A.J. Pierzynski on Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn firings, who replaces them and more

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien speaks with former White Sox catcher and co-host of Foul Territory A.J. Pierzynski about the big shakeup in the White Sox front office. They discuss how it all went down, if Chris Getz will become the GM, and why A.J. thinks Chuck is actually qualified for the job. Plus, they talk about leadership in the clubhouse, if the White Sox can compete next season and more.6:47 - Reactions to Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn firings14:13 - A.J. gives his take on the Tim Anderson suspension16:30 - Who is going to be the next White Sox GM?31:42 - Importance of leadership in the locker room37:30 - Can this Sox team be fixed, or do they have to rebuild?44:50 - A.J.'s theory on the return of Tony LaRussa

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0:24.9	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:27.4	Welcome to the White Sox Talk podcast.
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0:36.2	Okay, I'm inside our virtual podcast studios, powered by Pointsbet. And with the earth-shattering changes in the White Sox
0:39.8	front office, Jerry Reins, who are firing Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn. It is a seismic
0:45.3	story in Chicago and all over baseball. So here to join me on the podcast as someone who knows
0:53.3	all three very well.
0:56.0	Kenny, Rick, and Jerry, White Sox World Series champion, AJ Pierzinski.
1:01.5	He's back in the podcast to talk about the big upheaval in the front office.
1:07.3	And we discuss who might be the replacement or replacements.
1:12.9	What's missing with this roster?
1:15.5	How the White Sox can be fixed and a whole lot more.
1:20.5	So it's A.J. Prisinski back on the podcast.
1:23.8	Good stuff coming.
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