Ep. 99: The magic of Eloy Jimenez

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

White Sox fans are gitty about the potential of Eloy Jimenez, the prized prospect who has shown a flare for the dramatic since the White Sox acquired him in the Jose Quintana trade. In this podcast, Chuck Garfien speaks with Jason Benetti who talks about what it was like calling the game on Saturday when Jimenez came off the bench in a game he wasn’t supposed to play and hit the go-ahead home run against the Cubs. They discuss why Jimenez could be a superstar with the White Sox, if it will be difficult for Rick Hahn to keep him in the minors and much more. Plus, Benetti gives Sox fans a sleeper White Sox player in 2018 and he helps Chuck fill out his NCAA Tournament bracket.

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0:00.0	Jimenez gets a hold of this one to right center field.
0:06.0	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
0:09.0	Welcome back.
0:10.0	And Loy Jimenez, the Sox lead four to three.
0:15.0	He's going to be scary.
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0:42.6	Aloi Jimenez as we discuss the magic of Eloi Jimenez with White Sox play by playman
0:50.4	Jason Benetti who is on the phone and was on the call for Eloy's home run. Saturday
0:56.0	against the Cubs. He joins us from Arizona. How you doing, Jason? Well, I am in the land of magic.
1:03.6	Eloy is the magic man in this scenario. This is his castle at this point. I got a chance to see the game after the one you're talking about with the home run against
1:15.1	the Cubs, and as of press time that we're talking right now, he seems to be unstoppable.
1:22.0	I know it's a couple of spring trading at that, but my goodness, does he have a flare already?
1:31.1	For the dramatic for for confidence i mean he convinced rickie rentoria to let him hit in that game against the
1:38.4	cubs yeah i want to go let's let's do his chronologically because i find it kind of fascinating
1:43.3	you're on the call for the game on Saturday, Cubs and White Sox.
1:47.9	He's not supposed to play.
1:49.5	You're preparing for this game, assuming he's not going to play.
1:52.1	So how did this all develop in your mind as it's late in the game,
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