Sox In The Basement

The MLB International Signing Period is upon us, and the White Sox have intriguing players brought in by two different regimes. They are also snagging previously unavailable players due to the battle for Rōki Sasaki. James Fox of FutureSox breaks it down for us and talks about infielder position battles already forming before Spring Training. Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Chris Getz spoke publicly about a lot this week, but his moves backed up a clear change in the White Sox front office. We break down the additions of Martin Perez and Bobby Dalbec, along with several subtractions that show a very different philosophy. Plus, the SoxFest Live lineup is starting to suggest some sort of battle should be happening in front of the crowd later this month. Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

There is something to be said for looking at your favorite team from an outside perspective. A recent list of 150 players with high long-term projections produced three members of the White Sox organization. The amazing part is that the three most important Sox players per this list includes two players not even on the 40-man roster. We break it down and float a few free agents that may fit Chris Getz's plans in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The White Sox front office is adding competition at every position, and the signing of Joshua Rojas puts the entire infield on notice. We look at the value of the newest White Sox position player and how it will impact player development. We also look at the trade for pitcher Tyler Gilbert. Why would the White Sox deal a promising pitching prospect for a 31-year old reliever? We dig up the reasoning in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

As 2025 kicks off we turn the page on a tough year and look forward with some hope. Some outside-the-box prospect write-ups and a crazy trade possibility have us ready to move ahead. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The White Sox acquired a pitcher with an interesting baseball card and path to the majors. Edgar Quero is talking like he expects to be in Chicago all season. Will he be a catcher out of the gate, or will the White Sox follow a trend teams have been on for the past several years with young catching prospects? The Sox Nerd also has stats and nuggets for all of the latest additions to the team. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Do the White Sox have a chance at starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki? It really makes zero sense, or does it? We also love the latest White Sox social media video with pitcher Gus Varland. Can we get more of those? Maybe Andrew Vaughn's talent is on the stage. All this and a Christmas edition of The Sox Nerd in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

All signs point to an array of positional battles on the 2025 White Sox, and some you may not see coming. The new philosophy doesn't seem to protect anyone. On a team with no superstars, who do you want to see get playing time at the start of the season? Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

A blockbuster trade with Boston sends Garrett Crochet away for multple high-level prospects. Elijah Evans of FutureSox and Just Baseball breaks down the return, along with a significant Rule 5 Draft addition. The Sox Nerd gives you the deep stats on the new guys to introduce you as well. You can now see how the Chris Getz version of the White Sox will operate and the plan is clear. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The Winter meetings have brought the White Sox a new rightfielder in Mike Tauchman and some serious offers for Garrett Crochet. The Red Sox look close to dealing away at least one major prospect for the Sox starter, but several other teams are still in the mix. Meanwhile we ask why some members of a 121-loss coaching staff returned this year. It may not make sense, but it may in the right light. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Nancy Faust and The Sox Nerd join us to remember Beltin' Bill Melton. Some recent pitcher contracts may have made Garrett Crochet more valuable while a Scott Merkin blurb asks if the White Sox are overvaluing another player they may be looking to move. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The Commissioner of Major League Baseball hates the game of baseball. A proposed "Golden At Bat" rule proves it. We explain the ramifications of such an idiotic rule, and explain why some covering the game will wrongly promote it as a good idea. It certainly would have changed White Sox history. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The Chicago Bears and Chicago White Sox are so similar it hurts, and we just saw a great example of that this past month. The firings of Pedro Grifol and Matt Eberflus were late, but the guys making those moves seem to bring something new to each of their organizations. The only question is if they can overcome bad ownership. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Reports abound of potential White Sox targets in free agency and via trade. We sort through the Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert Jr chatter and try to find a direction in the early part of this offseason. Is Getz laying a base, or will the roster be less than basic? Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

SoxFest is now SoxFest LIVE and coming in January 2025. A look at the early announcement of events, though, tells the story of a team trying to minimize fan complaints. As for those complaints...the arbitration deadline may have created at least one more. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The arbitration deadline lurks and we're excited about the new internal structure of the White Sox. Can we trim the fat a little more? Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The SoxNerd takes a deep dive into Garrett Crochet as rumored deals continue to swil about him. Meanwhile, we get away from trade talk to look at what the White Sox could (and should) purchase in free agency. With payroll available as they head to the bottom of baseball spending, there is team building on the store shelves. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Sounds like a nifty musical group, but "Crochet and the White Sox Arbs" is the focus right now for this front office. The price for the All-Star pitcher is set, and only some teams can provide the ask. We'll explain why Chris Getz is in his element with this move. Meanwhile the team is already dropping arbitration eligible players, and the salary clearing makes sense at this stage of the offseason. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

New manager Will Venable and hopefully the new Chris Getz front office are taking a look at what's already on the roster before making offseason moves. If Garrett Crochet is traded, is that because the offers are too great to pass up or because he doesn't fit the new White Sox way? We're talking about how this front office seems to be approaching the offseason and what that means for the future. Plus, the Sox Nerd drops some info you never knew you needed in 30 Minutes of Sox! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Ryan Fuller reportedly becoming the new Director of Hitting is yet another new development in the Chris Getz front office. We're talking about the changes that lay the base for an intriquing offseason. If the internal structure can be overhauled this quickly, what about the roster? Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

No matter what you thought of Yoan Moncada, the way his team quickly moved on from him the moment he could be bought out was very telling. The White Sox have started to clear the decks. Comments from GM Chris Getz about new manager Will Venable seem to indicate more players will be heading for the door soon. Our only hope is that Getz and Company are watching the Dodgers more than the Yankees as they shape a new franchise direction. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Late Tuesday night Scott Merkin reported that Will Venable will become the next White Sox manager. We have instant reaction and things to look for next as it looks like Chris Getz fought hard to get his guy. State Senator Bill Cunningham also gives us a new perspective on the White Sox stadium issues and how the legislature views Jerry Reinsdorf's latest maneuvers. Are you ready for shocking trades? You better be because they seem necessary this offseason. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

We look at three names rumored to be the finalists for White Sox manager. The name that is picked may tell you a lot about any possible improvements behind the scenes. Author Brian Siebel talks about his book "Sell The Team, Jerry!" The Sox Nerd draws connections between the White Sox and Dodgers as the World Series begins. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

In a week filled with memories of the 2005 World Series, we share one you didn't see on television. We're also looking at some wild proposals that would see the Rays becoming a third Chicago team in 2025 to help Jerry Reinsdorf get his new stadium. We also ask if you see something positively different about the early offseason of Chris Getz. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

If you have watched Jerry Reinsdorf and listened to him closely over the last 4 decades, you know exactly what the rumors of a team sale are intended to produce. We shine a bright light on it all. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Elijah Evans of Just Baseball and Future Sox joins us with his list of viable free agent targets for the White Sox and the 3 positions they will likely target this offseason. We also get an update on Edgar Quero and several White Sox prospects that will factor into 2025. The guys also ask why everyone is so worried about CHSN when you can get it for free with some rabbit ears. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The next manager hired by the White Sox will tell fans the direction of the team. We take a look at the reported options and how each of them would tell a different tale when it comes to the direction the club. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The MLB Playoffs have shown once again why baseball is the best sport. The postseason also shows the difference between October and the preceding 162 games, along with the bias of national announcers. We're also talking about the 2025 Chicago White Sox rotation as the only rock on which to build this team. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

It was never going to be Tito Francona on the bench for the White Sox, but we know what traits we want the next manager to have. Maybe the answer is already in the organization. We also re-rack our playoff predictions. The Sox Nerd looks back at a past Sox skipper all in 30 minutes of White Sox. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Enough with the statements and promises, we know exactly what the White Sox should do to kick off their offseason to prove things are going to be different. We also know what teams we want to see win the World Series, who we want to lose and what we THINK will happen in October. Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

So many national articles with insight into the inner workings of the White Sox have come out in the final month of the MLB season. White Sox fans learned a lot. That said, the Grady Sox have also revealed a few other things about which players you want to remain on this roster, what attitude resides in the clubhouse and what direction the team could potentially go this offseason. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Chris Getz spoke and now we have questions about what type of manager he really intends to install for the 2025 White Sox season. Has Grady really earned a shot? What type of manager fits this team? We dive into it and the week of MLB owners competing to be the best and worst in the league. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The Athletic exposed so much of what we already suspected about the White Sox, but there was hope hidden in the rubble. James Fox of FutureSox joins us to help break it all down, and talk about how the team likely looks in 2025 after what we have learned. The SoxNerd also takes you around MLB with some golden nuggets of fun. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

We just found $50,000,000 for Chris Getz to spend AFTER Jerry Reinsdorf reduces the White Sox to the bottom five in payroll next season. How did we do it? We just followed the blueprint of bottom-feeding MLB franchises and did some simple math. Time for the White Sox GM to prove he can do his job. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Recent statements from the front office, including owner Jerry Reinsdorf, indicate that the White Sox have no plan for the future. Everyone is really upset, though. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Chris Getz spoke. He probably shouldn't do that. We ask how one of the dealers could be confused by the cards he was dealt this season. Our suggestion is the next time he speaks, it should be with honesty. As the White Sox march to historic losing records, where is the professional pride? Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Forget the team being terrible for a minute. The White Sox have other issues when it comes to fan experience. We look at everything from the play-by-play guy who talks down at fans to how they program content. Every White Sox fan has ideas for the stadium fan experience. So, why don't they listen? Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The 2024 White Sox are the worst baseball team you have ever seen. We would rather talk about the 2025 White Sox, who better not be this bad. They don't have to be. It all depends on the front office being smarter this off-season...and ruthless. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The White Sox can finish the 2024 MLB season with the worst winning percentage in the modern baseball era. Can this team of ragtag misfits put Jerry Reinsdorf's failure into the history books? We also have fans asking why Yoan Moncada would even join the team in September and if Luis Robert Jr should be playing. Let's tackle some ideas thrown our way, hear from The Sox Nerd, and have a few laughs entering the last month of the season in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

We take a fresh look at the hiring and first season of Chris Getz to ask if this season is on him, and if he should remain as the General Manager of the White Sox. Dive into the money, the moves and the mistakes to look for a root cause for the Sox arguably becoming the worst team in baseball history. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Before the availability of advanced statistics, would people be as critical of the White Sox? We use a time machine back to 1986 to ask if fans recognized bad the same way as they do in the modern era, and look for any rays of hope on the 2024 White Sox. One thing is for certain. They don't make ballplayers like the used to. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

What's up with Miguel Vargas? The centerpiece received for Erick Fedde, Michael Kopech and Tommy Pham is not doing so well to start his White Sox career. We start going around the playing field looking for those we expect to see on this team in 2025 and find some target areas that will require additions by Chris Getz. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The White Sox seem to be evaluating players and hoping to turn their new efforts into a few more wins. Meanwhile, Major League Baseball wants to force starting pitchers to pitch longer. We come up with another improvement that MLB should consider, while asking how the White Sox would handle the changes possibly ahead. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The Grady Sizemore (temporary) era may have just begun, but you can see some legit changes in how players are viewed by the organization. More consistant lineups have produced greater offensive results and roles seem defined. As Chris Gets gets ready to speed date every managerial candidate he can prior to the 2025 season, we can already see the type of skipper that would work best for the White Sox. Can Jerry Reinsdorf stay out of the way? Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

After an incredible 3-hour event at Cork And Kerry At The Park with The 108, Angi Taylor, Marris, and Rock 95.5 we wrap up the past several days as Pedro Grifol is shown the door and Grady Sizemore takes over. Can the interim skipper finally move forward with Chris Getz's baseball philosophy? What should we see in the final two months of the season? Does it matter if Jerry Reinsdorf still owns the team? Hear what we have heard, along with mid-episode fireworks, in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The White Sox snapped a 21-game losing streak on Tuesday night. Does it matter? After this season, no amount of support from lame-duck manager Pedro Grifol can reverse the failure of White Sox majority owner Jerry Reinsdorf. His lack of action lately, for whatever the reason, is already harming future seasons as a fanbase waits for the end of his reign. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Why is Pedro Grifol still managing the White Sox, and does it matter? We'll explain why it does matter while shining a spotlight on the root of all White Sox problems, Jerry Reinsdorf. Is he trying to lose out? Why? Meanwhile we have a list of players that should be seeing most of the playing time moving forward, and a few that should hit the bench. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

James Fox of FutureSox joins the show to help dissect all of the moves at the Trade Deadline and what they mean moving forward. Did the Fedde/Kopech/Pham deal bring back enough? What can we expect from Miguel Vargas? What did Chris Getz do right? Plus, we'll talk about who should be playing in the second half and ask if Pedro will be with them the rest of the way in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Courtney Finnicum of "Baseball Isn't Boring" and "Pitch & Moan" is a White Sox fan covering the whole of Major League Baseball. So, what does the rest of the baseball world think of the White Sox as an organization? We dive into the Garrett Crochet news that may have taken him off the market, ask if that is a good thing and find out what bothered her most when she first interviewed Pedro Grifol. Plus, some landing spots for little mentioned Sox players that may be soon traded away as the Sox Nerd goes deep this week. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Scott Merkin of MLB.com joins us for an in-depth look at who is likely leaving the White Sox in the next week, what the current team plan seems to be and the goals for 2025. Is Pedro Grifol leaving? Can anyone pay the prospect price for Garrett Crochet? Is there a name on the trade block you may not expect? And don't just look at prospects as the only possible return in these deals. Chris Getz may also be looking at MLB rosters as the trade deadline approaches. Brought to you by Cork And Kerry At The Park! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! Chris Lanuti and his buddy Ed Siebert sit at his 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!