What James Fegan brought to the White Sox beat

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

James Fegan is a prolific baseball writer who went deep inside the White Sox clubhouse and their minor league system to find some of the best stories on the beat. So when news broke this week that he was among the layoffs at the Athletic, it was a shock to White Sox fans and baseball media across the country. Chuck Garfien speaks with James about what happened, the outpouring of support he has received on social media and what happens next with his career. They also talk about the White Sox struggles this season, what’s gone wrong with Lance Lynn, the team’s plate discipline, who will win the AL Central and more.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:08.2	Welcome to the White Sox Talk podcast.
0:10.6	It's coming to you, as always, by our great friends at Win Trust.
0:15.9	Okay, so I'm inside the virtual podcast studios, powered by Pointsbet.
0:21.2	And today in the podcast, I speak with one of the best baseball writers in the country,
0:28.5	James Fegan, who really was a gift to White Sox fans for his coverage of the team for the last several years.
0:37.3	But he happened to be among the many talented writers who were, for his coverage of the team for the last several years.
0:41.1	But he happened to be among the many talented writers who were laid off by the athletic this week.
0:45.5	It was a shocking decision to include James in the layoffs
0:50.6	considering his prolific writing and popularity.
0:55.3	And no disrespect to any of the other great writers in the business on the beat.
1:02.1	But James Stories took the readers to a whole other place.
1:06.0	Going deep inside the White Sox Clubhouse, giving socks fans information and education that they
1:14.3	couldn't get anywhere else. So I speak with James about what happened at the athletic, why things
1:20.3	ended that way, and what could be next for him in his career. And yes, we also talk a lot about the White Sox.
1:28.9	A team that should be leading the way, but instead can't seem to find its way.
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