The return of White Sox baseball, Tony La Russa, Jake Burger and much more

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The White Sox first spring training game Sunday in Glendale, Arizona, represented the return of so much: baseball, fans in the stands, Tony La Russa and Jake Burger, back on the field three years after tearing his Achilles tendon. And that's only the beginning. Yoán Moncada is back and healthy, and José Abreu returned from a brief COVID-induced absence, reporting to camp over the weekend. Chuck Garfien speaks with Scott Merkin, White Sox beat writer for MLB.com, about all of this and more as the Cactus League season gets underway.(2:30) - The return of fans with masks to watch the first White Sox spring training game felt normal(7:44) - People in the White Sox organization are excited and fired up about the vision Tony La Russa has for this team and the direction he has the White Sox going in(15:14) - Jake Burger on making it back to the field after 3 years due to injuries(20:57) - José Abreu makes his debut in spring training after being absent due to COVID(24:40) - What are the players saying about Tony La Russa?

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0:00.0	He's got a good feel talking to him for what this team can do offensively as Angle drives it deep to left field back at the wall.
0:11.3	And Adam Engle flashes the power here in the first inning.
0:18.9	White Sox baseball is back in our lives.
0:23.2	Jason Benetti, calling a home run by Adam Engel in the first spring training game,
0:28.4	first inning of that first spring training game, and the 2021 Cactus League season is underway.
0:35.3	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:36.7	Welcome to the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust.
0:42.1	And, you know, so much is back in our lives.
0:45.1	Not just baseball, not just Jason and Steve, but fans allowed back in the ballpark.
0:52.3	Tony LaRosa, he's back in the White Sox dug out after 35 years.
0:58.3	Yohan Moncada is back and healthy.
1:01.4	Josea Brayu has returned.
1:04.3	And there's also Jake Berger.
1:06.3	Back on the same baseball field where he tore his Achilles tendon three years ago, playing in a White
1:12.9	Sox game, a long road back for him. And what a story. So coming up, I'm going to talk about
1:20.1	all this with Scott Merkin of MLB.com, the return of baseball, and so much more on the White Sox Talk podcast. It's coming your way.
1:31.7	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:35.3	The ball hit deep way back. Deep to the NFL.
1:39.5	Holy cow. Carlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.
1:44.5	Amadez leaves the ballpark.
1:47.4	You can put it on the board.
1:50.2	Yes.
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