Nick, Ethan and James gathered together to try to piece together what on Earth is happening, or is not happening in the markets for Justin Upton and Yoenis Cespedes. There are no tangible answers, so things get existential quickly.
Read MoreCatbird Seat dudes Matt Adams, Nick Schaefer, Ethan Spalding and James Fegan gathered on the eve of the World Series and 10th anniversary of the White Sox winning the 2005 World Series.
Read MoreFor the third time this season, Baseball Prospectus' Mau Rubio joined Ethan Spalding and James under the guise of evaluating young players in the White Sox organization, only to have things spiral into complete madness.
Read MoreThe season's almost over and the White Sox are wasting away their final days, so Nick and James got together to discuss, well, mostly the offseason and how to fix this swiss cheese roster, but also what major things there are still to watch.
Read MoreJames, Nick and Collin get together to discuss the Sox future in the aftermath of a disastrous eight-game losing streak. It likely includes trades, but the TCS crew dismisses the proposals for a reckless teardown that are making the rounds.
Read MoreMau 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 MoreJames, 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 MoreWriter'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 MoreDiscussion 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 season of unabashed optimism is at hand! In the immediate wake of SoxFest, Collin Whitchurch, Nick Schaefer, Ethan Spalding and James Fegan got together to talk White Sox. Agenda items include:
--Avisail has lost some weight
--They're winning the whole thing!
--Hector Noesi is here to stay
--Much, much more!
Read MoreThe actual distributed agenda for this podcast with James Fegan, Nick Schaefer and Collin Whitchurch was as follows:
1. Melky is awesome
2. What's with these ***** saying that Melky isn't awesome?
3. Attendance shaming already?
4. Other holes to fill
Read MoreIt's been far too long since the last The Catbird Seat podcast. That prolonged absence allowed us to blow out the budget for this one, and bring in guest Paul Boyé to join Nick Schaefer in New York.
Read MoreJames Fegan, Nick Schaefer and Collin Whitchurch sat down for a Sunday night gabfest on the White Sox. Our slated topics of conversation were Carlos Rodon's negotiations, the ever-changing bullpen, the fifth starter conundrum, trade deadline goals and target, and what to do about the corner outfield slots. See how close we stuck to the agenda!
Read MoreA doomed podcast full of errors, microwave noises, long pauses and abrupt endings manages to make the light of day. James Fegan, Matt Adams and Rob Flot logged in to chat with one another Sunday afternoon, and when they weren't staring grumpily at Sunday's game, they covered the first two weeks of White Sox baseball.
Read MoreRob, Nick, Matt and James sat down for a pre-Opening Day podcast that covered all the important topics of pre-season excitement, slagging opposing teams and assessing the viability of the starting rotations...until it goes off the rails and becomes discussion of what kind of breeding partner Alex Rios would be.
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