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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Ep. 165: Memories of Old Comiskey Park

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

For many White Sox fans, Comiskey Park was their introduction to White Sox baseball when they were young. Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey, and Chris Kamka share their memories of the old ballpark. Among them: Chuck talks about seeing Al Cowens charge Ed Farmer on the mound in 1980 creating a bench clearing brawl (8:26), Ryan tells the story about catching a Mike Greenwell foul ball (10:11), Chuck talks about being there for the 1983 All-Star Game (12:49), they discuss the final game ever played there (15:11) and read favorite memories sent in by White Sox fans (16:44).

Transcript

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And that is in DeShalla, it's just for the rock.

0:03.2

Cruz tags.

0:04.1

Here's the catch.

0:05.2

Here comes a throw.

0:06.6

Here comes Cruz.

0:07.8

Not straight to golden ray.

0:10.4

Pandemonium here at Kineski Park.

0:14.2

Baby's good to me.

0:16.0

You know she's happy.

0:17.5

As can be.

0:18.3

You know she said so.

0:25.2

I'm in love with her and I feel fine this goes sucks

0:28.7

one two three boom

0:32.9

you

0:34.9

and he drives it to deep right back Back goes Murphy away back. And there it is the first Grand Slam in All-Star history.

0:46.8

Oh yeah, the White Sox, clinching the division in 83. The Beatles playing a concert there in 1965. Disco demolition, Fred Lynn's Grand Slam, the 83

0:57.8

All-Star game, just some of the big moments. And great memories of old Kamiski Park, a

1:03.0

ballpark where many of us grew up. And today on the podcast, we're looking back, sharing

1:07.5

memories of this historic ballpark. Chuck Arfine here with Chris Kampka and Ryan McGuffie.

1:13.9

Well, Chris, you get emotional just talking about this park, don't you?

1:18.1

Let me say this is where I went to my first baseball games.

1:21.4

And so I have a book about Old Kamiski Park, and I can't look at the chapter where they

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