Sox In The Basement
Episodes
The Chicarlottego White Sox
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
They aren't scoring enough runs lately, and they sit a few games below .500, but the White Sox have shown one big positive over the past week. We take...
Coop, Larry and Making Better White Sox Hitters
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Help us find the winner of our $1000 Guest Bounty presented by Cork & Kerry At The Park! Listen to snippets from Don Cooper, the University of Chi...
Scott Merkin And The Sox Nerd Open For Us
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As the White Sox run out an opener during their home opener, we turn to two of our favorites. Scott Merkin of MLB.com answers our questions about a ro...
White Sox Need To Quickly Adjust
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This was not the start you were looking for as a White Sox fan. The team that said they were going to be better in the bullpen blew the last game in M...
The White Sox Want To Win More
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Opening Day brings questions as the White Sox keep saying they want to get more wins this year. Can Shane Smith recapture his 2025 form? What happens ...
One Surprise Any Several Expected White Sox Roster Decisions
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We take our best guess at the final roster for the start of the 2026 regular season and discover the few actual roster battle winners. One was Reese M...
Eating With The White Sox
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Get the word on ballpark eats this year at Guaranteed Rate Field as we chat with the folks behind the majority of White Sox offerings this season. New...
White Sox Musings From A Hospital Bed
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time in a month, Ed Siebert rejoins the show from his hospital stay with the White Sox player he has fallen in love with, a few disappoi...
Chicago Sports (And Sox) Talk With Larry Hawley
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Media veteran Larry Hawley (WGN,CLTV) bellies up to the bar at Cork & Kerry At The Park to talk about his media path, what it is like to cover Chi...
Surprise Challengers For The White Sox Roster
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Curtis Mead and Jarred Kelenic try to force their way onto the White Sox bench, while Jonathan Cannon looks to snag an unexpected rotation spot. Do th...
White Sox Interrnal Competitions Should Create Better Players
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One team's absurd problem could be the perfect path to a White Sox trade. The infield has many high level prospects set to join it over the next few y...
White Sox Have Some Lofty Goals
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Early Spring Training usage of certain players tell a clear story as the White Sox try to form an identity. One would-be rookie has already declared s...
White Sox Roster Has Less Battles Than You Think
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox roster may be more locked in than many are telling you. We take a look at the expected rotation, outfield and bench based upon Spring Tr...
White Sox Start Spring Red Hot
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With one of our hosts down but definitely not out, we take a look at the building attitude of a young White Sox team. A quick start to Spring Training...
White Sox Trust Their Experts
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It has been all about changes with the White Sox, but what is Chris Getz doing differently compared to the last front office regime? There are also ch...
The (Early) Big Stories of White Sox Camp
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The start of Spring Training has produced some expected and some very unexpected stories. We're breaking them down in order of those covered the most ...
White Sox Have One Less Switch Hitter
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Getz learns that Luisangel Acuna is not a switch hitter. Major League Baseball cracks down on base coaches.. Will Venable pushes competition. We...
White Sox Spring Training Has Sprung
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As pitchers and catchers report an old friend rfeturns to the rotation. Erick Fedde signs for one year and Chris Getz is hoping for the 177 innings an...
What Have We Missed With The White Sox?
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It as been a busy week or so and there are a few White Sox stories we may have missed. Catch up with us and ponder if that final key piece of the offs...
White Sox Leave SoxFest Looking For One Last Piece
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James Fox of FutureSox reports from SoxFest 2026 as the White Sox finished this past weekend one key player away from a solid offseason. Wait...what's...
The Science Of Making Better White Sox Hitters
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 2024 the White Sox commissioned a biometric study to identify adjustments that could make better hitters. The results shared with them a year ago h...
White Sox Herald Sir Anthony
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Getz spent some of that Luis Robert Jr money right away by bringing in free agent bullpen arm Seranthony Domínguez. Is the presumed closer for ...
Luis Robert Jr Trade Tells Two Stories About The White Sox
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Luisangel Acuna (and Truman Pauley) come over from the Mets for Luis Robert Jr. The main story is about a player who never became what was promised be...
White Sox Have More Work To Do
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A recent ESPN article says that the White Sox have nothing left to do this offseason. We disagree. Hear what still needs to happen for Chris Getz to h...
White Sox Trying Something New
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The guys discuss a new analytical approach from the White Sox front office and ask if that's why the team seems to be hyping Jarred Kelenic this week....
Bears Example Should Teach White Sox That Rivalries Matter
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sports is better with rivalries, and the Bears should be an example for a young White Sox team. We talk about the best rivalry years for the White Sox...
White Sox Creating Competition
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The battle for a spot in the starting rotation will have a lot of participants this Spring. Young position players have guys right behind them who wil...
What's Next For The White Sox Roster
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some obvious needs exist in the current White Sox roster, and they specifically change depending on how the team views individual roles in 2026. We ta...
White Sox Swing And Miss...But Still Swung
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox took another swing at the Japanese Free Agent Market, but missed this time. The good news, though, is that they seem like buyers still w...
White Sox Start 2026 With A Little Buzz
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox are starting to get some national buzz as a team expected to be much better. What do you believe? We sort through the possibility, proba...
White Sox Off-Season Looks Promising
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After another addition in the form of Sean Newcomb, the White Sox have signalled they have plans this off-season to improve and mold this team into a ...
White Sox Add Munetaka Murakami
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox spent $34,000,000 on 1B Munetaka Murakami and surprised everyone. We break down the young international star to project what the south s...
Stuffing Your White Sox Stocking
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you could ask for one thing for Christmas, what White Sox move would it be? We shoot for the moon with an idea that isn't as crazy as most would th...
More Roster Changes To Come For White Sox
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Boston wants Kyle Teel back, but the White Sox aren't interested. Is there a price they would consider? Multiple teams are interested in Luis Robert J...
White Sox Have A Solid Winter Meetings
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No big acquisition, but the White Sox got the #1 Draft pick and two high-potential pitchers in the Rule 5 Draft. James Fox of FutureSox tells us about...
The White Sox Winter Meetings Vibe
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All eyes in the baseball world are on The Winter Meetings, but don't expect a big splash rom the White Sox. That doesn't mean a trade or signing won't...
Anthony Kay And A White Sox Way
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox front office made a free agent signing that signals a trend. LHP Anthony Kay will join the rotation after having a really good year over...
A Few White Sox Rule 5 Targets To Watch
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Take a look at some logical Rule 5 Draft choices the White Sox could consider, and some players we would pass on. We think Jerry Reinsdorf should be p...
Hidden Free Agent Gems For The White Sox
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After former White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease lands the first big contract for starters, we break down why it wasn't more and what the White Sox should b...
White Sox Break A Few Eggs
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox non-tendered OF Mike Tauchman and others, but this isn't about lowering payroll. What if we told you that by walking away from a $2.5 mi...
A Busy Day Of White Sox Transactions
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On November 18th 2025 the White Sox started making a few moves. Sure, it wasn't anything too flashy. There were two pitchers protected from the Rule 5...
White Sox Rule 5 Decisions And Disagreements
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox must decide who to protect in the Rule 5 Draft, and a short list also takes us down memory lane with minor league names that were once s...
White Sox Get "Fluid" At The GM Meetings
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Getz spoke from the General Manager Meetings and the tune has changed when it comes to what the White Sox could do this offseason. Multi-year fr...
What The Patient White Sox Fan Wants
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We dive into some great listener mail and avoid an international incident all while asking what the most patient White Sox fan wants to see this offse...
Reinsdorf Not Helping White Sox Improve
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New pitching coach. New hitting coach. Same cheap owner. Chris Getz has signaled the budget is slim this offseason, but understand that the White Sox ...
A Guide To The White Sox Off-Season
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the end of the 2025 World Series a clock starts running as baseball's off-season offically begins. We have the dates, rules and expected moves yo...
White Sox Free Agent Targets, The Pope & Baseball Luck
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Pope got a disappointing surprise gift and the picture from the Vatican looks like every White Sox kid who gets the wrong jersey for Christmas. We...
Strong Words About The White Sox
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AJ Pierzynski caused a stir with his ranking of modern World Series teams, but was he right? Darrin Jackson gave a longer timeline when it comes to Wh...
Luis Robert Jr's White Sox Option
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox seemingly have no choice but to pick up Luis Robert Jr's $20-million dollar option. What is he really worth and what happens next. We're...
Big Picture Looks At White Sox Personnel
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After 162 games the streaks, slumps and luck fades away. You have a big picture statistical view of a player. You also have your eyes. So, who is a pi...
MLB Trends That The White Sox Should Notice
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All the White Sox front office should be doing this week is paying attention to everyone else and learning some valuable lessons. From what is working...
Can The White Sox Create More Quality Starts?
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The $1000 Guest Bounty gives you a chance to with $1000. Who are you bringing to the party? Don Cooper was on recently, so we're breaking down some mo...
A Conversation With Don Cooper
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
World Series Champion and former White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper joins the show for the first time. Hear Coop's take on the modern pitching game, ...
White Sox Must Move Forward
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We circle back to a nugget from White Sox beat reporter Scott Merkin's recent appearance to form a picture of what is happening right now in the front...
Into The White Sox Off-Season With Scott Merkin
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Veteran White Sox beat reporter Scott Merkin of MLB.com joins us again to talk about possible plans for this off-season. Will the White Sox be buyers,...
What White Sox Coaching Changes Really Say
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox entered the off-season with an immediate release of several major league coaches, one AAA manager and one Grady Sizemore undetermined mo...
From A Sox Nerd Point Of View
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get a behind the scenes look from a unique perspective when it comes to the 2025 White Sox season with The Sox Nerd Dave Marran. What did he see from ...
The White Sox Hear Something Different
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brooks Boyer, Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer for the White Sox, recently gave public support for the much maligned John Schriffen. That's his job...
The Core, The Hope And The Plan For Your White Sox
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James Fox of FutureSox joins us to take a look at the 2025 season. Did the White Sox accomplish what you hoped for? Let's talk about the new core, the...
The White Sox Pitching Question
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A week ago the White Sox losing 100 games seemed silly, but now they need to fix this slide before it becomes a reality. We take a look at starting pi...
The White Sox Are A Problem
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AJ Hinch called The White Sox "a problem" as they spend the second half playing solid baseball and the end of the season on a heater. Will the probl...
These September Sox Are Interesting
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox are finishing 2025 very differently than 2024, and no matter the final record they look to have found enough to build a real baseball te...
White Sox! Yeah!
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when someone sees you wearing your favorite team's gear and just yells "WHITE SOX" in your face? We ask the serious questions while wor...
The Reasoning Behind White Sox September Moves
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Clevinger returns like a bad penny. Can we find a reason for it that makes sense? Did anyone win the Aaron Civale / Andrew Vaughn Trade? What you...
Defending a White Sox Dumpster Fire
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moving day away from the studio at the 9-foot home made oak bar leads to a look towards the future as 2025 starts the final stretch. An anonymous ML...
Just Some White Sox Fans Celebrating The Handoff
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we close our original studio at the 9-foot homemade oak bar a stunning discovery is made while looking over our White Sox memorabilia. From the mac...
Edgar Quero's ROY Conversation
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ed thinks Edgar Quero should be in the conversation for Rookie of the Year. Chris needs convincing. Your mind may be changed by the end as we compare ...
White Sox Youth Sailing Along
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a loud voice telling you Lenyn Sosa was a good hitter. Ok, maybe two of them. We're taking a victory lap as the slugger without a position a...
White Sox Go Bananas
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Savannah Bananas are showing Jerry Reinsdorf and the White Sox how to pack a stadium right after the team celebrated Bill Veeck. What can the old ...
Needed White Sox Changes Are Glaring
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The season will end with a lot more wins, but this is not a product close to contending. The changes needed, though, can be made quickly. Let;s talk a...
Lenyn Sosa And The White Sox Bats
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris is so positive about Lenyn Sosa's hitting that he is relying on him during a fantasy baseball postseason run. Is that crazy? Take a look at the ...
Colson Montgomery, Torpedo Bat Psychology and Defending White Sox Fandom
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Colson Montgomery is red hot and it may be all in his head. No, we're not saying his play is a figment of his imagination. It could be the torpedo bat...
What The Trade Deadline Did For The White Sox
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Curtis Mead and two AAA pitchers came over from the Rays for Adrian Houser at the trade deadline and it looks like a great deal. Luis Robert Jr didn't...
White Sox Trade Deadline Buzz
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elijah Evans of Just Baseball and Future Sox gives his take on who the White Sox should move and what they will get at the Trade Deadline. We also tak...
White Sox, Cubs, Rivalries And Dick Allen Time Travel
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox playing the Cubs has lost some luster, but Will Venable wants to keep his young team playing like they did in Florida last series. We ta...
The Perfect Start To A White Sox Second Half
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it the opponents? Is it the venues? Is it the rest for young guys or a push by vets to get traded to a contender? The White Sox got off to a hot st...
Welcome To White Sox Land
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a documentary about Wrexham AFC got Chris all choked up, we're asking what the second half would look like if MLB had relegation. It would certa...
James Fox And What The White Sox Should Do Next
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James Fox of FutureSox joins us to break down the White Sox draft strategy (which they followed) and what they should do in the second half with their...
Keys to the White Sox Next Door
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox drafting well is important, but what they do after the draft will say more about the future. Does Chris Getz' track record suggest any...
White Sox Making July Sales Pitch
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox roster is a mixture of future pieces and players they would like to move before the deadline. Recent lineup decisions tell the whole sto...
Montgomery Joins White Sox Ready Or Not
05 Jul 2025
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Colson Montgomery joined the big league club for a series in Colorado after a hot few weeks. The timing makes perfect sense if your are a franchise de...
What Matters In July For The White Sox
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
July will bring the All Star Game and a weekend celebration around the 2005 World Championship team, but there are more important things to look for t...
An Up And Down White Sox Week
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What really happens when you get banned from MLB ballparks? One White Sox heckler is about to find out as we discuss the right (and very wrong) ways t...
What Gets You To A White Sox Game?
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The next few weeks have a lot of different offerrings for the fanbase at the ballpark. So, what gets you out to a White Sox game? We're also asking if...
A Unique Account Of The 2005 White Sox
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Left alone for an episode, host Chris Lanuti recounts the 2005 White Sox Championship Season from a unique perspective. From answered prayers at the e...
White Sox Shuffle The Deck A Little
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox have made a great deal of moves over the past week as the team has gone into a pre-trade dealine mode. Propsects and possible trade piec...
Who and What Matters on the White Sox
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ANDREW VAUGHN IS GONE!! That matters! Aaron Civale arrives. That matters! Grant Taylor matters! We know that Chase Meidroth, Kyle Teel and Edg...
Load This White Sox Lineup Up With Catchers
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White Sox have some real ballplayers and the youth movement is suddenly on after this past weekend. We have a perplexing question about Joshua Pal...
The White Sox And The Good Place
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry Reinsdorf is selling his team. It could happen between 4 and 9 years from now. So are White Sox fans in The Good Place or The Bad Place? We brea...
White Sox Lose To A Soccer Team
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry Reinsdorf had another bad day this week as the Chicago Fire swooped in with a privately owned stadium for The 78. Turns out threats to move your...
What the White Sox are Chasing
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Miguel Vargas turnaround continues to astound, but is he the prototype for the ideal White Sox hitter? The return for the Matt Thaiss trade matche...
A Few Sparks On This White Sox Roster
28 May 2025
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Andrew Vaughn heads to the minors. (Tim Elko too.) Matt Thaiss is traded to break up a catching logjam as Korey Lee returns. Now Will Venable gets to ...
White Sox Prospects Need Support
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is a reason the White Sox had to sign a 5th starter rather than promote from within. The arms down on the farm aren't quite ready. Some of the b...
The Curious Case Of Miguel Vargas
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is this real? Have the White Sox developed a viable ballplayer after a higher-caliber organization failed? We examine the curious case of Miguel Varga...
White Sox Skipper Will Venable Is Down With OBP
17 May 2025
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Will Venable has been trying something new with his lineups. It isn't old school. It isn't new school. The White Sox manager is stacking OBP because h...
White Sox Gatekeeping Run Amok
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After some fans get denied entry with valid tickets, we're asking what the White Sox are doing. You would think this team would want people in the bal...
Sox In The Vatican
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget free agent spending and solid player development. The new Pope is a White Sox fan from Dolton. Nothing can stop us now! Brought to you by Co...
Strange White Sox Stories From The Rate
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A secret table with an add-on for your bobblehead. New special tickets that don't include watching the game. The new fan trend in the neighborhood. We...
How Do The White Sox Evaluate Talent?
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will Miguel Vargas work out? Is the team right to stick with Andrew Vaughn? Can Colson Montgomery be fixed? Is Tim Elko not ready yet? The answers dep...
What The Papers Say About The White Sox
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travel back in time to 1992 as we find an old, faded newspaper poll on the White Sox. Over 30 years ago fans wrote in their opinions on the team, play...