The oft-posed question of “are you really going to go into the season with Tyler Saladino as starting shortstop?” has a murkier answer than it did last week. The White Sox have agreed to terms with Jimmy Rollins on a minor league deal and an invite to big league camp.
Read MorePoor sound quality sets the tone for James, Ethan, and Matt to wonder just what the White Sox plan is to keep Avisail Garcia from being the everyday right fielder in 2016.
Nick and Matt chat about the weekend's series in Seattle, as well as things that they'd like to see moving through the rest of the 2015 season.
Read MoreCat Garcia of BP Wrigleyville joins James, Nick, and Matt to discuss Chicago baseball as the White Sox prepare to face off against the crosstown Cubs for a weekend series.
Read MoreJames, Collin, and Matt accept the mortality of the 2015 White Sox following a brief flirtation with hope. Some streaking players, some plummeting players, some players that may still be candidates for the waiver deadline are discussed along with what we'd like to see for the rest of the season in the interests of setting up for 2016.
Read MoreMark Primiano joins James and Matt to talk about the White Sox hot stretch and what to expect moving forward. Also: Horse talk!
Read MoreJames and Matt get together to discuss whether or not the White Sox can even expect much in return for any of their players in a trade. Also covered: Carson Fullmer signing, international signings, Chris Sale excellence, and Matt accuses James of saying things he never said and points to audio evidence that doesn't actually exist.
Read MoreNick and Matt get together following another deflating White Sox loss to talk about trade potential, the problem with White Sox position players, and do some old fashion complaining about the Manager.
Read MoreJames, Collin, Ethan, and Matt once again lament the state of the White Sox, their failed pieces, and who among them may be candidates for trade with such potential trade partners as the Dodgers, Astros, and the Cubs. Some last minute opinions on who the White Sox should target in the 2015 draft are offered before things get de-baseballed and challenges are issued.
Read MoreNick and Matt open up with exhilarating talk about jury duty before downgrading into White Sox baseball. The Toronto series and the signs of offense that it featured is discussed. Also how goofy the standings are across the league and what that might mean for the perception that the Sox are already cooked for 2015.
Read MoreCollin, Nick, James & Matt talk about terrible things they've seen with the White Sox before moving on to 2015 MLB Draft discussion.
Read MoreJames & Matt bask in the glow of a White Sox series win and look ahead to the visiting Cincinnati Reds. A series sure to sate whatever your baseball tastes may be, be it ridiculous offensive outbursts (Jason Marquis vs John Danks) or pitching matchups that can actually be looked forward to (Johnny Cueto vs Carlos Rodon). Also included in this podcast: a stirring ode to Juan Nieves and Don Cooper.
Read MoreJames & Matt lament on the things they've seen thus far, talk about what it would take for a managerial shakeup, and fail miserably when trying to be positive at all.
Read MoreEthan, Collin, Nick, & Matt have a chat about Rodon's road to the White Sox and the team's plan for usage now that he's on the 25 man roster before getting into the unrewarding and murky area of quantifying the value of managers and pitching coaches.
Read MoreNick, Ethan, and Matt spend some time getting giddy over Carlos Rodon's impending call-up, Chris Sale's continued dominance, and mix in some minor griping about Robin Ventura.
Read MoreMark Primiano joins Matt Adams to talk about the corpse of John Danks, candidates to replace him in the rotation, the lack of offensive production thus far and whatever it is that Adam Eaton is doing out there right now.
Read MoreJames is away so Nick, Collin, Ethan, and Matt make a mess of things.
Season beginnings, baserunning concerns, and elation over Chris Sale occur alongside the recurring agenda item of complaining about the Twins pitching staff.
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Read MoreIt’s pitching depth week at The Catbird Seat! In consecutive days you’ve had Ethan and Nick explaining the problem that is the White Sox rotational depth. To keep with the trend, let’s continue addressing, but let’s also use a different approach. Though the Sox rotation is certainly not strong front to back, it is not ill equipped to enter a season representing a playoff hopeful team.
Read MoreIt started with a pain in the ass. When Nate Jones originally reported health issues way back when the team was basically still stretching in Glendale, it was for a gluteal strain. He recovered long enough to appear in 2 games and face 5 batters. Of those 5, he walked 3 while allowing the other two chances to hit the ball. They obliged and he failed to record a single out. ERA: infinite. The gluteal strain reappeared and that was that. While out of commission, it morphed into a back issue which extended his stay on the disabled list and while progress reports along the way were never completely encouraging nothing seemed particularly damning either. Until Wednesday afternoon when it was announced that the short-lived White Sox closer had undergone Tommy John surgery on Tuesday.
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