Sox Populi - A Chicago White Sox podcast

South Side Sox duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and California correspondent, Will, once again pretend to know what they’re talking about as they get into Justin Turner, Kevin Cash, Rob Manfred, the Dodgers, the Rays, Blake Snell, Tony La Russa, AJ Hinch, Dave Roberts, Bob Geren, Matt Quatraro, Dave Duncan, Lucas Giolito, Tim Anderson and a host of guest mentions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once again, South Side Sox duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and West Coast correspondent Will pretend to know what they’re talking about when it comes to White Sox baseball. This week, it’s the playoffs, the World Series, pitching rotation creativity, baseball’s suicidal march to oblivion in a mass of strikeouts and juice-ball-aided solo home runs, and (mainly) the search for a new manager in the realms of baseball and show biz, both performers and characters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Reichard hops on the South Side Sox podcast to talk about the highlights of 2020, and what the White Sox need to do — in the manager's chair and with the roster — to get deeper into the postseason in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

South Side Sox duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son, Will, move to South Side Sox for the first time with the their chat about matters White Soxian. They’ll be popping up and popping off on most Wednesdays, sometimes joined by much more knowledgeable guests. This week, it’s a quick look at the playoffs, a longer look at the Ricky Renteria and Don Cooper disappearances, and an even longer look at the managerial search, complete with plea that if the Sox pick someone with the first two initials A.J., the third initial not be an H. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Balukjian decided what the hell, I'm gonna open a pack of baseball cards from the first year I collected (1986), then track those players down to catch up with their lives, more than three decades later. He succeeded with almost all of the players in his pack, with a notable White Sox exception, and learned a lot about his cardboard heroes, and himself, along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Ballantini welcomes SSS FanPoster and SSHP writer Trevor Lines, to discuss his recent writings. Topics include Zack Burdi's arm adjustment, Kelvin Herrera's chance of an improved season, the 26th man battle, and Trevor's baseball career and entry into Sox fandom. We record this podcast with obvious concern for the well-being of our fellow White Sox fans dealing with the stresses and possible health ramifications of the coronavirus, and hope that providing some recorded White Sox content helps ease some folks through this unique period in our history. Photo of Zack Burdi: Kim Contreras (@FireLeagueKim)/South Side Sox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Ballantini discusses the postponement of spring training due to coronavirus concerns, as well as what a "regular" season might look like if and when play resumes — including how PECOTA projections could change based on the loss of March/April. Obviously there are graver concerns than baseball on everyone's minds right now, but South Side Sox will still aim to provide a bit of respite from the everyday grind and worry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Ballantini and artist Tom Borowski get together to talk White Sox art, including Tom's fun scavenger hunts for White Sox prints at SoxFest and spring training. Learn about Tom's influences (art and baseball), investment advice for Daniel Palka, 2010s White Sox slogans, and future projects. Tom is the premier White Sox artist working, and his art is featured at both South Side Sox and South Side Hit Pen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Williams of South Side Hit Pen hops on with Brett Ballantini to talk Cactus League. Williams has been the eyes and ears for us down in Phoenix, and we discuss Yermín Mercedes and the battle for the final roster spot, Edwin Encarnación, Dylan Cease, the bullpen, and a wet weather forecast for Arizona this week. (Photo by Sean Williams/South Side Sox) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Ballantini talks with South Side Hit Pen engagement editor and South Side Sox writer Ashley Sanders about the Yoán Moncada extension, future White Sox extensions and the various other White Sox social media efforts. Is Lucas Giolito the next player to be extended? Why is Carlos Rodón no longer popping his top button? Will Brett ever get TA YouTube reception? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darren Black's recent writings on the Astros scandal took several players to task, as well as drilled deep into the paralyzing effects that Houston's cheating had on opponents. Black also is a lead analyst on both the White Sox majors and minors, so we delved deep into the early risers and fallers in February's White Sox Cactus League play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janice Scurio chats with Brett Ballantini about SoxFest 2020, from the sights, sounds and smells to some of the principal players she tracked down and chatted with. Also: were there gift shop steals? Were there awesome White Sox Twitter characters? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices