One of the biggest moves of the White Sox offseason came in the broadcast booth, where Len Kasper became the play-by-play voice on the South Side after 16 seasons calling Cubs games on TV. Chuck Garfien gets together with Kasper and White Sox broadcasting mainstay Darrin Jackson to talk about their new partnership, developing on-air chemistry, and the excitement surrounding the 2021 team. Kasper also explains why he jumped at the opportunity to call White Sox games, what it will be like broadcasting Crosstown games going forward and who's the better player: Tim Anderson or Javier Báez? (3:00) - Moving from the Cubs to the White Sox for not only Len, but Darrin as well (6:35) - White Sox vs. Cubs and the significance of the rivalry (9:55) - What goes into creating a great radio broadcast? (20:15) - The chance to call playoff games for the White Sox was too much to pass up for Len Kasper (25:40) - Why Tony La Russa is the right manager for this team (31:00) - Tim Anderson vs Javy Baez

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