Russ Dorsey talks Cubs, White Sox & MLB storylines

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Who is Russ Dorsey and what does he bring to the Cubs‑White Sox discussion?

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The AL West is a microcosm

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of the American League. I think all season long, the theme of the American League. has been the fact that the AL is bad and mediocre and nobody's good

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Russ Dorsey 0:26

the American

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League. Insider and analyst for MLB Network and Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV. They have guys in that lineup that they

Russ Dorsey 0:33

expected way more out of. Not a little bit, like a lot more. And so until those guys start swinging the bat, we're just going to be looking at each other like, ah, one run, five, six hits, yeah? Russell Dorsey. What's

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up, Russell? On 104.3, The Score. The Score.

Mark Grote 0:51

Oh, we'll get to Russ. He's our guy. This is Rahimi and Grody on 104.3 The Score. This hour is being brought to you by Jewel Osco. Yes, Russ Dorsey is an MLB insider for Yahoo Sports, MLB Network, and Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV. He knows everything you need to know about all the programming that happens on Apple TV. Like Ted Lasso. Folks, he knows all the secrets. So just shout him out. Tweet at him. Right, Russ? You can share with some people, but you can't share with everybody. Is that not the deal?

Russ Dorsey 1:24

I can't share anything about the Howl Ted Lasso in still, even after a week. Do you know? I'm sorry. He knows, man.

Vinny Rotino 1:31

Don't forget

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the

Vinny Rotino 1:32

morning show. The morning

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show is big. I promise. I promise. I don't know. But I also have to say this. Groats, I thought it was hilarious that you really thought that you could sneak that in right before my opening came on.

Mark Grote 1:46

Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yes. They got an extra shout out today. Yes, they did. Oh, man.

Why are the White Sox considered to be at their ‘high‑water mark’ and what role does Tristan Peters play?

Mark Grote 1:54

That was great. I was just

Russ Dorsey 1:55

like, that's hilarious. And I shouldn't bring it up, but I

Mark Grote 1:57

will. Russ, I got radio skills, man. They didn't think I could get it in, and I got it in. So it's perfect. But Russ, Russ. There's so much White Sox-ness that I want to discuss with you. Let's start with the good. Here the White Sox are. They are at their high-water mark again, 70-63, a 10-4 win over the Rangers. And I said earlier when we were doing the show, I think that Tristan Peters is a perfect personification of the White Sox because you never know when the fun's going to end, and you don't know what the conclusion of this season is going to be. Is it going to run out? Not for the White Sox. Is it going to run out for Tristan Peters? Is it all just a mirage? It's hard to tell, but that's the way I feel.

Mark Grote 2:43

I feel like there's a link between Tristan Peters and all the White Sox-ness that has gone

Russ Dorsey 2:47

on this year. When you think about what this season has been for the Chicago White Sox, one of the things that they should be really happy with is the growth and development that they've seen from Tristan Peters. He's turned himself into one of the really good centerfielders in Major League Baseball defensively. And then offensively, what he's been able to do lately, what he's been able to do overall in 2026, you're talking about a guy that was an all-star. Who was the Savannah banana, right? Like that, this is stuff that you make movies out of, but I think when you see what he's able to do on a nightly basis, even the fact that he was able to go out there against a left-handed pitcher, which, you know, he's been part of a platoon out there in center field that he was able to go out there and do that.

Russ Dorsey 3:28

Like that just gives you even more confidence for him, but confidence as a lineup that like, yeah, yeah, I can come out here left on left and still have a big-time performance. So Tristan Peters has been one of those spark plugs for the White Sox, and they should be very proud of what he's been able to develop into this year.

Vinny Rotino 3:45

Well, and again, Russ, and we've talked about this too, I feel like his success is also akin to the success of having a functioning lineup. They do have a lineup that can threaten top to bottom. It's not always consistent, but it's enough to where it's part of their success right now. And I think that's a good example. When your lineup is good enough, you can take a risk a little bit more of the guy who could possibly be platoon because you know you've got some built-in offense. He's a very good example of that.