The new & improved Zack Burdi ”I wasn’t good. It was time for an adjustment”

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

White Sox pitcher Zack Burdi has been through a lot since being the 26th overall pick by the White Sox and he is ready to come back and perform. Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Zack as they discuss his career so far, the injuries that have held him back, and his brutally honest self assessment of his play.(2:07) - Excited about his improvement(5:06) - Dealing with multiple injuries(10:20) - "I didn't belong in the majors early on"(11:45) - How to make sure he improved(15:20) - Chuck's wrap up

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0:00.0	Just like anything else in life, you admit to yourself before you can make a change.
0:07.3	And yeah, I told myself I just wasn't good.
0:10.2	I hadn't been good for a while and it was time for an adjustment.
0:17.2	That's a very candid.
0:19.6	Zach Birdie, who came on the podcast to talk about his struggles the last two seasons and what he's doing to turn his career around.
0:28.9	It's Chuck Arfine. It's the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust.
0:32.5	And today on the pod I speak with Zach, who's really been one of the great stories here at spring training.
0:39.6	The 26th overall pick in 2016, he was on the fast track to the majors, made a triple A in 2016.
0:47.3	And remember, there was a lot of speculation that he could be the closer for the socks by 2017.
0:54.0	But Tommy John's surgery happened in 17, followed by knee surgery last season that were downright crushing for Zach.
1:03.6	And here in the podcast, he talks very openly about what it was like to get knocked down and what he's doing
1:11.2	to get back up.
1:13.6	And Sunday he threw another scoreless inning.
1:15.6	That's four of them in spring.
1:17.5	Only one hit, a single,
1:19.7	to go with four strikeouts.
1:21.6	So it's Zach Birdie.
1:23.3	The new and improved, Zach Birdie,
1:26.3	on the White Sox Talk Podcast.
1:28.0	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:31.9	A ball hit deep way back.
1:33.8	Deep time, fail.
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