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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Don Cooper believes we need baseball in 2020

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4612 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Host Chuck Garfien is joined by White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper who explains why there needs to be a baseball season, why he's optimistic it will happen, why the White Sox pitching staff might get off to a good start if baseball returns and more.(4:50) - Coop says "I believe we're going to play"(6:24) - How much time would be needed to get ready for a season?(10:41) - What will baseball look like with the new MLB health and safety rules(13:10) - The experience of playing games without fans in Baltimore and challenge of doing it again(20:30) -Why the pandemic helps and hurts different White Sox pitchers

Transcript

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0:00.0

Southside Legends are back on NBC Sports Chicago.

0:03.8

Every night at 7, relive wins from the 2005 season with White Sox Rewind.

0:09.9

Go to NBCSportchicago.com slash Sox Rewind for the complete schedule.

0:17.9

Understanding and realizing how it's such a big part of so many other people's lives that they're missing this, that they're not able to get it.

0:28.3

And so I almost think it's a must that at some point we do something to play ball to give them some sort of escape and enjoyment in the midst of a tough time.

0:43.7

Don Cooper, speaking for a lot of us, assuming they can do it safely, that baseball has to come back

0:52.6

in 2020. Players, owners, got to come to an agreement, and hopefully

0:57.9

that is coming soon. Hey there, it's Chuck Arfine. This is the White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by

1:02.9

WinTrust. And here on the podcast, Coop explains why he's optimistic. There will be a baseball

1:10.0

season in 2020.

1:11.4

Cross your fingers.

1:12.6

What he thinks about some of the rules in this health and safety manual put together by Major League Baseball.

1:19.4

Would he wear a mask in the dugout during games?

1:23.1

Also, the challenges of playing and coaching games without fans.

1:26.7

He has some experience from that

1:28.1

Sox game in Baltimore from a few years ago when there was civil unrest. And Coop says they've got

1:34.4

a secret plan. He won't get into it, but they've got a secret plan that might give his

1:39.9

pitchers an advantage at the start of the season if and when they get the green light for

1:44.7

2020. So it's Don Cooper on the White Sox Talk podcast. Here we go. White Sox, White Sox,

1:52.7

go, White Sox.

1:55.1

That ball hit deep way back. Deep time, Bill!

1:58.9

Holy cow! Carlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.

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