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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Ep. 324: The made-for-Hollywood life of Kevin Hickey

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Former White Sox pitcher Kevin Hickey defied the odds again and again in his life, getting a contract with the White Sox on a tryout in 1978 and later receiving a World Series ring in 2005. It's a surreal journey that you have to hear to believe. Chuck Garfien speaks with Kevin's brother Tom about Kevin's upbringing, growing up two blocks away from Comiskey Park (1:30), the stories behind his White Sox tryout despite never playing organized baseball (5:45), his major league debut in 1981 (10:30), notorious bar fights (13:00), teaching Charlie Sheen how to pitch for the movie Major League 2 (22:00), getting a job with the White Sox (25:10), his part in the A.J. Pierzynski/Michael Barrett fight (28:30) and much more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody listening to The White Sox Talk Podcast, brought to you by WinTrust.

0:08.6

Chuck Garfine with you.

0:10.1

And a special podcast today, it's the story of former White Sox pitcher, Kevin Hickey,

0:16.6

whose real life played out like a Hollywood movie.

0:20.5

Think of the film Rudy and his story and multiply it by 10.

0:25.3

It's the life of a South Sider who grew up two miles from Old Kamiski Park.

0:30.1

He went from playing 16-inch softball to gain a contract with the White Sox at an open tryout in 1978.

0:37.4

There were injuries, retirements, bar fights, a movie role in Major League 2,

0:42.2

divorce, poverty, diabetes, a World Series ring with the White Sox, and so much more.

0:48.6

Here on the podcast, I speak with Kevin's brother Tom about his brother's Forrest Gump life.

0:54.3

And who knows, maybe one day you'll see Kevin's story play out on the big screen.

0:59.8

It's the White Sox Talk podcast, and it starts right now.

1:03.5

White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.

1:07.1

I ball hit deep way back.

1:09.4

Deep time, Bail!

1:11.2

Holy cow.

1:12.9

Charlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.

1:16.2

Jimenez leaves the ballpark.

1:19.1

You can put it on the board.

1:21.9

Yes.

1:22.9

We've got to change to do something real special.

1:25.1

All right.

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