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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Ep. 138: Nick Madrigal on who he is and what he’s all about

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

White Sox first round pick Nick Madrigal speaks with Chuck Garfien about how he became the baseball player he is today. They discuss what Nick said to the White Sox that made them want to draft him, why he hates strikeouts so much, what makes him so competitive, the major league career he envisions for himself, why his 5-foot-7 height doesn't matter, and a whole lot more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:10.6

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0:21.6

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0:28.0

All right, Chuck Garfine here, and we've got a conversation coming up here with Nick Madrigal,

0:33.3

the White Sox, number one pick out of Oregon State.

0:36.7

This is a special player, special person,

0:41.6

special competitor you're going to hear about in this interview. We talk a lot about his makeup,

0:47.9

why he is who he is. And if you didn't know already, this kid does not like to strike out.

0:55.0

And he's going to get into that.

0:57.3

Why he doesn't strike out and his approach at the plate, which is so refreshing.

1:03.9

And as I told him, I want guys like you multiply by like a million in Major League Baseball

1:09.4

because that's missing in this

1:12.1

game. It's all like strikeouts and home runs. He is a different cat, so to speak. So, well,

1:18.1

you're going to hear about that. Also, the time that Oregon State's head coach, Pat Casey,

1:23.5

saw a young Nick Madrigal when he was in eighth grade. First time he saw him play,

1:29.5

he offered him a scholarship right there on the spot. He was an eighth grade. Nick's also going to

1:34.8

talk about the career, the major league career he envisions for himself. Actually, I asked him

1:40.1

that question. And his answer, when you hear it, you're going to like Nick Madrigal even more.

1:47.9

So that is coming up and want to let you know.

1:50.5

We've got the live remote podcast coming up on August 2nd at Reggie's in the South Loop.

1:57.3

It's one block away from the red line and green line stops.

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