Conversation with Ray Durham, the most underrated White Sox player in the last 30 years?

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Since 2025 marks the 125th year of the White Sox franchise, we’re bringing former White Sox players onto the podcast throughout the year to talk about their time on the South Side. Today, it’s Ray Durham who played on the White Sox from 1995-2002. He made two All-Star teams, scored over 100 runs in six straight seasons and had the longest run at second base for the White Sox since Hall of Famer Nellie Fox. Chuck Garfien speaks with Ray about his White Sox career, the shock of being traded in 2002, missing out on the 2005 World Series, playing with Frank Thomas and Ozzie Guillen, being Barry Bonds teammate in San Francisco and more.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:04.1	Welcome back to the White Sox podcast.
0:08.3	And with the White Sox celebrating both the 125th anniversary of the franchise this year
0:15.4	and it also being the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series Championship.
0:21.7	I'm bringing back a bunch of former White Sox players on the podcast
0:26.3	throughout the year to catch up, to reflect, and to reminisce.
0:32.4	And we're starting with someone who I've wanted to have on the podcast for a long, long time.
0:37.1	Maybe the most underrated White Sox player of the last 30 years, 50 years.
0:46.0	Talking about Ray Durham.
0:47.8	I mean, a two-time All-Star, he's the only White Sox second baseman to make the All-Star team since George Orta in 1975.
0:59.1	He scored over 100 runs in six straight seasons.
1:03.3	And in a parallel universe, he would have been on the 2005 World Series championship team.
1:10.5	So on the podcast, we talk about his time with the White Sox,
1:15.0	getting traded and missing out on the 05 World Series.
1:18.8	His teammates, Ozzy Gean and Frank Thomas,
1:23.3	also playing for the Moneyball A's and later,
1:27.4	being a teammate with Barry Bonds.
1:30.5	So this is a great conversation with a great player.
1:35.4	Ray Durham.
1:36.8	He is back in your White Sox life.
1:39.7	Let's do it.
1:45.2	The ball hit deep way back. There's do it. I bought it deep way back.
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