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Hey, Sox fans, welcome to episode 112 of the White Sox Talk podcast, which is brought to you by WinTrust Community Bank, home of White Sox checking with free ATMs nationwide.

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Chuck Arfine here with Chris Kampka and Vinnie Doober of NBCSportChicago.com and NBCSport,

Chicago.

And before the season began, guys, I might have said here on the podcast that if everything

goes right, the White Sox will be competitive and could win about 85 games and compete

for a wild card.

I did say that at an earlier podcast.

One month into the season, this is what's going on.

Avi Garcia has no walks, four RBIs. He's on the DL. Adam Engels bet in 159. James Shields has an ERA of six. Lucas Gialito, ERA of seven. Miguel and Gonzales has an ERA of 12. He's on the DL. Juan Manalia and Gregory Infanti have been sent back and forth from the minors. So here we are a month into the season. The Sox are on pace to lose 100 games. I don't think they're going to make the playoffs. Really? I don't think they're going to lose 100 games. Okay. Yeah, I mean, this is the point in the season where we kind of see what we have, take inventory, make tweaks, and get this thing rolling. Obviously we're gonna have some call-ups later on.

Those guys are gonna improve.

I mean, as we saw last year, they finished 22 and 22 in their last 44.

A lot of that's due to the watered down competition.

A lot of teams bringing up September call-ups.

Some guys not quite ready for the majors in the league,

kind of watering down the competition.

But it is going to get a bump, most likely,

for the White Sox record,

especially as they continue to gel as a team.

Yeah.

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