The Great Mike Vasil Is Back (And Better Than Ever)
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What exciting topics do Mike Vasil and the hosts discuss?
Yeah, there should be some passion.
This doesn't have to be boring. I can confirm it. Nobody I'd rather talk to more than Mike Vassell and Courtney Finnegan, two of the most important members of the Chicago White Sox world. Fact.
That is a fact. I would have to agree.
I agree. I agree.
I mean, I was very sad that I missed Mike Vassell at Sox Fest over the weekend. I have to give you a little bit of crap for that because I was very disappointed. You know, I've been trying to meet you in person for a long time.
Oh, you guys never met in person?
We've never met in person, no.
Not in person, no. Only over Zoom. Well, listen, Mike, if you were at the bar at 1 o'clock in the morning in Orlando during the winter meetings, you would have met Courtney. That sounded terrible, but whatever.
You know, Mike, I did close down the bar all three nights.
Every night. Every night. Really?
Every night, yeah.
The three-peat.
Oh, I like that. The three-peat.
Yes, the three-peat. That was me. It's a t-shirt idea. That's called the winter meetings three-peat.
Well, I did call it my Linsanity run, if you recall, Rob.
My Linsanity run. That's a story for another day.
That is a story for another time.
But I will say this. It was apropos that Courtney dominated the winter meetings because the year before, you dominated the winter meetings without even knowing it by getting taken in the Rule 5 draft. I know. By who?
I got taken by the Phillies. That's right. Many people probably don't even realize that. That I was a Philly for an hour, then a Ray, and then a White Sox. The best team ever.
The best team ever. I was waiting for that, Mike. I was going to make my notes, but you didn't say that.
Did Dave Dombrowski call you?
Did you ever talk to Dave Dombrowski? No, so I never talked to anyone from the Phillies. And that is when... Like an hour – yeah, about around the hour when I got traded, one of the Mets people I texted with, he's like, you heard anything yet? I was like, no. He's like, all right, you're probably getting traded. So that's when I started to get the idea. I was like, it's kind of weird. I haven't heard from anyone from the Phillies.
And then a year ago now, you remember the Rays – And I think it was probably – we did a podcast like right around a year ago because I was fascinated about life as a Rule 5 guy. And you were fascinating in that podcast, by the way. Excellent job.
Thank you.
Thank you. You represented all Rule 5 guys perfectly. And then I saw you in camp and you – did you start that day? I don't know. You started any day.
It was – It was the day that I think – was that the first game of spring training? Yeah, it might have been. It might have been. So that was when Trace Thompson hit a home run off me. But the previous year, I had actually started a scuffle in Scranton, and Trace had my back. So I remember texting him. And he would always joke about, like, oh, you got to pay my fine, pay my fine. And I was like, yeah, I'll do it, I'll do it. I don't even know what it – because he ended up getting tossed. Really? And then his first – yeah. And then his first – I don't know if it was his first plate appearance, but facing me, it was like second batter, yard. And I was like, all right, like, you know, that evens out now.
Okay. Before Courtney asked about the White Sox plumbing situation – Which I can't wait to talk to you about, Mike. All right. Because that might take up a half hour for a time. It really could. If you were going to power rank your time with a Tampa Bay Rays, in case people don't know, you ultimately didn't stay with the Rays. Were you DFA? You ended up with the white side.
Yeah, technically it's like DFA, but it's Rule 5. rules, waivers that I'm on. You ended up with the White Sox.
And by the way, we should note you had an insanely good year.
Thank you.
2-5-0 ERA in 47 games. I think your war was like 2-9. Legitimately, I'm not just saying this because you're here, sitting here. Legitimately, one of the best performances by relief pitcher in the American League last year.
And honestly, one of the best stories coming out of the White Sox last year, too, was you.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What exciting topics do Mike Vasil and the hosts discuss?
0:00–12:30
2
How does Mike Vasil feel about his role with the White Sox?
12:30–26:09
3
What humorous stories does Mike share about his experiences?
26:09–40:23
4
How has Mike's performance changed since last season?
40:23–52:07
5
What is the significance of the new bidet installation for the White Sox?
52:07–59:11
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