Believe the hype about Luis Robert

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

White Sox rookie Luis Robert is showing signs that he could dominate baseball for a long time. But considering he has yet to play in a regular season game, is there too much hype?? Chuck Garfien is joined by Vinnie Duber, Adam Hoge and Chris Kamka to discuss the early play of Robert. Is this too much too fast? And should we believe Eloy Jimenez who says that Robert will be the next Mike Trout?(2:14) - What we've seen so far from Robert in 2020(10:00) - Is there too much hype?(16:00) - The Mike Trout comparisons(22:00) - Where should Robert bat in the White Sox lineup?

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0:00.0	Home locally for White Sox baseball as Luis Robert pummels this ball, deep center field.
0:09.2	Oh, into the shrubbery, it goes.
0:11.7	Bring him a shrubbery.
0:13.3	One nothing.
0:14.4	Home socks.
0:16.6	Oh, boy, that ball leaked, and it continues to leak.
0:20.1	Luis Robert, look out to the concourse.
0:25.9	Whoa.
0:30.5	Luis Robert Mania has arrived on the south side.
0:36.6	Hey, everyone's Chuck Arfine.
0:37.8	This is the White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by WinTrust.
0:42.6	And although he has yet to play in an official major league game,
0:48.2	Luis Robert is already doing special things in summer camp,
0:52.8	like in home runs to the bushes and center, to the last
0:56.8	row of seats and left. And yeah, he also homered while falling down during his swing against
1:03.7	Carlos Rodin. So how good or even how great will Robert be in 2020 and beyond?
1:15.6	And should you, as a White Sox fan, believe the hype?
1:22.6	It's the fun and excitement surrounding Luis Robert La Pantera.
1:25.6	Right now on the White Sox Talk Podcast. White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:29.7	That ball hit deep way back.
1:31.6	Deep time, Bill!
1:33.5	Holy cow!
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