White Sox Business: A show about the Chicago White Sox artwork

White Sox Business: A show about the Chicago White Sox

65 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratings

The Athletic's James Fegan and Jon Greenberg, get up in White Sox Business twice-weekly. Subscribe to the show and drop a rating! Follow James on Twitter: @JRFegan Follow Jon on Twitter: @jon_greenberg

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Sox Tab Tony La Russa as New Manager

October 30, 2020 00:04 - 29 minutes

Quiet the chorus of cheers, quiet down, now. I know everyone's elated about Chicago's newest, freshest, dopest manager in town...wait, what, Tony La Russa? So, yeah, Jon and James react to the La Russa being 'the guy' in Chicago. How did this move come about? Was it the right move? What part, if any, did Rick Hahn play in this addition? And how many mai tais has James had since hearing the news?! Follow James on Twitter: @JRFegan Follow Jon on Twitter: @jon_greenberg Join The Athletic for ju...

Jason Benetti Breaks Down Sox's Season, Managerial Search & Announcing Approach

October 19, 2020 20:48 - 58 minutes

When we aren't idly chatting about Jimmy John's, Jane the Virgin, college football or any number of quasi-cumbersome, time-stalling topics, we're discussing White Sox baseball, and who better to talk about disappointment than with Jon, James and special guest, White Sox play-by-play announcer, Jason Benetti! The trio talk the obvious first, mai tais and getting plastered as well as Jason's daily grind now post-Sox season. What did Jason think about Renteria's late-season in-game decisions, an...

Sox Relieve Rick Renteria and Don Cooper of Duties & Coaching Candidates

October 12, 2020 21:13 - 29 minutes

The Chicago White Sox made a series of moves to their coaching staff, parting ways with both manager Rick Renteria and pitching coach Don Cooper. Jon and James discuss the factors at play in these decisions and look ahead to who Chicago could hire to fill both vacancies. Follow James on Twitter: @JRFegan Follow Jon on Twitter: @jon_greenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who's staying and who's going and checking in on the Sox top pitching prospects

October 08, 2020 17:01 - 27 minutes

Jon and James are balancing the books Dave style to figure out how much money the White Sox can save this offseason on expiring contracts and potential non-tenders (1:00). Then the guys set their sights on Schaumburg, Illinois where top pitching prospects Matthew Thompson, Andrew Dalquist and Jared Kelley spent the last few months making up for lost time. Did the talented trio get enough development time in this weird 2020 season? (11:49) Finally, we check in on the teams who are still playin...

Anderson's Adjustments, What Will Hahn Say & Crosstown Trade?

October 05, 2020 18:15 - 21 minutes

James is livin' life! He's guzzling down mai tais while crafting GIF of Tim Anderson's adjustments at the plate. There's no better way to spend a "vacation"! Yeah, so, James created a series a GIF that he embedded into his feature highlighting Anderson's critiques ahead of the wild-card row with Oakland (2:00). What tweaks did the 27-year-old make ahead of playoff time and how does it contribute to his name among Southsiders? Rick Hahn is set to address the media sometime this week, what ques...

Sox's Season Ends: Game 3 Thoughts, Ricky's Future & What's Next?

October 02, 2020 17:46 - 36 minutes

The A's were just lucky Yolmer was on normal rest. He would have torched Oakland...if weren't pulled within the first 2/3 innings. Jon and James cruise through Chicago's season-ending loss to the Athletics in the wild-card round (:30). Why were there so many pitching changes? Was this all according to plan? Is there a decision that could have altered the result? Talking about Ricky's job security has become a reoccurring segment (2:45). Maybe that's how we'll start every show going forward, i...

Palehose Playoff Primer: A's Analysis, Can Sox Flip Switch & Series Predictions

September 28, 2020 19:04 - 36 minutes

Silver lining: the White Sox are playing postseason baseball for the first time in over a decade! So it's best to avoid ruminating on Chicago's epic collapse wherein seven of the last eight games were lost (:30). OK, we give, we give! How do the speedbumps and pitfalls at the regular season's end foreshadow what's to come? Jon and James make more concessions by reacting to Sox discourse and discuss Rick Renteria's job security (5:00). It's apropos to move Throw Back Thursday to Tuesday becaus...

Choke-ago? Sox Spiraling, Crochet's Cannon & Robert's Struggles

September 24, 2020 18:41 - 32 minutes

Losing five of your last six games in the thick of postseason seeding while your division's crown is on the line is a bold move, Cotton. But that's exactly what the Chicago White Sox are doing. Jon and James attempt to diagnose Choke-ago's woes as well as share their thoughts on Sox players' reactions to this pressure-packed, near-climax to the season (1:00). What can we take away from Abreu's comments (12:00)? J&J chat about updated postseason matchups and where the Sox fall come October (14...

Cleveland Consternation with Zack Meisel + Sox Rotation Rounding Into Postseason Form & Anderson, Abreau & the AL MVP Race

September 21, 2020 18:35 - 33 minutes

Cleveland's seen better days, though Detroit deserves some thanks, yet they're vying for a spot in the postseason. Chicago is set to engage Cleveland in a four-round bout, and joining Jon and Jimmy Boy to break the AL Central contests is The Athletic's esteemed Indians scribe, Zack Meisel (:30). Zack, in his infinite wisdom, explains Cleveland's fall from gleeful, non-contact, winning celebrations and playoff security to uncertainty and a near Mt. Everest-sized collapse. James highlights the ...

Chicago Clinches! Sox Win a Spot, Potential Postseason Matchups & Playoff Rotations

September 18, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes

Champaign, beer, other alcoholic beverages (considering you're of age), water, Capri Sun, I don't care; just spray whatever harmless beverage you have, because the White Sox deserve to be showered with praise after earning their first postseason berth since 2008! Jon and The Athletic's Chicago White Sox playoff corespondent, James Fegan, describe the bubbling emotion after Chicago took three of four games against Minnesota to secure a playoff bid (:30). OK, now that that's taken care of, the ...

Moncada, Anderson Are 'All Hands In', Keuchel Hits IL, Could Robert, Eloy Enjoy 300/500 Home Run Careers?

September 10, 2020 18:55 - 37 minutes

Ah, the University of Notre Dame, a paralleled education institution where the student body's mood is generally dictated by the football team's success. The lows are low and highs...well, it's mostly all low. Just look at the 2013 natty. Yikes. Jon and Fighting Irish alum, James, examine Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada's plate discipline, specifically, how manipulating their hands has improved their at bats (5:30). *Insert timely breaking news sound effect* Dallas Keuchel has been placed on the...

Giolito's Game-Changing Changeup, Moncada's Covid-19 Fatigue & Hurlers' Heath Concerns

September 07, 2020 17:53 - 33 minutes

Is it safe to say the White Sox's dance game be weak? Without Zack Collins, semi-coordinated, out-of-step routines are but a shell of themselves. All right, let's broach everyone's favorite topic, the pitching staff: Dallas Keuchel was limited in his last start because of back pain and Alex Colome, though effective, has a recovery routine equivalent to the time it takes James to score in FIFA (a long ass time), among other red flags. What are Jon and James' opinion of the Sox dinged up hurler...

Lopez Languishing, Ricky’s Bullpen Management & Twins Takeaways

September 03, 2020 17:47 - 30 minutes

The Sox dynasty is forming! Just you watch! Chicago will be known as the creme de la creme of all professional sports leagues once they've dispatched Kansas City...Pittsburgh...and Detro...I'll stop now. Reynaldo Lopez, once again, failed to produce at least two innings of work against Minnesota, and was pulled from the series finale after recording just five outs (:30). Jon and James try to diagnose the reason behind Lopez's shortcomings before ranking the three through five starters' upside...

Trade Deadline Deduction, Kopech Keeps Favor, Dunning to Stay & Twins Grab Bag

August 31, 2020 22:55 - 23 minutes

We'll always have Jarrod Dyson to remind us of this year's trade deadline. Jon and James take inventory of the Sox and other clubs after the trade deadline (:30). Why weren't the Sox disposed to making more trades? Do we find their lack of deals disturbing, young Bizner? Yolmer and Madrigal are back, yay (6:30)!! Why was there a meeting of the team's elder statesmen (10:15)? Was there merit to the Sox dealing for Clevinger, and was Kopech ever going to be really traded (14:00)? Lastly, J&J gi...

A Year to Forget but a Moment to Remember: Lucas Giolito's No-Hitter

August 26, 2020 16:01 - 25 minutes

On an abnormal night at Guaranteed Rate Field, where the park's power cut out, a burning smell wafted into the press box and short ribs weren't served, Lucas Giolito made baseball history. Jon and James react to Giolito's no-hitter against Pittsburgh and the weight of history that accompanied the last throws (:30). The guys dive into Giolito's 2018 game-changing transformation, and his ironclad bond with James McCann (8:00). James details Rick Giolito's, Lucas' father, viewing experience as t...

Sox Conquer Cubs in Crosstown Cup, Abreu's Brilliant Bombs, All-City Team Picks & More

August 24, 2020 16:50 - 34 minutes

Aside from winning the pennant, an AL Central title, or an MVP award, what better scene is there than the White Sox hoisting the Crosstown Cup for the first time since 2016 *Chef's Kiss*? Jon and James skip the blather and bounce directly into their takeaways from the Sox/Cubs series (:30). Jon Lester's stuff has reached the not-good-enough-to-get-away-with-mistakes tier and it showed. Abreu, Eloy and Luis were all dialing long distance (7:30). Which players should comprise Chicago's All-City...

Tim Anderson Annihilates Detroit, Dunning's Debut and Other Pitching Musings + The Crosstown Cup Begins!

August 21, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes

Just hand the pennant to the Sox now. Did you not see how they dismantled Detroit?! What?! Detroit is the opposite of good? OK. Jon and James are conducting the White Sox-Won't-Lose-Another-Game-Train (not really) and their first stop is at Tim Anderson station (:15). How elite has Anderson been since his return to the line up? Is his smoldering bat just a few degrees cooler than Fernando Tatis Jr. as the world's current, best hitter? The South Side's spitfires finally strung together a serie...

The Art of Dodging a Sweep: Sox Slug 4-Straight Homers, What's the Biggest Reason for Concern & Is Renteria Resting on Hot Seat?

August 17, 2020 17:38 - 35 minutes

Someone needs to pay DJ Kahlid overtime after the Sox's monstrous fifth inning home run hoedown against St. Louis on Sunday. Aside from the jaw-dropping homer exhibition, the Sox only narrowly avoided a sweep against a team that hadn't played a game in over two weeks (:30). What does this near catastrophe at the hands the Cardinals mean for Chicago? Although the team is playing .500-caliber baseball, is Ricky on the hot seat (7:30)? Regardless of the answer, why should/shouldn't he be the tar...

Keuchel Calls Out Teammates, Homestand Hopefuls & Time to Call Up Crochet?

August 13, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes

We may never escape Marc Carig's sneer and haughty gaze from his West/East coast media ivory tower (call back to last episode, so take a listen if you missed it, Bizners), but that won't stop us from persevering and chatting about the Sox! Dallas Keuchel spoke his mind and the truth when he addressed his teammates and commented on some players "kind of going through the motions" (:30). Was a reality check necessary, and is Keuchel's haranguing enough to galvanize the Sox? The "Energizer bunny...

The Athletic's Marc Carig Joins the Business!

August 10, 2020 21:05 - 36 minutes

Senior baseball writer for The Athletic, Marc Carig, is a Pale Hose stan. Because of this, James is compelled to ask why? Why would a West/East coast (he travels when there isn't a global pandemic) media savant be enamored by the Sox? Tune in and enjoy the ride, Bizners. Follow James on Twitter: @JRFegan Follow Marc on Twitter: @MarcCarig Listen to Marc's podcast, Beyond the Scrum: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-scrum-the-baseball-stories-we-didnt-write/id1500667276 Learn m...

Robert Rocks Lead Off Role, Renteria's Rapport with Media & Sox Providing Guidance to Latin American Prospects Amid Pandemic

August 03, 2020 17:29 - 39 minutes

James seriously thought he had a shot at hitting lead off for the Sox in light of Tim Anderson's injury. He really applied himself, for 30 whole minutes, in his complex's courtyard using a dish towel as home plate, what he learned from the Sox's performance facility and his wits. But when it was announced that Luis Robert would lead off, all bets were off (4:45). Jon and James analyze Robert's compelling weekend performance and his aptitude to hit first in the order. James describes his and R...

Giolito Grinds Out a Win, Robert's Strong Streak & Other Takeaways from Cleveland + How the Sox Are Advancing Player Development

July 31, 2020 00:17 - 35 minutes

James and I had a full-length conversation about Jimmy John's before recording today's show. He stopped me midway through our chat and asked, "Was it you that I mentioned my issue with "Vito" meat?" It wasn't. Which means James has had, at least, two in-depth discussions about Jimmy John's subs. Welcome to 2020. It's time for the Good, the Bad & the Ugly: Cleveland edition (1:00). Giolito flaunted his fastball en route to Chicago's second win of the season. Are we already taking Yasmani for g...

Starting Pitching Takes a Hit & Double-Header Preview

July 28, 2020 17:46 - 30 minutes

Cleveland's deluge gave Jimmy the opportunity to tube down I-90 to reach Progressive Field. Unfortunately, when he arrived on Monday, he had to paddle back to his hotel because the game was rescheduled as a double-header. Silver lining: Jimmy copped a Jimmy John's ULTIMATE PORKER on the way back. Jon and James react to Reynaldo Lopez's injury and how his time out of the rotation will affect the team (1:15). The guys chat about the status of Rick Renteria (8:30) before gabbing about the latest...

Dan Hayes is Back, Baby!: Who Will Win the Central, Twins, Sox X-Factors & More!

July 23, 2020 23:20 - 41 minutes

(Read like Eminem's 'Without Me') Guess who's back, back again? Dan Hayes is back, why is he back? Consider telling a friend. Ol' Two Timin' Dan Hayes makes his long waited return to WSB to preview the Sox's season opener against Minnesota and much more. Let's get this out of the way first, who will win the AL Central (:30)? Does it really matter now that the playoffs are expanded?There are players that, situationally, may have latent value compared to others; is the long way of saying Jon, J...

Sox-Cubs Exhibition Game: The Takeaways, Social Media Sniping & More + Giolito Opening Day Starter & Sox Off Operations Jobs

July 20, 2020 20:39 - 37 minutes

James really needs to wash his dishes; it's honestly getting out of hand. He doesn't even have a clean mug to use. This platform is ad free but please, someone send James a clean Dugout Mug, or any mug for that matter. Speaking of mugs, the White Sox poured runs into an quasi-empty and clean Wrigley Field on Sunday night against the Cubs in an exhibition game, which prompted Jon and James to share their observations from the contest (:30). Jon is all about the intrastate jawing on social medi...

Keuchel's Team Theory, Jon's Live Look at Luis Robert & Burger's Collegiate League Bound

July 16, 2020 19:47 - 31 minutes

T-minus one week until the White Sox are playing actual baseball! Jon and James fling words back and forth regarding Dallas Keuchel's theory on how young teams, like the Sox, perform (:45). Jon's latest trip to The Rate to watch a Sox workout stirred up two thoughts 1) Harold's Chicken should be a park staple and 2) Luis Robert is, uh, pretty heckin' good (5:45). We put James on the spot by asking him what are the biggest remaining questions surrounding the team, as the league hurls towards t...

Why Is Michael Kopech Opting Out: The Reasons, Miscommunication & Rotation's Complexion

July 13, 2020 19:18 - 29 minutes

James was mere milometers away from pure mai tai bliss when theWhite Sox announced prodigious young pitcher, Michael Kopech, would forego playing the 2020 MLB season. Now the biggest question on all Sox fans' minds is: why is Kopech sitting out? Jon and James list the known reasons why the 24-year-old won't be playing this season (:45). White Sox's pitching coach Don Cooper has expressed concern for Kopech, though in such a manner that speculated Kopech's history of mental heath struggles bei...

Lopez Makes Mental Leap, Schedule Shakedown & We're a Cut(out) Above the Rest

July 09, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes

News! News?! Well, sort of. Jonny G (no relation to Kenny G[?]) and Jimmy Pop chat about Lucas Giolito's comments on his White Sox cohorts who are currently missing from action (i.e. Moncada, Kopech, Cuthbert), plus ANDREW VAUGHN AT 3B ALERT (2:15). James then dives into his story of Reynaldo Lopez, who he, himself, believes has gained command over his previously inconsistent mental approach to baseball (8:45). What about White Sox's schedule jumped out to Jon and James (13:15), and The Field...

We're Talkin' Practice: Returning to The Rate, Moncada Misses Out & Hard Carl Expectations

July 06, 2020 23:18 - 32 minutes

I don't know if it's true or not, but James says he's grown six inches and can dunk now. Jon didn't corroborate that claim, but I like to imagine James posterizing an NBA-caliber center while screaming "This one's for you, Brey!" Finally, Jon and James were able to set foot in the sacred, though desolate, Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time this year. The guys share takeaways from Sox practice (:45) before conversing about Yoan Moncada being "held out" of Monday's team workout (6:15). Ho...

Player Pool Surprise Omission

July 02, 2020 11:00 - 5 minutes

Jon Greenberg and James Fegan parse through Chicago's player pool and notice a surprising omission of a former first-round pick. Plus, is there any indication as to where the Sox's second training site will be?Follow James on Twitter: @JRFeganFollow Jon on Twitter: @jon_greenberg Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/southside Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grandal's Road to Chicago

June 29, 2020 20:24 - 6 minutes

Jon Greenberg and James Fegan detail Chicago catcher's, Yasmani Grandal, rise from amateur baseball success to potential guiding voice in the White Sox clubhouse. Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/southside Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hurdles of Covering the 2020 Season

June 26, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes

Ah baseball, sweet, sweet baseball, how we've missed you. Now, how do we plan on covering you during one of the most strenuous times in recent memory? Jon Greenberg and James Fegan lay out what obstacles reporters face covering teams in a condensed season and amid a pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Short Season Impact on Young Sox & Advanced Scouting Proficiency

June 24, 2020 23:53 - 8 minutes

Baseball! Baseball is back! Scream it from the mountain tops! Hug the closest fan next to you...psych! Don't do that. We're in the middle of a pandemic. Jon Greenburg and James Fegan broach if the condensed season is good or bad for the young White Sox (:30). Just how good is Chicago's advanced scouting, and can it be a valuable instrument in a shortened year (3:30)? We take mildly informed shots in the dark, in regards to Chicago's overall record, for your entertainment (6:45). Save 40% off ...

The Arizona Meeting, How the Sox Can Take Advantage of Universal DH & We'll Miss You, Tom

June 18, 2020 18:50 - 33 minutes

We're at the point where every MLB negotiation update is like the fisherman from that State Farm commercial that teases and tempts us with that tantalizing dollar bill. Tom and James aggressively apply a generous amount of hand sanitizer at hearing the news of Rob Manfred and Tony Clark rendezvousing in Arizona (1:30). What concessions will both sides need to make in order to reach a compromise? Tom, in an act of defiance, denounces MLB's expanded playoffs (9:45). How can the Sox cash in on t...

White Sox Draft Wrap Up

June 15, 2020 19:19 - 30 minutes

Tom and James aren't the only White Sox faithfuls that have put their cojones on a table at some point in time. The Bizners tour Chicago's draft selections and react to Tony Vitello, White Sox first-round selection Garrett Crochet’s coach at Tennessee, "cojones" comment (2:45) and whether the 20-year-old left-handed pitcher will sign below slot value (7:30). The guys also study Chicago's remaining four draft picks: righty hurler Jared Kelley (9:30) as well as the trio of pitchers that rounded...

Keith Law Chats Garrett Crochet, MLB Draft 1st Round & More!

June 11, 2020 18:33 - 30 minutes

Happy one year anniversary to White Sox Business! Get your rammin' man hard hats on and buckle up, this episode is dynamite. Out of the blocks, Tommy and Jimmy rejoice that there's White Sox news to cover, though that's short lived, as James expresses his concerns about Chicago's first-round draft selection, Garrett Crochet (1:00). The Athletic's senior baseball writer, Keith Law, then joins the Business to indulge Tom and James on all their questions about Crochet, among other things, and th...

Keanan Lamb, Baseball Prospectus Senior MLB Draft Writer, Joins the Business!

June 08, 2020 20:51 - 43 minutes

Man, I've had so many hard outs lately; I think Tom's mentioned it in, like, the last three episodes. But hey, that's the life of a superstar producer - yaknowwhatImean ahah. Speaking of superstars, which soon-to-be White Sox will ascend to the game's pinnacle? Keanan Lamb, Senior MLB Draft Writer at Baseball Prospectus, joins Tommy and Jimmy to determine which precocious young fellow will be joining the White Sox in this year's MLB Draft (9:30). Keanan gives you Bizners the 411 on prospects ...

Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs Lead Prospect Analyst, Joins the Business!

June 04, 2020 21:51 - 52 minutes

Husband of the year, James Fegan, who is also the head chef of his own imaginary restaurant that I came up with, Feeding Fegan, whipped up a delectable dinner for his misses. What did he make? Hell if I know. But it instigated a hunger in me that can only be quelled by baseball talk. Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs Lead Prospect Analyst and consummate hairy gentleman, gives Tommy and Jimmy the deets on this year's draft (5:15). How did Eric's approach to this year's draft differ than in years pas...

Jayson Stark Joins the Business & Sox Minor Leaguers Paid Through June

May 28, 2020 12:00 - 51 minutes

When Scoops Fegan strikes, which we wished was more often, you know it's going to be good episode. James unveils and details news he broke earlier today; the White Sox plan to pay minor league players through June (1:30). What was the impetus for Chicago paying its fledgling professional athletes, and why aren't all clubs taking note? Tommy Boy and Jimmy welcome Hall of Fame Baseball writer and The Athletic MLB scribe extraordinaire, Jayson Stark, to the Business (9:00). The trio tackle presu...

Sox Retaining Full-Time Employees, Year of the Asterisks & Sports Show Rankings

May 26, 2020 12:00 - 53 minutes

Wait? You purposefully tuned into this show? Double-check to make sure it's the podcast you think it is, you probably meant to click on the 'What Is Sports?' series. Oh, you didn't?! Well, all right, we're glad to have you...I haven't thought this far ahead. OK. Tom and James react to the White Sox keeping its full-time employees, and play off of news that isn't really news, but we treat it like news. Will the season be one big asterisk? Even the counting stats? What's our favorite White Sox ...

WSB Baseball Movie Draft + Tom's Two Cents: MJ's Flu Game Conspiracy Thoeries

May 21, 2020 19:45 - 59 minutes

The Business is open and we're glad you stopped in to listen (even if it wasn't intentional). Tommy and James use Jim Margalus (@SoxMachine) recent tweet as a prompt to discuss the excitement and validity of a possible White Sox championship in a condensed season (2:30). After, we three (that includes me!) draft our favorite baseball movies in a four-round no holds barred slugfest that features James screaming "dammit" at the top of his lungs (14:50). How can we conceivably wrap up an episode...

Tyler Saladino on KBO & Good Take/Bad Take: MLB Proposal & The Last Dance Edition

May 19, 2020 12:00 - 57 minutes

At this point, we need a White Sox Business virtual avatar daycare between old-enough, though angsty and cranky, Tiago Fegan, and Iowa State's scorned, though equally hungry and tired, OC, Sweets McCrae (can Tom and Jimmy afford child support...maybe that's why they do this show?). James recounts his disheveled appearance in his Zoom call with WSB favorite, ex-Sox and current Samsung Lions' infielder in the KBO, Tyler Saladino (8:00). Saladino reveals KBO's preventative and reactionary safety...

Aaron Bummer Joins the Business!

May 14, 2020 11:00 - 50 minutes

When he's not writing comedy skits, drinking rum (?) and Coke (?) and flipping off girl scouts, James and Tom are delivering hard hitting (it's an intended baseball pun) interviews with members of the White Sox like pitcher Aaron Bummer, who joins us today (3:15)! Twitter aficionado, Aaron, breaks down why he liked James' tweet featuring himself in his formative years giving the 'bird' before discussing his thoughts on MLB proposal for a 2020 season (11:00), maintaining fit despite less train...

Latest Baseball Plans, Non-Baseball Sports Draft & The MLB Draft Is Shortsighted

May 11, 2020 21:22 - 51 minutes

Welcome to another rollicking edition of White Sox Business! A show where James references his affection for 'Jane the Virgin', but every insightful question Tom and I pose to Jimmy to better understand the series (and our friend), he shrugs us off, and comments about finishing the series a week ago and that it's old news. With that out of the way. Tom and Notre Dame's sketch group president key in on Ken Rosenthal's latest MLB plan reports that include cross-league divisions and the universa...

Birmingham Barons Announcer Curt Bloom Joins the Business!

May 07, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutes

Since last episode, it's been decided that James has no taste in music, and that Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles' is, one hundred percent, a banger. Speaking of bangers, today's interview with the Birmingham Barons radio announcer, Curt Bloom, is absolutely smashing (4:00)! The guys chat about Curt's near three-decade stint as the Barons announcer, starting back in 1992, and his interactions with a certain NBA star turned bat-toting wonder, Danny Aing...PSYCH...it's Michael Jordan. HA GOT...

The Athletic's White Sox Fan Survey: The Biggest Winners, Losers (Us) and Unforgettable Comments

May 04, 2020 20:30 - 56 minutes

James' favorite music is television static. His favorite pastime, watching paint dry. Truly a scintillating personality, and his hobbies run the gamut. There's nothing banal about the new Dos Equis man, and if think there is, which there isn't because he loves 'A Thousand Miles' (:45), you can just choke on your words...speaking of choking (perfect segue. Great job, Cam!), Lucas Giolito fell a game short of bringing home the hardware that matters in The Show Players' Tournament (4:55). Tom an...

Sox and Cubs Super Teams with The Athletic's Sahadev Sharma

April 30, 2020 13:30 - 51 minutes

Hey cool Biz and Bizners, it's your favorite Bizner producer, Producer Cam. Did you know there are few things that can survive contact with molten rock? Just (tiger) food for thought. The Athletic's Cubs beat reporter (and 'Onto Waveland' podcast co-host), Sahadev Sharma, joins the guys in imagining a divisional realignment, as reported by USA Today's Bob Nightengale, that would pit the Sox in the same grouping as the Cubs (4:10). Sahadev and James reveal their Cubs and White Sox Super Teams ...

Field of Dream Game, State of Sox Minor League Affiliates & James Kiper Jr.

April 28, 2020 11:00 - 56 minutes

Hi, hello, and welcome to White Sox Business; a show where two maniacs talk about rum and coke, Mel Kiper Jr.'s less football savvy offspring and the Alps' geographical boundaries with some White Sox baseball sprinkled in. Tom and James react to the, in all likelihood (inevitable), cancellation, but for now, not cancelled, MLB's Field of Dream game between the Sox and Yankees. ESPN's Jeff Passan's recent report about baseball eventually starting stirs up hope in the hearts of baseball fans, e...

2000 Sox/Tigers Brawl Breakdown, How Good Are the Twins & James' Buehrle Rant with Dan Hayes

April 23, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes

Oh yeah, baby! Another rollicking edition of WSB is here, and with a guest, no less. The Athletic's Minnesota Twins beat reporter (and longest-running interviewee, plus former Sox writer), Ol' Two Timein' Dan Hayes, joins Tommy and Jimmy to analyze...uh...proper sidewalk etiquette during the pandemic (4:15). OK, baseball talk. The triumvirate tackle an event in which tackles executed, the 2000 White Sox-Detroit Tigers brawl (17:40). The guys propose a White Sox-Twins Twitch streaming war lead...

Sox Pitcher Lucas Giolito Joins the Business + 20th Anniversary of Tigers Fights

April 20, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes

When he's not embarrassing opposing batters as himself in The Show 2020 to a massive audience on Twitch, White Sox ace Lucas Giolito is doing a ton of other stuff that doesn't involve Tom or James. But, but, for 30 spectacular minutes, he joined White Sox Business to chat the video game lifestyle (3:45), conditioning and training during quarantine (12:05), owning the inside of the plate (17:15---and even hitting his pally, and fellow pitcher, Max Fried), the late Ed Farmer (23:45) and answeri...