April 03, 2025

Sox Populi Podcast 187 — FIRST PLACE — 2025-04-03

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1 hour 2 minutes

Is that title a gag? No, actually, the White Sox have spent all but one day of this season in first place, including at the moment this podcast was recorded and published. Sure, the team has lost both of its series this season and sits 2-4, but so what? A five-way tie for first in a terrible AL Central still counts as first!

Joe Resis, Brian O'Neill, Malachi Hayes and Hannah Filippo joined Brett Ballantini for a roundtable discussion of the season's first week:

The White Sox started the year on a rotation roll, waiting five starts before (sort of) even surrendering an earned run, who saw that coming?

Given the certainty of slumps and injuries, do the White Sox have the reinforcements that will keep the rotation the strongest aspect of the team for a second straight year?

Offensively, this team already has as many "blowouts" as all of 2024 (two). Is there something different about the bats this season that will help stave off double-figure losing streaks and another run at 120 losses?

We all revisit why, after a 121-loss season and a GM now unsure whether his 2025 club can be better this year, there are no position player rookies on the White Sox RIGHT NOW

Speaking of, it does seem that Chris Getz skews his roster more toward "swapping pieces out easily" than "GOOD PLAYERS"

Can this White Sox team turn into something swinging upward, like the poor but promising squad of 2018?

Please support our White Sox writing and podcasts.

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April 03, 2025

Sox Populi Podcast 187 — FIRST PLACE — 2025-04-03

Listen Later

1 hour 2 minutes

Is that title a gag? No, actually, the White Sox have spent all but one day of this season in first place, including at the moment this podcast was recorded and published. Sure, the team has lost both of its series this season and sits 2-4, but so what? A five-way tie for first in a terrible AL Central still counts as first!

Joe Resis, Brian O'Neill, Malachi Hayes and Hannah Filippo joined Brett Ballantini for a roundtable discussion of the season's first week:

The White Sox started the year on a rotation roll, waiting five starts before (sort of) even surrendering an earned run, who saw that coming?

Given the certainty of slumps and injuries, do the White Sox have the reinforcements that will keep the rotation the strongest aspect of the team for a second straight year?

Offensively, this team already has as many "blowouts" as all of 2024 (two). Is there something different about the bats this season that will help stave off double-figure losing streaks and another run at 120 losses?

We all revisit why, after a 121-loss season and a GM now unsure whether his 2025 club can be better this year, there are no position player rookies on the White Sox RIGHT NOW

Speaking of, it does seem that Chris Getz skews his roster more toward "swapping pieces out easily" than "GOOD PLAYERS"

Can this White Sox team turn into something swinging upward, like the poor but promising squad of 2018?

Please support our White Sox writing and podcasts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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