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• A crosstown conversation before the Crosstown Classic concludes

Crosstown Classic Trophy Check out Visiting Dugout before the game The Cubs will head to the South Side of Chicago for the last two games of this year’s Crosstown Classic this weekend on Friday and Saturday. It will result in a rare Sunday off day for the North Siders. As I’ve done for a few seasons now, I sat down with our friends from the Sox Populi podcast for an edition of their series...2024
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• White Sox draft Day 3 brings the intrigue

Pierce George is a workhorse with a terrific pitching pedigree. His fastball as been clocked at 103 mph. | Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK Themes? Big and wild arms, fast and versatile bats Our every-pick-in-real-time trick that has been pulled off successfully by us, whether here, South Side Hit Pen, or Sox Populi/FFSN got snapped with the Day 3 selections. Why? Reader ...2024
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• Gamethread: White Sox at Marlins

Quinn Harris/Getty Images Bad vs. worse Just a reminder, most of our South Side Sox staff is over at Fans First Sports Network game coverage for you now. And again, our gamethreads going forward will contain the classic info, but otherwise also include some links to our White Sox stories over there. Highlights from today’s coverage: my intro to FFSN: Welcome to our new home for White Sox...2024
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 131 — Let the trading begin

The past is crummy, so let’s look to the future It may be a month to the trading deadline, but SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, are ready to start swapping and get the clearing-out done early, if anybody will go along: Who might want Garrett Crochet sooner rather than later in order to control his workload and have him in prime condition in October? The...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 57 — Los Angeles Dodgers

Chrystal and Eric chat about the upcoming series I had the pleasure of chatting with Eric Stephen of True Blue LA ahead of the White Sox and Dodgers series. Eric has a wealth of knowledge about the team, and was fun to talk to. Here is what we talked about: What’s new in Los Angeles? Pitcher injuries are piling up Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto Will injuries matter when the trade deadline...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 56 — Detroit Tigers

Chrystal and Chris chat about the upcoming series Chris Brown is back this season to chat about the upcoming series with the Detroit Tigers. Both teams are down really bad, with the White Sox holding on to the bottom spot of the American League Central. Friends, we’re about to watch some extremely mid baseball, so buckle up. Here is what we talked about: What’s new in Detroit? A whole lotta bad ...2024
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• Soxy Chicks 3 — The return

Billy O’Keefe Bayleigh and Chrystal are back and better than ever Are you up to speed on everything happening around Major League Baseball right now? Tune in to hear Bayleigh and Chrystal talk about the White Sox, Red Sox, and noteworthy topics from the week. On this episode: The Astros lose Cristian Javier and José Urquidy to the dreaded Tommy John surgery Corey Seager’s hamstring woes...2024
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• Sox Pop on the Farm Podcast 51 — The Charlotte Knights “hot” start

Jonathan Lee joins Brett Ballantini to discuss the first few weeks of Triple-A baseball, the Chicago-Charlotte shuttle, and Justin Jirschele’s South Side prospects It’s an early check-in with our friend and Charlotte mainstay Jonathan Lee on all things Knights, including intriguing bats and the predictable breakdown of the Triple-A rotation: Jonathan’s take on the 8-12 Charlotte start: .400 ball,...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 44 — Minnesota Twins

Chrystal and Ben chat about the bottom-dwellers of the AL Central The delightful Ben Jones of our sister site Twinkie Town joins the show to discuss the Minnesota Twins. Sitting just above the White Sox, the Twins are also riddled with injury and only rearranged their roster, aside from parting ways with Sonny Gray and Jorge Polanco in the offseason. But with heartthrobs like Joe Ryan pitching and...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 43 — Cincinnati Reds

Chrystal and Wick chat about the Votto-less Reds Wick Terrell of Red Reporter is back this season to chat about the Reds, how fun Elly De La Cruz is, and what to expect from the opponent for this White Sox homestand. Cincinnati had a busy offseason and welcomed a slew of young players to the team, but have also faced the injury bug — just at a much slower pace than the White Sox. What’s new in C...2024
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• Soxy Chicks Episode 2 — Who is NOT on the IL right now?

Billy O’Keefe Bayleigh and Chrystal have a lovely little chat about how baseball is pain Are you up to speed on everything happening around Major League Baseball right now? Tune in to hear Bayleigh and Chrystal talk about the White Sox, Red Sox, and noteworthy topics from the week. Content warning: Around the 40-minute mark the show is about domestic abuse and assault. We understand if t...2024
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 124 — Opening Day is on the way

And the White Sox have to play it, whether they like it or not As SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, record this edition the White Sox have the worst record in either spring training league, which normally would mean absolutely nothing, but this year, well, uh ... Just how important are preseason results? Well, we have to hope not at all in the case of Luis...2024
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• Sox Populi Podcast 161 — Goodbye, Tim. Goodbye, Liam

Joe Resis, Dante Jones, Chrystal O’Keefe and Brett Ballantini say goodbye to the most prominent leaders on the White Sox, examine the front office’s decision-making process, and (gulp) look toward 2024 On the occasion of having to say goodbye to franchise leaders and stalwarts Tim Anderson and Liam Hendriks, Sox Pop 162 assembled with Joe Resis, Dante Jones, Chrystal O’Keefe and Brett Ballantini. ...2023
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• Visiting Dugout Episode 30 — New York Mets
Chrystal and Tim chat about the upcoming series between two underachieving teams Before I make the trip to watch my National League team host my American League team, I talked to Tim Ryder of The Apple and Simply Amazin’ about the lukewarm Mets. There isn’t a whole lot to be impressed with, and these teams seem to be eerily similar. Between bullpen woes, injuries, and leaving runners in scoring po...2023
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• Visiting Dugout Episode 29 — Atlanta Braves
Tommy Barbee comes back to chat about our upcoming opponent The All-Star Break is over and we’re back to the unfortunate reality — the White Sox still have the second half of the season to play. The trade deadline is looming, no one seems to know who is pitching each day, and everyone is likely playing through some kind of injury. This first series should be fine though. Right? Oh, never mind. To...2023
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• White Sox draft Day 3 brings the intrigue
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 131 — Let the trading begin
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 57 — Los Angeles Dodgers
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 130 — Same old Sox

But with a fantasy proposal to change everything SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, are actually recording the day after a victory, an event so huge it mandates a change in poet James Russell Lowell’s famed “what is so rare as a day in June” to the more currently appropriate “what is so rare as a day in June with a White Sox win?” The duo cover high points ...2024
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• Soxy Chicks 3 — The return
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 52 — Chicago Cubs

Chrystal and Jay chat about the upcoming series It’s time for part one of the Crosstown Classic! Jay Holloway joins the show to talk all things baseball, emphasizing our neighbors to the North, the Cubs. While it seems like all of the Chicago sports teams are awful, we focused on just how bad baseball is for both fanbases while predicting what this two-game series might look like: What’s new on ...2024
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 128 — A third of the way to history?

Memorial Day parade of badness When SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan headed off for a cruise in Europe, the White Sox started winning, or at least not losing so much, so he had visions of a team payout for him to stay on the other side of the Atlantic. Alas, before the payoff could come, the Sox returned to their abysmal ways, so a bribe won’t be forthcoming. Instead, this edition of Sharing Sox with t...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 48 — Washington Nationals

Chrystal and Davy chat about the upcoming series The White Sox will see the Nationals again this year thanks to the balanced MLB schedule, so I have another chance to chat with the brilliant Davy Andrews. In a fun episode, we discussed the sister teams and their desire to pick up Some Guys from MLB’s clearance rack. Both teams seem to be proceeding with a “don’t call it a rebuild” rebuild by firi...2024
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• Ladies’ Night Podcast 3 — It’s a mess, and we’re here for it

Delia Ritchie, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, and Allie Wesel wonder how bad it can actually get In the third episode of the Ladies’ Night podcast, Delia Ritchie, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, and Allie Wesel discuss several topics related to our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you’re a die-hard White Sox fan or not, there’s something for everyone. So, sit back, relax, and...2024
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• Soxy Chicks Episode 2 — Who is NOT on the IL right now?
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 130 — Same old Sox
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 127 — Is the record within reach?

But first, a Pop Tart break As SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, took to the microphones on May 3, the White Sox were 6-25, on pace for a modern-era, MLB-record 131 losses. So, naturally, we took a moment at the onset to shamelessly plug the Jerry Seinfeld movie Unfrosted, because Will is in it (both face and handwriting) and it opens on Netflix on that ve...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 46 — St. Louis Cardinals

Chrystal and Taylor chat about the upcoming series Friend of the pod Taylor Streiff of Redbird Rants joins again to chat about the Cardinals ahead of the series against the White Sox. St. Louis made a lot of moves during the offseason, especially on the pitching side, resulting in an outstanding pitching rotation and bullpen. You thought the Royals-to-White Sox pipeline was bad? Just wait! We sp...2024
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 125 — First look at the regular season

Before quickly looking away Sure, this White Sox season will be mostly gloom and doom, but SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, begin and end this session of Sharing Sox on high notes. Early on, they rave about the brilliant performance so far of Garrett Crochet, and, as a grand finale, wander into the one great new addition to the Sox this year, an addition ...2024
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 124 — Opening Day is on the way
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 118 — The nightmare is almost over!

Until spring, anyway With just six games to go in the White Sox quest to reach 100 losses, SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, look into the question of the ages — does winning one game thanks to a 311-foot opposite-field Pesky Pole nudger and another thanks to the intervention of tropical storm Ophelia mean the baseball gods have determined they want the Wh...2023
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 116 — What you see is what you Getz

Jerrymandering isn’t just for crooked politicians Ah, the Chris Getz era of Sharing Sox begins, as SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, wade into the swamp that is the mind of Jerry Reinsdorf and the resultant morass that is the Chicago White Sox to wonder whether promoting a man who has proven an utter, catastrophic failure in his current post is a sound bas...2023
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• Then vs. now: State of the team
In a funk: Tim Anderson’s production has not been the same since the injury he sustained in May 2022. | Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports A comparison of the South Siders’ situation following another series loss to the Dodgers in June Almost exactly one year ago, the White Sox (30-40) completed a three-game series against the Dodgers (39-30). That series was memorable, not because the Dodg...2023
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 54 — Seattle Mariners

Chrystal and Aaron chat about the upcoming series As I write this blurb, the White Sox are down 11-0 in the sixth against the Red Sox. I’m just going to assume the White Sox will get swept in the series. Seattle could be a fresh start, as the Mariners seem to be in an offensive slump. Aaron Casey joined the show to talk about the first-place Mariners and brought a few questions about the White So...2024
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• Sox Populi Podcast 176 — Cringing toward Crosstown

Di Billick, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Brett Ballantini preview Crosstown play and revisit the horribleness of the Chicago White Sox Hey, it’s been more than a month since the mothership landed, but Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Di Billick and Brett Ballantini got on board in advance of Crosstown play to talk White Sox, and quite a bit of other stuff. Buckle in: With Di covering for South Side Sox on...2024
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• Ladies’ Night Podcast 4 — the one where we barely talk about the White Sox

The girls talk City Connect jerseys, cheers and jeers around MLB, and a little grumbling about the South Siders In the fourth episode of the Ladies’ Night podcast Hannah LaMotta, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Allie Wesel discuss several topics related to our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you’re a die-hard White Sox fan or not, there’s something for everyone. So,...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 47 — Cleveland Guardians

Chrystal and Jeff chat about the upcoming series Jeff Ellis is back again this season to talk all things Cleveland Guardians. The division rivals face off in Chicago after a quick road trip down south. Cleveland sits in first place at the moment, while the White Sox sit comfortably at the bottom. The previous games against Cleveland were close, so perhaps the Sox can muster up the same energy the...2024
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 127 — Is the record within reach?
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• Dugout Metrics Podcast 10 — A six-pack of young pitchers

Malachi Hayes breaks down the pluses and minuses of the coming White Sox pitching talent with Brett Ballantini — plus deep dives into Garrett Crochet and Michael Kopech Yes, it’s been many months for our most, er, “exclusive” Sox Populi podcast. But Dugout Metrics is back, with a couple of pitching-themed programs ahead. First, it’s a deeper dive into the six players who are arguably (unquestiona...2024
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• Sox Pop on the Farm Podcast 49 — Early season Birmingham Barons update

Brett Ballantini welcomes the godfather of the White Sox system, Jonathan Nelson, back to talk about some impressive early returns from the jewel of the system To keep the Sox Pop on the Farm Podcast canon taut, we went back in time to fill in the phantom podcast 49, and in doing so created a doozy of a look at the jewel of the system, the Birmingham Barons. And in doing so, Brett Ballantini again...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 43 — Cincinnati Reds
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• White Sox Pride
Adrian Serrano/South Side Sox We’re bringing back Adrian Serrano’s best design — the All Sox — which takes the team’s inclusivity efforts to another level Adrian Serrano has put together some wonderful merch designs for us at South Side Sox, and he really has tripped on something magical this time. This shirt was designed last August, too late for the Pride celebrations across MLB. And fr...2023
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• Sox Populi Podcast 139 — Camelback Confidential, plus WBC talk
Our Spring Training scouts, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and son Sage, join Brett Ballantini for their take on the White Sox — and the World Baseball Classic We’re still a day or two away from our logo being ready — and let me tell you, it’s going to be worth the wait. But for entirely “legal” reasons, our podcast is no longer associated with/owned by Vox. (I only — almost — slipped up one time while r...2023
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• A new Sox Populi podcast! The DISH Deluxe
Mark Liptak joins Brett Ballantini on our new podcast, covering White Sox history. We begin with the two biggest All-Star Games ever in Chicago While our plans for daily history podcasts are pushed back to the offseason, we are still set to unveil a new podcast at Sox Populi, the DISH Deluxe. Every couple of weeks, we’ll sit down and address events from the rich, 120+ years of Chicago White Sox hi...2023
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• Sox Populi Podcast 158 — You cannot take my fandom away

Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Malachi Hayes, Joe Resis, Ryiin, Jacki Krestel, Brian O’Neill and Brett Ballantini reassess their Chicago White Sox fandom Joe Resis, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Jacki Krestel, Malachi Hayes, Ryiin and Brian O’Neill sat down with Brett Ballantini to reassess our fandom in light of the pending decision to elevate Chris Getz to Chicago White Sox general manager. Put bluntly, c...2023
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• Visiting Dugout Episode 29 — Atlanta Braves
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• Visiting Dugout Episode 28 — St. Louis Cardinals
Chrystal and Tyler chat about their respective bottom-dwelling teams There is something about those Central teams, both National and American League, that are just not good. Maybe because most teams sit in the Midwest that makes them “mid” as the kids say, but among the 10 teams, only three sit at .500 or better. The Cincinnati Reds actually hold the best record between the divisions at .547 at th...2023
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• Ladies’ Night Podcast 1 — Welcome to the party

Kristina Airdo, Jacki Krestel, Hannah LaMotta, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Allie Wesel debut our all-girl series In the first episode of the brand new Ladies’ Night podcast, Kristina Airdo, Jacki Krestel, Hannah LaMotta, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, and Allie Wesel discuss several topics related to our beloved — or despised, depending on the day — South Siders. Whether you’re a die-hard White Sox fan ...2024
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• Sox Populi: Live draft stream, 5:45 p.m. CT
Malachi Hayes, Tommy Barbee, Brett Ballantini and who knows who else will be on board to count down (at least) to the first White Sox pick Malachi Hayes, Tommy Barbee, Brett Ballantini and who knows who else will be on board to count down (at least) to the first White Sox pick. You can pick up the livestream on Twitter: Stay tuned here on our Twitter channel or at YouTube, at 5:45 CT we'll be ru...2023
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• Visiting Dugout Episode 34 — Milwaukee Brewers

Chrystal and Jordan break down the next White Sox opponent After a dramatic weekend and an embarrassing week, the White Sox are hopefully looking ahead to this weekend's series after taking two straight sets. Ideally, the dirty secrets are over and maybe the news will break that there are several coaching and front office jobs opening up. (It won’t happen, but a girl can dream.) Jordan White joins...2023
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 57 — Los Angeles Dodgers
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 56 — Detroit Tigers
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 55 — Houston Astros

Chrystal and Andy chat about the upcoming series It’s time to put Arizona in the rearview mirror and focus on the next homestand, starting with Houston. Andy Brown is back for an update on the 2024 Astros ahead of the series against the White Sox, and a bit of José Abreu banter. Here is what we talked about: What’s new in Houston? An Astros fan in Chicago The José Abreu of it all Father Time d...2024
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• Sox Pop on the Farm Podcast 57 — A brighter second half for the Knights?

Jonathan Lee joins Brett Ballantini to discuss our key players of interest due shortly in Chicago ... including some in Birmingham! One of these things truly is not like the other, as for the first season in ages the White Sox are fielding a competitive slate of affiliates, including two first-place and playoff-bound clubs. The exception, as you might have figured, is the Charlotte Knights, strugg...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 54 — Seattle Mariners
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 53 — Boston Red Sox

Chrystal and Bayleigh chat about the upcoming series It’s laundry time! No, not the tedious chore, but the laundry series between two Sox teams. Bayleigh, my podcasting partner and favorite Red Sox fan, joined to chat about all things Red Sox, a few old friends, and the White Sox vs. Red Sox series. Willow O’Keefe also joined the podcast with her several opinions, but since she is a dog, we could...2024
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• Visiting Dugout Podcast 52 — Chicago Cubs
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 128 — A third of the way to history?
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• Opening Day Gamethread: Tigers at White Sox

The sun rises, perhaps for the final time for the White Sox as a .500 team in 2024. | Chicago White Sox Plus, your South Side Sox coverage guide for the season! The season sure did sneak up on me. But as I take my traditional leadoff spot in the batting order with the Opening Day game, let’s take a second to outline our South Side Sox season ahead, before getting to lineups and again scra...2024
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 122 — Escaping 2023!

But having to face 2024 The White Sox didn’t get Shohei Ohtani, but they did get Chuckie Robinson, so SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and far, far, far west correspondent Will , who’s coming live and in color direct from Honolulu where he’s doing an episode of NCIS: Hawaii, have plenty of good news to talk about. Well, OK, not necessarily good ... but news, anyway. What news? Well, there’...2023
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