The Sodfather vs. Mother Nature: “The Most Difficult Season I’ve Ever Had.”

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

On the latest White Sox Podcast, Chuck Garfien sits down with legendary White Sox groundskeeper Roger Bossard, who is in his 59th season with the team. Known as “The Sodfather,” Bossard opens up about the most difficult year of his career, dealing with unprecedented rain delays, extreme heat, and the daily battle to keep the field playable. From Disco Demolition to the 2005 World Series run, Bossard shares incredible behind-the-scenes stories that only he can tell. It's a look at White Sox history through the eyes of the man who has cared for the field for nearly six decades.

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0:51.8	All right, we got a special edition on the podcast here today because I am sitting down
0:55.9	in the office of Roger Boster. This is where I am right now. As we talk about one of the craziest
1:03.2	seasons in his entire career, he's been the groundskeeper for 59 years with the White
1:09.1	Sox. He's never had a year like this because of all of the rain.
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