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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Ep. 194: Instant South Sider Daniel Palka

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Daniel Palka spoke with Chuck Garfien about a whole bunch of topics.Losing weight this offseason and how he's done it (3:15), the Chicago Bears losing in the playoffs (5:48), why he walks around with a baseball bat wherever he goes (11:05), his connection with White Sox fans and the South Side of Chicago (16:10), his humorous Twitter feed (20:25), his Uber driver asking if he can use his bathroom (28:00), going to his first SoxFest this year (33:12), his conversation this offseason with hitting coach Todd Steverson (40:18), why he loves Roberto Clemente (44:05) and much more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:05.2

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0:12.0

You know whose money? Daniel Polka, when you need a home run in the late innings, or you need a break from the hot stove,

0:19.8

Daniel Polka is there for you.

0:23.3

And he brought it today here on the podcast.

0:26.2

We went about 50 minutes with Daniel Polka talking about everything from his Twitter feed.

0:33.4

The time he called an Uber driver this offseason and the Uber driver wanted to use his bathroom.

0:39.0

That's a great story. Talk about the Chicago Bears. Sox Fest, his connection with White Sox fans.

0:45.8

Jim Tomey, Chevy Chase came up in the conversation. Why 2018 was the best year of his life.

0:53.7

And I'm not sure if this is true or not. He says it's true,

0:57.8

but he says he takes his bat with him everywhere. The grocery store, he plays basketball

1:03.0

with the bat in his hand. I don't know. You're going to hear what him talk about this.

1:07.1

And we need this confirmed by Daniel Polka himself. So this was one of my favorite

1:13.5

interviews of the off season here on the podcast. Great stuff from Daniel Pulka. It's Pulca mania here

1:20.5

on the White Sox Talk Podcast. White Sox. White Sox. Go, go. White Sox.

1:27.3

The ball hit deep way back, deep to the

1:30.3

Holy cow, Charlton Fass has put the White Sox ahead.

1:36.3

Jimenez leaves the ballpark.

1:38.3

You can't put it on board! Yes!

1:43.3

We got a chance to do something real special. All right, sit back, relax, and strap it on board! Yes! We got chance to do something real special.

1:45.0

All right, sit back, relax, and strap it down.

1:48.0

It's time for the White Sox Talk Podcast.

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