Michael Jordan vs. Old Comiskey Park

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

It was the most exciting batting practice in White Sox history. Michael Jordan taking swings at Old Comiskey Park before a White Sox game in 1990. The site of seeing Jordan in a White Sox uniform hitting home runs was the talk of Chicago. Host Chuck Garfien is joined Ryan McGuffey and former White Sox slugger Ron Kittle who actually brought Ryan who was 10 years old at the time to the game. Lots of great stories in this one.(2:20) - Ron Kittle takes young Ryan McGuffey to see Michael Jordan's batting practice(8:22) - Jordan dreamed he would be a Pittsburgh Pirate?(12:55) - Kittle shares his favorite Jordan stories(16:44) - Bulls GM Jerry Krause couldn't watch(20:00) - The time Kittle played golf with Jordan, Charles Barkley and Bucky Dent.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Chuck Arfine. This is the White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by Win Trust.
0:12.5	In 1994, Michael Jordan famously quit basketball and tried playing baseball with the White Sox. We know about that.
0:21.6	But what's been lost and forgotten since that time is what happened in 1990,
0:26.8	when Jordan took batting practice at Old Kamisky Park.
0:30.7	Ron Kittle was there playing for the White Sox.
0:33.3	And that day, he happened to drive a 10-year-old kid from Indiana to the ballpark.
0:38.6	That 10-year-old kid was none other than our very own Ryan McGuffie.
0:44.2	So here in the podcast, Ron and Ryan will join me telling some great stories
0:48.5	about the most exciting batting practice in White Sox history.
0:53.0	Kitty also talks about the day he played golf with, and this was a foursome, him,
0:58.7	Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and Bucky Dent.
1:03.3	It'll also tell you about the practical joke he played on Bulls' GM, Jerry Krause,
1:07.2	who was then a scout for the White Sox.
1:09.8	This is off the charts.
1:12.3	And by the way, the former batting practice pitcher, who threw to Jordan that day,
1:17.3	is the father of a notorious, notorious former White Sox player.
1:22.7	So all that and more coming up on this very fun and entertaining edition.
1:27.0	Of the White Sox Talk talk podcast let's do it
1:29.3	white socks white socks go go white sox ball hit deep way back deep to the football holy cow
1:38.5	colton friss has put the white socks ahead amenez leaves the ballpark. You can't put it on the board.
1:47.0	Yes!
1:48.0	We got to change with something real special.
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