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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

NBA’s Frank Kaminsky: the biggest White Sox fan on the planet

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4612 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In a fun and lively conversation with Chuck Garfien, 7-foot center Frank Kaminsky of the Phoenix Suns talks about his all-time favorite team: the White Sox. He tells the story about why he was in tears during Game 2 of the 2005 World Series, why he likes the hiring of Tony La Russa, hates the Cubs and much more. 03:25 - Growing up a White Sox fan. 06:20 - Why he cried after Paul Konerko’s grand slam in the World Series. 08:20 - Why he likes the hiring of Tony La Russa21:45 - Wearing a Cubs Bartman jersey to a Bulls game in 201636:15 - Playing in the NBA bubble with the Phoenix Suns40:10 - Wanting to be Frank Thomas when he grew up

Transcript

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0:00.0

There was three things I always wanted to be when I was a kid, and this was in kindergarten.

0:07.6

Number one was Frank Thomas.

0:09.5

Number two was a garbage man, and number three was a basketball player.

0:15.3

Those are my three.

0:16.5

So if I could have picked anything when I was in kindergarten to be when I grow up, it was Frank Thomas.

0:24.2

Well, he didn't become Frank Thomas, but he did become Frank Kerminski, national player of the year at Wisconsin.

0:32.5

First round pick of the Charlotte Hornets, now with Phoenix Suns, an absolute diehard White Sox fan.

0:38.8

I mean, one of the biggest on the planet, both figuratively and literally.

0:44.1

Hey, everyone's Chuck Gar, friend.

0:45.2

This is the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by Win Trust.

0:47.7

And on the podcast today, a fun conversation.

0:51.4

I think you could use a fun conversation.

0:53.2

And it's with seven-foot NBA center, Frank Kerminski, who bleeds white socks black and white like nobody I know.

1:00.8

I mean, while he was playing for the Hornets in October of 2016, he showed up for a game in Chicago against the Bulls, wearing a Cubs jersey with the name Bartman on it.

1:13.7

And I made some news that night, mainly because of him.

1:16.6

We'll get into that.

1:17.3

Also, why he says he played a small but important role in getting Dallas Kikell to sign with the White Sox,

1:24.2

why he cried after Paul Canerco hit the Grand Slam in the World Series.

1:29.3

And as an athlete, he's got some interesting thoughts about Tony Larusa.

1:34.5

So it's the pride of Woodridge, Illinois, Bennett Academy lifelong White Sox fan.

1:40.1

Frank Kamenski.

1:41.9

This was fun.

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