White Sox Weekly
127 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 23 ratingsThe 720 WGN Chicago White Sox Weekly Podcast, the weekly look at the Chicago White Sox from the Voice of the White Sox, 720 WGN Radio.
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Sox RHP Dylan Cease: “All I can do is get ready… and put myself in a position to pitch well wherever they put me”
September 27, 2018 11:24White Sox top pitching prospect Dylan Cease joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz on White Sox Weekly, as he takes stock of a successful 2018 campaign and discusses finding a rapport with Zack Collins behind the plate, reaching out to Michael Kopech following the latter's Tommy John surgery, pitching for both the Sox and Cubs organizations and how he views his part in the Quintana/Eloy deal, and more.
Ricky Renteria: “Once you connect attitude, skill and execution you have a chance of creating something very, very fruitful”
September 25, 2018 12:53White Sox manager Ricky Renteria sits down with Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz for a chat during the crosstown series over the weekend. The skipper covers a wide range of topics including using his own experiences to be able to connect with players who've all had different paths to the big leagues, his biggest point of pride in the dugout this year, managing on both sides of town and his view of what went down with the Cubs, and more.
White Sox Weekly: Ryan Cordell, Nate Jones & NBCSC’s Ryan McGuffey on “Hawk”
September 18, 2018 00:09Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox baseball: we visit with Sox OF Ryan Cordell on the heels of his first big league hit (and homer) in Baltimore; reliever Nate Jones is healthy and talks with the guys about his journey to the Sox from the ‘baseball hotbed’ of Northern […]
Sox OF Ryan Cordell: First big league hit, homer is “definitely a weight off my shoulders”
September 16, 2018 00:29Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz visit with recently-recalled White Sox outfielder Ryan Cordell, who talks about the relief of notching his first big league hit (a solo homer in Baltimore), finally getting to the big club after breaking his collar bone in April, the value of having some friendly competition among the young Sox position players, and more.
White Sox Weekly: Don Cooper, Tim Anderson, Daniel Palka & Kopech fallout
September 11, 2018 00:43Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox baseball: The guys take stock of the bombshell news that Michael Kopech is likely headed toward Tommy John surgery with a UCL sprain and we get reaction from Rick Hahn and Kopech himself; pitching coach Don Cooper discusses coaching a player through a […]
Don Cooper on what he told Michael Kopech: “The good news is, just about everybody comes back from this just as strong”
September 09, 2018 03:09White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper visits with Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz on the heels of the bombshell announcement of Michael Kopech's UCL tear and probable Tommy John surgery. He also discusses Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez, and what a step forward for them would look like next year, finding a solution to the starting staff's walk problem this season, balancing the roles of "coach" vs. "friend" with his guys, and more.
White Sox Weekly (9/1/18): Lucas Giolito, Darrin Jackson, Hawk Harrelson, nesting dolls, onesies and more…
September 02, 2018 03:55Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox Baseball: Lucas Giolito sits down with the guys and talks about his recent turnaround and what he's building on at the end of the season; WGN Sox radio analyst Darrin Jackson stops by to share his thoughts on the new-look Sox rotation; the great Hawk Harrelson joins the show ahead of his Hawk Day honors on Sunday, we take a look at the week in review, and more.
Sox RHP Lucas Giolito: “Once you start to have good results… that’s when the confidence can really start to take off”
September 02, 2018 00:51White Sox righthander Lucas Giolito visits with Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz on White Sox Weekly: He talks about feeding off of the confidence that comes from good results and recovering from an early-season bout of "dead arm", pitching coach Don Cooper helping him simplify things mechanically, his end-season goals and personal assessment of the year, and more.
Hawk Harrelson is getting ready for the home stretch: “I’m gonna be emotional, there’s no doubt about it”
September 02, 2018 00:31Legendary voice of the White Sox Ken 'Hawk' Harrelson joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz as he prepares for Hawk Harrelson Day at Guaranteed Rate Field, and the final month of his three-plus decade career in the booth. Hawk also shares memories of his former partner, HOFer Don Drysdale, his most memorable moments behind the mic, the excitement for the near-future for the young Sox, and much more.
Sox OF Ryan LaMarre: “It was kind of like a monkey jumped off my back” to homer in his hometown
August 27, 2018 02:43Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz visit with White Sox outfielder Ryan LaMarre, who clears up the story behind his uncle coming up with his first big league home run ball at Comerica Park; he also talks about handling the grind of the road and the life of a ballplayer shuttling back and forth between the minors and the big leagues, the process of learning to trust his instincts at the plate, and more.
White Sox catcher Kevan Smith: “It was an easy decision” honoring Webb on Players’ Weekend
August 27, 2018 02:06White Sox backstop Kevan Smith joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz on White Sox Weekly and talks about knocking his first homer of the year while playing tribute to his late friend - and former Sox pitcher- Daniel Webb, and the various other ways he's keeping Webb's memory alive. Smith also hits on his time playing QB at Pitt for Dave Wannstedt, what he loves about catching for Michael Kopech, and more.
Charlotte Knights pitching coach Steve McCatty talks Kopech: “Obviously he’s a thoroughbred”
August 27, 2018 01:47Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz visit with Steve McCatty, pitching coach for the Sox AAA affiliate Charlotte Knights. They talk about McCatty’s outlook on Michael Kopech’s big league career and what clicked for the fireballer command-wise that allowed him to get called up this year, the challenge of tapping into the different mindsets of guys […]
White Sox Weekly (8/18/18): Last show of the pre-Kopech era
August 20, 2018 09:26Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox baseball: WGN Sox radio analyst Darrin Jackson discusses Adam Engel’s defensive value, James Shields sliding into the role as a mentor to the young Sox pitchers and the Ronald Acuna/Jose Urena beaning; White Sox hitting coach Todd Steverson talks about Yoan Moncada and the need for a consistent approach no matter where he is in the lineup; NBC Sports Chicago’s Chuck Garfien stops by with the pulse from the Sox […]
White Sox Weekly (8/11/18): Carlos Rodon, Matt Vasgersian, Roger Bossard, Ed Farmer & Carm’s birthday at Guaranteed Rate
August 12, 2018 01:53Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox baseball: the guys visit with lefthander Carlos Rodon, who’s had ace-caliber stuff lately (and intends to keep it that way); ESPN and MLB Network’s Matt Vasgerian is making a pit stop on the South Side to pay tribute to one of his favorite broadcasters; we get an audio tour of the office of the legendary ‘Sodfather’, Roger Bossard; Ed Farmer stops by with a special birthday wish for Carm, and more.
ESPN/MLB Network’s Matt Vasgersian : “I’ll keep stumping as long as it takes” to get Hawk Harrelson into Cooperstown
August 12, 2018 01:46MLB Network host and the voice of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz as he prepares to join in Hawk Harrelson’s farewell tour during Sunday afternoon’s broadcast of the Sox and Indians. He talks about why he connected with Hawk as a fan and broadcaster and the goal to get him some Ford C. Frick award recognition, getting into a groove with Jessica Mendoza and Alex Rodriguez in the ESPN booth, his thoughts on where the Sox are in terms of the rebuild, and more.
Carlos Rodon on how he’s feeling: “I think the pitching speaks for itself, so I guess you guys can quit asking”
August 12, 2018 01:44Sox lefthander Carlos Rodon visits with Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz on White Sox Weekly for a discussion on his recent success and how it’s been consistently building on successful outings since coming off the DL, James Shields as a mentor to the young guys and the challenge of learning how to win, embracing the role of the workhorse on an inexperienced staff, and more.
Bill Melton on Moncada’s strike zone battles: “You can have a good eye, but you better be able to, at times, start jumping ahead of these guys”
August 06, 2018 20:42NBC Sports Chicago White Sox studio analyst and former slugger “Beltin'” Bill Melton joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz following the Sox sweep over the Rays in Tampa. They talk about Daniel Palka’s pinch-hit power and how he profiles as an asset for the club in the future, offensive trends in the game creating an increase in homers and strikeouts, Yoan Moncada’s quest for more contact, and more.
MLB Network’s Dan Plesac: “It’s going to be interesting to see how this starting pitching develops into 2019 and beyond…”
August 06, 2018 20:20MLB Network analyst and former Sox reliever Dan Plesac visits with Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz for a conversation on the outlook for this White Sox starting rotation and the trend around the league of starters eating less innings, Yoan Moncada and Eloy Jimenez as the key cogs that can turn things around for the Sox in a hurry, Don Cooper’s role as an organizational mainstay in developing a crop of young pitching, and more.
White Sox Weekly: Jason Benetti, Dylan Cease, Teddy Greenstein talks Kopech/Eloy & more
July 30, 2018 22:14Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox Baseball: Sox TV voice Jason Benetti stops by and talks about the CB Bucknor play in Friday’s game, we visit with flamethrowing prospect Dylan Cease, fresh off twirling a gem for AA Birmingham; Chicago Tribune’s Teddy Greenstein is back from a swing through Charlotte and Winston Salem and shares what he saw from Michael Kopech, Eloy Jimenez and other Sox propects, and more.
Sox RHP prospect Dylan Cease: “I feel fantastic… I’m ready to pitch wherever they send me”
July 30, 2018 21:57Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz visit with Sox prospect and Birmingham Barons righthander Dylan Cease, who’s 11-2 with a 2.87 ERA in 2018, split between A and AA. He talks about staying motivated and embracing the competition in the minor leagues, getting to play for Omar Vizquel in Winston-Salem, getting interested in enough in yoga and mental skills to have his own “guru”, and applying those lessons to baseball, being grateful to the Cubs despite his inclusion in the blockbuster Eloy/Quin...
Jason Benetti talks Sox/Bucknor: “Even when leaned on all night long, the umpire’s job is to remain objective both in what he’s seeing and then emotionally”
July 30, 2018 21:34White Sox TV play-by-play man Jason Benetti drops by the White Sox Weekly booth at Guaranteed Rate Field with Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz; they talk about Friday night’s CB Bucknor play where he ‘caught’ a ball that bounced at the plate and his questionable conduct for the rest of the game; Carlos Rodon finding consistency and Lucas Giolito searching for it; participating in the ‘second screen’ experience with Bill Nye for the Home Run Derby, and more.
White Sox Weekly: Chuck Garfien, Ed Farmer, “That Dude Rick Hahn” & second half expectations
July 23, 2018 00:12Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox Baseball: the guys open up the second half with a discussion on trade value for the Sox pieces that are likely to be moved like James Shields and Joakim Soria; Andy Masur talks about outfield options now that Avi Garcia and Nicky Delmonico are healthy; NBC Sports Chicago’s Chuck Garfien talks about the ‘Moncada strike zone’ and the possibility of moving Jose Abreu; Harry debuts a new musical […]
White Sox Weekly: Turn back the clock to 1993 with Ozzie, Rock, the Big Hurt and Nick Madrigal (who wasn’t born yet)
July 16, 2018 09:57Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox Baseball: Darrin Jackson joins the show with his All-Star break thoughts and some positives to look at despite a frustrating first half; they guys chat with 2018 first-rounder Nick Madrigal as he embarks on his pro career and reports to Kannapolis, they also catch up with Tim Raines and Ozzie Guillen at Guaranteed Rate Field as the Sox pay tribute to the ’93 AL West Champs; Frank Thomas […]
Ozzie Guillen: “I think [Sox] are doing the right thing, we have to be patient… I’m not a patient guy”
July 16, 2018 09:40White Sox legend as a player and manager, Ozzie Guillen joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz as the Sox celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1993 AL West Champion team at Guaranteed Rate Field.
HOFer Tim Raines: “Sure the chicks dig the long ball, but I think the fans are just as excited by guys running the bases”
July 16, 2018 09:20Mark Carman and Harry Teinowit visit with the Hall of Famer Tim Raines, who helped celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1993 AL West Champion Sox this weekend at Guaranteed Rate Field. They talk about the missed opportunity of excellent Sox teams in ’93 and ’94 losing to Toronto and the strike, respectively, finally getting the call to Cooperstown last year, the changing offensive trends in the game that have taken the emphasis off of stolen bases, and more. http://serve.castfire.com/audi...
Sox first-rounder Nick Madrigal: “I’m just excited to get things going”
July 15, 2018 22:19White Sox IF and the fourth overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, Nick Madrigal joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz as he begins his pro career with the Class A Kannapolis Intimidators. He talks about setting personal goals throughout his baseball career and getting support from his family, the size-related comparisons to Jose Altuve that have popped up, comfort with playing defense around the infield, his method of handling the pressure that goes with being a high draft pick, […]
White Sox Weekly (7/7/18): Teams on opposite ends of a ‘rebuild’ collide
July 09, 2018 10:10Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox Baseball: the guys take some calls and get your thoughts on the rebuild as the Sox get a taste of what the finished product might look like with Astros in Houston; Paul Sullivan checks in postgame from Minute Maid Park; Harry Caray’s bartender Frankie O talks about an upcoming charity event as Guaranteed Rate Field; Carm visits with high A Winston-Salem manager and longtime big league SS Omar Vizquel, and more.