as they win both series vs. the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds, including a 3-run comeback and a walk off win. Questions we attempt to tackle in this episode: Will Carlos Rodon replace Hector Noesi in the rotation? Can the White Sox fix their road woes? Why the front office is asking Manager Robin Ventura to take a more hands on approach?

With the Chicago White Sox playing sloppy baseball leading to an 8-14 record and sitting in last place, seems the team is looking at a fork in the road. Will the losing stop and the team begins to play up to their expectations? Or, will the front office decide its time to replace Manager Robin Ventura? Guests: ESPN's Dan Szymborski

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Senior Writer for MLB.com and MLBpipeline.com, Jim Callis joined the show to discuss which prospects stock is rising (and falling) with just six weeks away from the MLB draft on June 8th.

For the 49th edition of the podcast, we’ll be discussing the Chicago White Sox ace, number 49 "The Condor" Chris Sale and his fellow bash brother, Jeff Samardzija’s impending suspensions. Friend of the podcast, Jim Callis, joins the show to share his thoughts about the prospect landscape as we are just 6 weeks away from the MLB draft.

Despite the past two games, its hard to not talk about the recent struggles for Robin Ventura. Jim explains the poor choices and how he would advise Ventura to deal with the criticism. Shiny new toy, Carlos Rodon, is finally called up to join the team in Chicago for the start of a 7-game home stand. Why he is up is a simple answer (Service time), but the more complicated question is how they will use him moving forward and who may get sent down. For other questions about Rodon, please reference the FAQ.

Recap of Week 1 of the 2015 season and the White Sox stumble out of the gate losing their first 4 games. Jim breaks down went wrong in the first 38 innings of 2015 (and what has gone right in the past 16 innings). Assistant General Manager, Buddy Bell, joins the show to share his excitement and expectations for players developing in the minor leagues. Gametime CEO, Brad Griffith, discusses why MLB ditched the ticket stubs in favor of digital and his experiences interning for the White Sox back in 2005, which included building the statistical database the team uses to grade defensive abilities.

105 minutes to kick off the regular season, including the full interview with Chicago White Sox CMO, Brooks Boyer.

Counting down the days til Opening Day as the Chicago White Sox enter the final week of Spring Training. Positional battles are heating up at second base and in the bullpen, which injuries open the door for some surprise players joining the big league club.

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We share our Good, Bad, and Ugly performances for the 1st half. For once, a lot more good than bad which is a trend all White Sox fans would like to see moving forward.

Week 1 of Spring Training games is in the books and everyone is buzzing about Carlos Rodon. We discuss how the Chicago White Sox will handle Rodon and the risks involved. Dan Rosenheck from The Economist discusses why Spring Training stats do matter. The injury expert, Will Carroll, shares new information about Yu Darvish and marvels the miracles Chicago performs with their pitching staff.

Tribute to Minnie: We remember Minoso's impact on and off the field. How he became a White Sox, providing an immediate boost to the ball club in his first at-bat. His everlasting generosity to fans and despite the notion that his numbers are not "Hall worthy", the fact he excelled during a time of intense segregation is all that more impressive.