The White Sox ’Tournament of G.O.A.T.S.’ Which team is the all-time best?

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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🗓️ 2 February 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Which White Sox team is the best in franchise history? 2005? 1906? 1959? 1993? The White Sox and Out of the Park Baseball came together to create a video game simulation where 16 of the best White Sox teams battle it out in the Tournament of G.O.A.T.S., to determine which squad is the all-time greatest. Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey speak with Rich Grisham, COO of Out of the Park Developments about the fun details of the video game and tournament. Then Chuck, Ryan, and Chris Kamka go over their brackets, predicting the winners of each match-up and who they think will win the entire tournament. Who ya got?(2:10) - Rich Grisham on pitting teams from different eras against each other(5:30) - Simulating games in using all the ballparks in White Sox history(9:30) - Which matchups create the most intrigue in the tournament?(15:00) - Chuck, Ryan, and Chris fill out their brackets, March Madness style(24:50) - The 2020 White Sox are in the tournament(34:15) - 1977 "South Side Hitmen" vs 2000 "The Kids Can Play"(43:00) - Will the 1917 World Series Champions make it out of the first round?(49:30) - Which team wins the tournament?

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:08.2	Welcome to the White Sox Talk Podcasts, coming to you as always by WinTrust.
0:14.6	Okay, so what would happen if you put the best teams in White Sox history together and simulated a best of seven tournament to find out which team is the greatest White Sox team of all time.
0:27.6	Well, the White Sox are doing this, teaming up with the makers of out of the park baseball to create a video game simulation to decide which White Sox team will reign supreme in this special
0:40.5	and fascinating tournament featuring the best teams, the best players, and all of their
0:46.0	ballparks.
0:47.0	We're talking guaranteed rate field, U.S.
0:48.5	Seller Field, Old Kamisky Park, and even Southside Park, where the 1906 White Sox beat the Cubs to win the World Series.
0:58.3	So here are the podcast, we're going to speak with one of the creators of the game to learn the
1:02.1	ins and outs on how this simulation was put together. And then Ryan McGuffie, Chris Kampka and I
1:08.4	are going to go through our own brackets as we try to predict who
1:13.1	will be crowned the champion as the greatest White Sox team of all time.
1:17.4	Hitless Wonders, the Go-Go Sox, winning ugly, the kids can play, don't stop believing, the 2020
1:21.7	White Sox, and the best teams in between.
1:25.3	Are we all going to pick 2005?
1:28.7	We're going to find out next on the White Sox Talk podcast.
1:33.0	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:36.7	The ball hit deep way back.
1:39.0	Deep time, Bill!
1:40.8	Holy cow!
1:42.5	Carlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead. Amadez leaves the ballpark. You can put it on
1:49.7	board. Yes. We got to change to something real special. All right, sit back, relax, and strap it down.
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