Matt Vasgersian Talks Hawk Harrelson and His All-Time Favorite White Sox

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien welcomes MLB Network host and play-by-play announcer Matt Vasgersian to the show. The two dive into sports broadcasting, with Vasgersian opening up about his long-standing affinity for the legendary Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson. The conversation also explores Vasgersian’s connection to the White Sox, tracing it back to his Athletics fandom and highlighting some of his favorite players to ever wear the uniform. Along the way, he pays tribute to the late Wilbur Wood, reflects on baseball figures he wishes he could have interviewed, and shares his perspective on the direction of the White Sox as an organization.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Garfin.
0:07.7	Welcome to another edition of the White Sox podcast.
0:13.2	And today on the podcast, we have one of the best play-by-play announcers and TV hosts in
0:20.3	the business.
0:21.9	Talk about Matt Fiscusion of MLB Network.
0:24.9	He's the host of Hotstow with Hale Reynolds every weekday morning from 9 to 11 a.m. Chicago
0:28.8	Time.
0:29.8	I mean, he's called games for not only major league baseball, but for the NFL, the Olympics, on Fox,
0:34.7	ESPN, NBC.
0:36.1	He's been the voice of the Brewers, the Angels, the Padres.
0:40.2	And, you know, he grew up in Northern California as an A's fan, but deep down, deep down,
0:47.0	he has a deep appreciation and soft spot for the White Sox.
0:53.0	We're going to talk about that, as well as where the White Sox are
0:56.6	right now, who they are and where they're headed. And we're going to go deep into the White Sox
1:03.8	past. He shared very recently his all-time favorite White Sox team onLV Network. We're going to get into that.
1:12.1	And that team included knuckleballer Wilbur Wood, who passed away over the weekend.
1:19.0	We're going to get into what Wilbur Wood meant to the White Sox
1:21.8	and why he and I and so many White Sox fans appreciate all that he was,
1:28.3	as well as Matt's undying love for the one and only Hawk Harrelson.
1:35.8	So it's a great conversation with one of my favorite people in the business.
1:40.6	Matt Fiscusion of MLB Network.
1:43.6	Here we go.
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