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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Ep. 247: Incredible real life stories with Frank Thomas and Bill Melton

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4612 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Frank talks about swinging Babe Ruth's bat at the Hall of Fame (2:50), Bill tells the story about going to Frank Sinatra's birthday party (4:40) and Frank explains what it was like meeting Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron and Michael Jackson (09:30). Then, what has to happen for the 2019 White Sox season to be a success? (11:10)Are the 2020 White Sox anything like the 2000 "Kids Can Play" White Sox? (13:00),Frank is still upset about not winning the 2000 MVP (16:00), hear the interview Brent Musburger did with Melton after he won the 1971 home run title (19:10), Plus, what's going on with the baseball? Is it the reason for so many home runs? (23:30) and more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Deep way back, deep to the back. Holy cow! Carlton Fins has put the White Sox ahead.

0:09.0

Amanda leaves the ballpark.

0:11.0

All right, sit back, relax, and strap it down. It's time for the White Sox Talk podcast.

0:16.0

It is the White Sox Talk podcast, brought by Winchester. Chuck Arfond here with Beltonville Melton and Frank Thomas. I'm just realizing I need to put some sound of you guys hitting home runs in the open of the White Sox Talk podcast. There should be Hawk Harrelson saying Frank Thomas. You can put it on the board. That's your fault, Chuck. You had the opportunity to do that. Tell him I was going to say, Harry's no longer with us. You can't you?

0:38.3

You can go back in the archives and fire something up there, can't you? I can. Harry, Kerry was calling your games? Yeah, he was for about, I think about four or five years. Yeah, and then you guys had a little problem. We always have problems. Yeah, it was a little rough, but that's all right. You know what? He was, I've always said, you know, I didn't get along with Harry at all, but I've always said, best broadcast, one of the best I've heard, especially when you're losing. Yes. That was really good. That was good. Well, we got the band back together for this podcast. We were doing shows in 2012, 2013, something like that. We broke him in as a broadcaster. I think we made you the

1:11.6

broadcaster that you are. You're agreeing with that. Of course. I miss family. You know, we

1:17.0

have many hours in this place, sharpened that axe, you know what I mean? So it's gone well on the next level in national TV.

1:26.1

Yeah. But I always feel great when I come back here.

1:28.6

Yeah.

1:28.9

Well, we wanted to have fun with you when you were here, and we still have fun.

1:32.8

And I found a photo of us.

1:35.4

This is kind of what it's like to work with Bill and Frank.

1:39.8

This is basically kind of sums it up.

1:42.2

So for those of you listening to the podcast, we are showing a photo of us three in Black Hawk's jerseys, and we're all missing teeth. That looked like my neighbor in Columbus right there. Your neighbor didn't have teeth in Columbus? None at all. And I've got a black eye. And Bill, what's going on with you?

2:01.6

I don't know what you can.

2:02.6

I got my teeth.

2:03.6

That's the most important.

2:04.6

I like that photo.

2:05.6

That's a good one right there. Who does that stuff? Someone in our graphics department did that. That's interesting stuff. All right, got another photo. We're going to talk about other, you know, serious baseball stuff coming up a little bit. But I got another photo. This is when, Frank, you made it at the Hall of Fame and I went with you. And Lear, you are at the basement of the Hall of Fame. And you're holding onto what? Babe Ruth's bat. That thing was the heaviest bat I've ever felt my life. Those guys must couldn't throw the ball at heart because that bat trying to face a 95 mile power fastball

2:35.4

no chance you know it's kind of interesting because dick allen when he came over to the white

2:39.9

socks was swinging the heaviest bat in all of baseball 40 and three quarter ounces i think that's

2:45.3

41 and a half something like that it was almost the same weight as babe ruth he was the best

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