Roger Bennett’s love for the White Sox, Joey Cora, and all things Chicago

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

How does a young boy in Liverpool, England come to America and become a diehard White Sox fan? Chuck Garfien speaks with popular English soccer broadcaster Roger Bennett about his love for the White Sox and the city of Chicago. He explains why Joey Cora is his all-time favorite White Sox player, the life advice he received from William "The Refrigerator" Perry, his infatuation with John Hughes movies, what he likes about the 2021 White Sox, and his new book: 'Reborn in the USA: An Englishman's Love Letter to His Chosen Home.'(6:30) - Roger's longtime fascination with Chicago and longing to live here(17:10) - Landing in Chicago for the first time(31:45) - Meeting William "The Refrigerator" Perry(43:10) - Why Joey Cora is his all-time favorite White Sox player(53:20) - How the White Sox helped him get through the pandemic

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's all here.
0:02.4	A no hitter, Grand Slam!
0:04.6	Have all the fun you want!
0:06.5	Every moment, every game.
0:08.6	Make sure you guys tune in.
0:10.2	Catch the White Sox only on NBC Sports Chicago.
0:18.0	Really refrigerated Perry, the man whose picture was above my bedroom wall.
0:21.9	When he said those words to me, I wrote them down.
0:24.9	I was like, the fridge has just told me to move to Chicago.
0:30.5	I'm going to do it.
0:35.5	And sure enough, young Roger Bennett from Liverpool, England, would later move to Chicago,
0:44.0	become a diehard White Sox fan, and become one of the most popular soccer broadcasters in the world.
0:51.7	The co-host of the Men and Blazers podcast and show on NBCSN.
0:57.3	And he now has a new book out, an awesome book, entitled Reborn in the USA, an Englishman's
1:05.4	love letter to his chosen home.
1:09.0	Roger Bennett is back on the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust,
1:14.3	to talk about his love affair with Chicago,
1:17.8	how he was an American and a Chicagoan,
1:21.7	trapped in an Englishman's body growing up in Liverpool,
1:25.3	and longing for all things in American pop culture.
1:29.0	And specifically, all things Chicago.
1:32.9	He's going to explain how he became a White Sox fan and not a Cubs fan.
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