The Catbird Speaks 6.12.15 - So this was a pretty lame draft?
/Mauricio Rubio from Baseball Prospectus joins James to talk prospects, specifically what few the Sox brought into their organization during the 2015 Draft.
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks: How could you not be complaining at this point
/James, 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 MoreThe Catbird Speaks: Position Players Pitching on Juries
/Nick 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 MoreThe Catbird Speaks: I can’t talk anymore about how terrible the White Sox are
/Collin, Nick, James & Matt talk about terrible things they've seen with the White Sox before moving on to 2015 MLB Draft discussion.
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks 5.18.15 - Actual things to be positive about
/The White Sox are actually hot, winning, and there's no place to slot this unhealthy anger that courses through all of our bodies at every hour of the day. Ethan, Nick, Matt and James review the sources of success (mostly the absurdly hot Avisail Garcia), talk about Carlos Rodon's jittery night, mull over some possible upgrades at second and third base and concede to listener demands and say something nice about John Danks.
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks 5.15.15 - This is what a podcast is supposed to be
/Mau Rubio from Baseball Prospectus joins James, Ethan and Collin for a long, twisting, profane and entertaining talk on White Sox youngsters and prospects. This podcast cut out at least twice prompting re-starts, and was interrupted by ambient noises and roommates, and still might have been the best podcasts we've ever done.
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks 5.12.15 - What's the biggest problem with this team?
/James, Nick and Collin gathered together after another peculiar White Sox loss. They discussed how Monday night's result fit alongside a larger, slow offensive revival, Hector Noesi's bullpen appearance and Carlos Rodon's future in the rotation and of course, reviewing Robin Ventura.
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks 5.8.2015 - Excitement Over John Danks vs Jason Marquis
/James & 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 MoreThe Catbird Speaks 5.4.2015 - This is not indicative of a good start
/James & 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 MoreThe Catbird Speaks 4.23.15 - Keepin' it Rodon
/Ethan, 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 MoreThe Catbird Speaks 4.20.15 - A Carlos Rodon Themed Podcast
/Nick, 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 MoreThe Catbird Speaks 4.17.15 - This is a serious podcast
/Mark 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 MoreThe Catbird Speaks 4.13.15 - John Danks is a bad cheeseburger
/James 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.
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks 4.6.15 - It's Opening Day
/It's Opening Day. Today is Opening Day. The White Sox will play their Opening Day game today.
In that vein, Matt Adams, Collin Whitchurch and James Fegan got together to exercise their existential dread, cast aspersions on the Royals, discuss the final bits of roster housekeeping, and deride the many mistakes of the Atlanta Braves.
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks 3.26.15 - It'd be cool if Chase Utley played for the White Sox
/Still buzzing after chatting with Jonah Keri, the trio of James Fegan, Ethan Spalding and Nick Schaefer stuck around and chatted a bit about:
--Courtney Hawkins' success for real?
--Avisail improved?
--Micah Johnson's ascent to the Opening Day roster
-How about just trading for Chase Utley instead?
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks 3.24.15 - This episode has a lot more Jonah Keri than the others
/On a rare day where The Catbird Seat staff got work done during sunlight hours, Grantland Contributor and best-selling author Jonah Keri joined the group for a chat on the heels on his full-length feature on the Sox' recent transformation. Even though we had James Fegan, Ethan Spaulding, Collin Whitchurch and Nick Schaefer on the call (Matt Adams was on a scouting mission), this was mostly about letting Jonah talk.
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks 3.20.15 - There's nothing to write about so let's just talk
/Writer's blocked by a normal and uneventful Spring Training, Matt Adams and James Fegan played the two-man game for a short podcast to get you ready for the weekend.
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks 3.11.15 - The worst podcast of all-time
/Discussion topics for early March baseball podcasts can be rather open for interpretation. In this case, a conversation between Nick Schaefer, Ethan Spalding and James Fegan quickly became a rambling affair about all things baseball. Such as:
--Marcus Stroman's injury and the Sox chances at a Wild Card spot.
--Expectations for Micah Johnson and Tim Anderson
--Strikeout-heavy prospects being doomed
--James is not aware of any offseason transactions
--Ranting about projection systems
--So much more!
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks - 2.24.15: It's Spring Training for us too
/As for the actual discussion, well, there was Brad Penny, because we were obsessed with finding out who the ideal long reliever in the White Sox organization is. Other topics include Jeff Samardzija already using as much analytics as anyone would want, trouble with the ESPN rankings, the horror of an eight-man bullpen, and other excellent Sox nuggets.
Read MoreThe Catbird Speaks: 2.9.15 - Just talking about baseball, really
/It's February: the most exciting and thrilling time of the baseball news cycle. Between Gordon Beckham return, Dayan Viciedo leaving, and Spring Training....coming eventually, there's so much White Sox news to t--ah screw it.
James Fegan (@JRFegan), Nick Schaefer (@Nick_TCS) and Ethan Spalding (@spaldingethan) gathered together to dish on Victor Martinez's knee injury, Tigers' depth problems, the Royals' stupid, cheap offseason, how the Indians could be scary, Mookie Betts being overrated, defensive metrics being dumb, and then, then it went off the rails.
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