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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Ep. 172: Luis Robert does things that make you say wow

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Luis Robert has been a big story in the Arizona Fall League. He recently had a 14-game hitting streak and was named the AFL Player of the Week. Chuck Garfien went to Arizona for a firsthand look at one of the White Sox top prospects. On the podcast, Garfien first speaks with Robert’s minor league hitting coach Charlie Poe. Then he talks with Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio about Robert as well as the White Sox reported pursuit of Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. 03:24 - Poe on Robert’s 14-game hitting streak 04:30 - Robert’s new favorite English word to say 07:25 - Why Poe compares Winston-Salem manager Omar Vizquel to Prince 09:10 - Why other top prospects stop what they’re doing whenever Robert comes to the plate. 11:00 - Mike Ferrin talks about his impressions of Robert18:00 - Can the White Sox sign Harper or Machado?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody. Chuck Arfine here, and you're listening to the Luis Robert White Sox Talk

0:05.6

podcast, brought to you by WinTrust Community Bank, home of White Sox checking with free ATMs nationwide.

0:12.2

Go to the special White Sox webpage. It's www.W.W.Wintrust.com slash socks. So I'm here in Arizona

0:18.3

for a few days. We're covering the Arizona Fall League and a couple

0:21.6

other things. And Luis Robert has been the story, or one of the big stories of the fall.

0:28.5

He was named the AFL Player of the Week this past week with a 14 game hitting streak that

0:34.4

ended a few days ago. He's batden about 400 and I wanted to come here

0:39.3

and see for myself how he's been playing and talk to some people who know him and have been

0:46.2

following him. And here on the podcast, I'm going to talk with Charles Poe. He also goes by Charlie Poe.

0:51.3

He's the hitting coach for the Winston-Salem Dash,

0:59.0

and also the hitting coach for the Glendale Desert Dogs,

1:03.0

which is the team that Robert is playing for.

1:08.7

So you're definitely going to hear what Poe has to say about Mr. Luis Robert.

1:09.5

And we lucked out.

1:13.4

We showed up here today, and not only was Robert in the game,

1:21.2

but so was Luis Bissabe and Laz Rivera, who got into the game. And Bessabe got a hit. Robert got one hit. And Rivera got a hit and looked really good at Shortstep. I was really impressed.

1:26.3

And then later in the podcast, one of my favorite people in the biz.

1:30.5

Mike Farron, you might remember him from WGN Radio.

1:33.1

He's now a host on MLB Network Radio.

1:35.7

It is preimposed for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

1:38.0

He called the game here in Arizona at Surprise Stadium.

1:42.0

And so we'll talk with him about Robert and his thoughts on the White Sox pursuit of

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