Michael Kopech is BACK!

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

After a long absence due to injury from baseball White Sox young pitcher Michael Kopech is back. Kopech pitched in a spring training game 11 pitches but registered 100+ mph on the radar gun. Host Chuck Garfien recaps the outing, with sound from Kopech and gets reaction from his fellow White Sox teammates.(1:52) - Watching Michael Kopech pitch and throw 100mph(4:00) - Michael Kopech describes what it was like to be back(11:15) - ZacK Collins on Michael Kopech's outing(13:51) - Aaron Bummer describes what kind of arm Kopech has(17:10) - Chuck's wrap up on Michael Kopech

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0:00.0	I feel like I'm a part of a team again. For the most part, I never really felt like I was not a part of it, but when you're not competing, a lot of times you feel more like a fan. So to get the high fives and all that and the greeting at the step of the dugout when I come out of the game. It's a good feeling.
0:24.9	I bet it was. You're listening to the Michael Kopeck is back. White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by
0:33.0	Win Trust. Chuck Arfine here in Arizona and 18 months. Yeah, 18 months after Michael Kopeck had
0:39.7	Tommy John surgery. There he was back on the mound, pitching in his first game. You say that
0:45.6	he was fired up, that would be an understatement. His first four pitches, 100 miles per hour,
0:52.3	101, 100, and then 101. It was a perfect one, two, three inning for
0:58.2	Kopeck, and an exciting step forward in his comeback. You're hearing the podcast, you're going to hear
1:04.1	from Michael Kopeck, who spoke after his outing, as well as you're going to hear from Zach Collins
1:09.6	and Aaron Bummer,
1:13.3	who I spoke with before Kopeck's start.
1:17.2	And they knew what was coming.
1:21.1	It's the White Sox Talk podcast, and it starts right now.
1:24.7	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:26.9	The ball hit deep way back.
1:28.5	Deep Town, fail.
1:30.5	Holy cow.
1:34.0	Carlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.
1:36.2	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
1:39.3	You can put it on the board.
1:40.2	Yes.
1:42.7	We've got to change to something real special.
1:43.5	All right.
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