Good Guys Talk Back is a local, fan-centric Chicago White Sox podcast. Hosted by Nick Murawski & Pat Hester. Go Sox.
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Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. The end results have not necessarily reflected it however something feels different with this 2025 White Sox team. After last year, different is good. Since last episode, the Sox lost a series to the Cleveland Guardians but managed to get their first series win of the season against the Boston Red …
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Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Sox had a rough week... they were swept in Detroit and lost two of three to the Minnesota Twins. Sox have lost five in a row. After nine games, they are one of the three worst teams in all of baseball. Offense continues to be well below average. Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Vaughn have gone missing. The …
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Hey Sox fans! The first series is in the books and the Chicago White Sox did not embarrass themselves... yet. Sox won big in the opener, then fell to the Angels in the next two games. Starting pitching has been a nice surprise but the offense will need to get creative. Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada returned home to a mixed reception. Why are there …
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Sox fans! Welcome back... we are just days away from the start of the 2025 season. Opening Day finds our White Sox welcoming the Los Angeles Angels and Sean Burke... yes, that Sean Burke... is your starter. Lots of question marks still with the lineup and Will Venable is waiting until the end of spring training before he makes any rash decisions. I…
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Sox fans! Welcome back as we celebrate our 300th episode. This White Sox podcast started out during the winter meetings of 2018. As we enter our 7th season, what has changed and what stayed the same? Why continue to talk about something that generates so much anger and disappointment? Talking about the Sox has been extremely therapeutic and it's be…
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Sox fans! We are back and so are the Chicago White Sox. Cactus League play is underway. Sox lost their first two games to the Cubs and Royals. However the biggest Sox storyline happened off the diamond concerning Justin Ishbia and his desire in grabbing controlling interest, which would put him as the top owner of the team over Jerry Reinsdorf. A W…
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Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Less than two months until Opening Day and pitchers/catchers will be reporting to camp in about two weeks. Are you excited for White Sox baseball? Have you been missing it? The product on the field will be very rough this year but the promotional giveaways should bring a fair amount of fans back to the…
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Ep. 297 - It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life
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1:05:05Hey Sox fans! Welcome back. Former Sox manager, Jeff Torborg, passed away. The new promo schedule should be available soon. How about that Dick Allen bobblehead? Will Mark Buehrle ever get into the Hall of Fame? Are you excited for Sox Fest? The White Sox have done nothing remarkable during this winter but Chris Getz is sounding human. So there's t…
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Sox fans! Welcome back to a very fan centric conversation. Who is responsible for a busted player? Does the main blame fall on the organizational brass or is it all the player's fault? It's probably a little bit of both but why does it seem like players flourish when they leave the Sox and fail when they enter the organization? Sell the team chants…
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Ep. 295 - But this time will be different, right?
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1:03:31Hey Sox fans... Welcome to Season 7 of the podcast. Here we go again... the White Sox saw an opportunity to advance the most latest rebuild and traded Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox for a bag of prospects. Sound familiar? It was almost eight years ago to the date that the White Sox pulled the same stunt with Chris Sale. Being a Sox fan is li…
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Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. The Chicago White Sox officially announced the details to the watered down version of SoxFest 2025. The fan festival is back but is it better than ever? The Sox hired a new bench coach and are bringing back some familiar faces. Austin Slater has joined the White Sox and will he actually be wearing numb…
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Ep. 293 - How much to watch the White Sox?
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1:05:47Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. The Chicago Sports Network has a new app and it's only $19.99 a month to watch the Sox lose 97 games in 2025. White Sox Charities has another garage sale in the works and to take a picture with Southpaw dressed as Santa will cost you far more than $19.99. The GM meetings wrapped up and the Winter M…
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Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. The search is over. The Chicago White Sox named their 44th manager in franchise history recently. Will Venable is the man in charge and he has his hands full. Venable has been around the game for quite some time, most recently as the bench coach for the Texas Rangers. This is Venable's first managerial…
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Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Jerry is at it again... teasing a sell of the team that might result in a potential move just to get public funds for a new stadium. Jerry does not have his friends in high places this time around so does he give up eventually and really sell? We celebrate the 19th anniversary of the 2005 World Series.…
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Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. More names surface as potential White Sox managers. Who would want this job? The pay will be unattractive, the team has endless shortcomings, the front office is sparse and fan morale is low after a historically bad season. Have you been following former Sox players during the MLB postseason? Michael K…
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Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox finished the year with 121 losses and made history. They showed some fight down the stretch but thankfully the 2024 season is finally over. Jerry Reinsdorf made a statement. Chris Getz was transparent. Another article shining light on the organizational dysfunction. Can Grady Sizemore really be the next manager? Are …
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Hey Sox fans! Our beloved Chicago White Sox are set to make history this week. They hit the 120 loss mark and with six games left... well, it's just a matter of time until they enter the record books. The Athletic came out with a scathing article that helped shed light on how the Sox have managed to become such a laughingstock. Former Sox pitcher, …
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Hey Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox are on the the brink of history... they are looking at a three game winning streak. That's right, the (35-115) White Sox are on a heater. If you are embarrassed about being a Sox fan and feel things have hit rock bottom... next year should provide zero rescue. Jerry Reinsdorf spoke with little clarity. Chris Getz…
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Hey Sox fans, welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. After a two week absence, we reflect on the embarrassing brand of baseball that's been played and the two whole wins that the Sox have achieved since we last recorded. Last in almost every offensive category, how are the Sox going to make improvements in the offseason? The latest on SoxFest and can…
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Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox did it. They lost their 100th game of the season on Sunday August 25th. The Sox now have back-to-back 100 loss seasons for the first time in franchise history. It's the quickest any MLB team has made it to 100 losses in 108 years. Is Chris Getz capable of being the GM to identify the problem areas, hire the right peo…
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Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox (30-95) lost a series to the New York Yankees and also the Houston Astros. Aside from an odd blow out win against New York, offense was tough to come by this past week. With 37 games left, the Sox need to go (13-24) to avoid losing 120 games. Will interim manager Grady Sizemore be a serious candidate to be the skippe…
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Ep. 283 - Dark, dark tunnel with SizeMORE or LESS
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1:06:36Sox fans! Welcome back... our Chicago White Sox (28-91) finally fired their inept manager, Pedro Grifol, along with a bunch of other coaches. Grady Sizemore has been given the interim managerial title but the losing has continued... for now. Chris Getz is saying all the right things when it comes to a serious managerial search but will the Sox real…
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Hey Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox have lost twenty games in a row and are sixty games under .500. Sixty. Games. The Sox were swept this past weekend by the Twins in Minnesota. Pedro Grifol is somehow still the manager however a meeting was held recently to discuss his future. Were you happy with what the Sox got back at the trade deadline? Are yo…
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Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox (27-74) were swept by the Kansas City Royals this past weekend. The Sox scored just three runs and turned in a pathetic effort after the break. Can the Sox turn things around in 2025 like the Royals have done? Speaking of 2025, next year's schedule is out... will Crochet and Robert Jr. be around to participate? Thank…
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Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox (27-71) made it to the All- Star break in historic fashion. No team in history has ever lost as many games (71) as the Sox have at the break. This past week was dominated by the MLB Draft and the trade deadline. Lots of speculation on whether the Sox will trade star pitcher Garrett Crochet but if he does go, they now…
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Ep. 279 - Pedro Grifool and the White Sux
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1:15:38Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox (26-66) lost a pair of road series and Michael Kopech's inconsistencies were on full display in the finale in Miami. Kopech gave up a three run, walk-off homerun to Jake Burger. Living and dying by the fastball is not a sustainable recipe for a closer. During the Cleveland series, Luis Robert Jr. decided not to make …
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Hey Sox fans! Our beloved Chicago White Sox (24-62) were swept by Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers then took two out of three from the Colorado Rockies. Garrett Crochet pitched very well against both LA and COL. Rumors continue to swirl about the Sox looking to deal him at the deadline. Play-by-play man, John Schriffen, celebrated a monste…
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Hey Sox fans! Our 2024 Chicago White Sox (21-58) are on pace to be the worst team in franchise history. What a time to be alive. The Sox have a rough time in Detroit. Jonathan Cannon could not string together back-to-back quality starts, Paul DeJong forgot how many outs there were and Oscar Colas was optioned yet again. Is Tony LaRussa influencing …
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Hey Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox (19-54) are still waiting on that elusive 20th win but a few pitching performances from this past week might have made you forget about the horribleness. The Sox strung together four solid outings in Seattle and Erick Fedde shined in Arizona over the weekend. Drew Thorpe and Jonathan Cannon impressed and Garrett …
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Ep. 275 - History and Maldonad-Oh No
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1:12:08Hey Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox (17-49) made team history this past week as their losing streak hit fourteen games. What a time to be alive. The Sox were swept by the Cubs in the two game crosstown series while splitting a four game series with Boston on the South Side. Martin Maldonado continues to get playing time. Pedro Grifol defends not pi…
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Hey Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox (15-45) were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers and are on a historically bad pace as their losing streak hits eleven games. Andrew Vaughn and Andrew Benitendi are hurt, Crochet continued to impress, Tommy Pham was ready to fight and Pedro Grifol butters up to his boss. It's been a brutal season and an embarrassment …
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Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox (14-33) were swept by the New York Yankees over the weekend. It was the seventh time this season that the Sox have been swept. Brad Keller was designated for assignment, Bryan Ramos landed on the IL but is on the mend and Eloy Jimenez played some right field. John Schriffen took a jab at The Score 670 and Tommy Pham …
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Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox (12-29) took three of four from the first place Cleveland Guardians and have now won nine of their last sixteen. Bryan Ramos continues to play, Garrett Crochet continues to impress and Jordan Leasure continues to provide hope. With the Sox playing some better baseball, have you found reasons to get excited? Luis Robe…
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Sox fans! The Chicago White Sox (8-26) took two of three from the St. Louis Cardinals after being swept by the Minnesota Twins. Tommy Pham has added a spark and prospect Bryan Ramos got the call. Will he be used sparingly or will the Sox give him a serious look while Danny Mendick battles a back issue? Garrett Crochet was solid in the finale agains…
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Ep. 270 - Six is Good. Got a problem with Six?
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1:06:02Sox fans! The Chicago White Sox got their sixth win of the season after sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays out of the South Side. Sox are now (6-22) and battle the Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals in the coming week. Lots of roster moves have been made and Tommy Pham has officially joined the big league club. Andrew Benintendi unleashed the power w…
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Ep. 269 - Paper bag over head type of bad
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1:06:51Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox have found new ways to embarrass themselves and this past week was beyond disappointing. The offense continues its ineptitude and the defense has reached new lows. Debuts by Nick Nastrini and Jonathan Cannon provided some rest from the bleak outlook. Lenyn Sosa has been demoted and Danny Mendick is set to join the bi…
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Sox fans! The Chicago White Sox (2-13) are off to their worst start in franchise history. Over one hundred twenty years of baseball. It was ugly this past week as the Sox lost a series in Cleveland and were swept by the Cincinnati Reds on the South Side. Bad baseball has been played and the results have put the White Sox at the bottom of the entire…
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Ep. 267 - When F.A.S.T. is spelled U-G-L-Y
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1:13:07Sox fans! The Chicago White Sox (1-8) split a rain shortened series with the Atlanta Braves and then were swept by the Kansas City Royals. The Sox are bottom of the barrel in most offensive categories including runs scored. It's not just bad, it's historically bad. The lone bright spot continues to be Garrett Crochet. Both Eloy Jimenez and Luis Rob…
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Ep. 266 - Bad start to a VERY long season
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1:05:42Hey Sox fans! The Chicago White Sox (0-3) were swept by the Detroit Tigers to start off the 2024 campaign. Each loss was by one run but there were some troubling occurrences in the series. Sox struggled to get on base and were 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position. The White Sox failed to hold on to a three run lead in the 2nd game of the serie…
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Ep. 265 - Will it be Better At The Ballpark?
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1:03:34Sox fans! Spring training is wrapping up and decisions are looming as the Chicago White Sox still need to trim down their roster. We know that Mike Moustakas and Jesse Chavez will not be in the picture but what about Braden Shewmake or Gavin Sheets? Opening Day is fast approaching and are you finally getting excited for White Sox baseball? Will you…
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Ep. 264 - Dealin' Cease & the Kopech Roller Coaster
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1:03:55Hey Sox fans! It finally happened: Dylan Cease was traded. Some favorable prospects come back from San Diego and the latest rebuild is in full swing. Sox received a few arms that might be ready to help out this season. Michael Kopech's journey towards the starting rotation took a turn this past week as the announcement was made that Kopech will be …
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Ep. 263 - A Desert is a Place Without Expectation
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1:07:17Sox fans! Our Chicago White Sox are (4-11) in Cactus League play and have the worst run differential (-36) in all of Spring Training. It's the just the spring though, right? Oscar Colas was one of the dozen cuts made by the White Sox. What percentage of miles per hour does Pedro Grifol want from him moving forward? Ex Royals pitcher, Brad Keller, w…
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Ep. 262 - Trains, Bunting & Starters Starting
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1:02:58The Chicago White Sox are (3-8) during Cactus League play. So far, the offense has been inept however Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada have been bright spots. Moncada has mentioned to Pedro Grifol that he would like to bat 2nd this season. Grifol said that Moncada is one of the best bunters on the team. Dylan Cease, Michael Kopech and Garrett Crochet …
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The Chicago White Sox are back in action in Arizona. After the first three games, the Sox are (1-2) and have played a little sloppy. Pedro Grifol has a new acronym that he hopes will catch on and perhaps ignite some unity. New play-by-play voice, John Schriffen, is getting his sea legs and Steve Stone makes a prediction about the upcoming season. W…
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Ep. 260 - Pedro Grifol's Second Chance
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1:04:15Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Pitchers and catchers have reported and the first full squad workout is upon us. Pedro Grifol has a lot of bodies to choose from and apparently he's going to do things a little different this time. Grifol also has some bulletin board material that he believes will help get the Sox to be all kinds o…
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Ep. 259 - Danny Mendick Revival Tour
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1:00:25Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in a few days. What a list of names the Sox get to choose from for their starting staff. And how about those catching options? Wow. Utility man folk hero, Danny Mendick, was issued a non-roster invitation and will try to recapture the TWTW from a few …
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Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. The Sox traded away Gregory Santos and Cristian Mena to the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles, respectively. Santos could very well have been the Sox closer in 2024 and Mena was a well thought of pitching prospect. The Sox got some much needed outfield depth in return. Dominic Fletcher came to…
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Ep. 257 - Saving SoxFest & If Healthy
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1:03:19Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. SoxFest will return in 2025. Just in time for the 20th anniversary of the 2005 team. John Schriffen is the new voice of the Chicago White Sox. Another member of the organization that will be learning on the fly. Could Dylan Cease be dealt to Seattle? Yoan Moncada is feeling healthy. Eloy has grand …
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Ep. 256 - The White Sox are Moving North?
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57:59Hey Sox fans! Welcome back to Good Guys Talk Back. Have you heard the serious talks about the Chicago White Sox building a new stadium a few miles north in the South Loop neighborhood? How could you not? Could this really happen or is it all just a distraction from the nothingness that is the White Sox off-season? It's apparently a three person rac…
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