White Sox pitcher Steve Cishek and the real heroes against COVID-19

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Host Chuck Garfien is joined by White Sox pitcher Steve Cishek as they discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted his family who work in the medical field, how he's adjusting to life without baseball and if playing the season in Arizona would make sense for MLB.(1:50) - How Cishek's family has been on the front lines against COVID-19(9:20) - Difficulties of leaving his family if baseball tried to start right now(11:55) - Before everyone was sent home, Cishek was having a strong spring training(13:50) - Cishek's thoughts on what baseball could look like once they start playing games(18:00) - His mother's drive to help people during this tough time(20:00) - Importance of putting his family's safety first

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone's Chuck Arfine. You're listening to The White Sox Talk Podcast. It's brought to you as always by WinTrust. You know, we often refer to baseball players as heroes for what they do on the baseball field.
0:21.6	But over the last few weeks, we are quickly learning who the true heroes are in our society
0:27.9	in this fight against the COVID-19 virus.
0:31.6	They include the hospital workers who heal us and the grocery workers who help defeat us. And they have a special place
0:40.3	in the heart of White Sox pitcher, Steve Seashack, because they're members of his own family.
0:46.9	Today on the podcast, I speak with Steve about his mom, his cousin, and his uncle who have been
0:52.2	on the front lines of this fight and have some encouraging news in their worlds
0:57.3	and will get his thoughts on the plan being discussed by Major League Baseball
1:02.0	to possibly play games in Arizona without fans.
1:07.2	I get some interesting opinions about some of the ideas being talked about.
1:11.9	So it's Steve C. Shack on the White Sox Talk Podcast.
1:16.3	White Sox. White Sox. Go, go, white Sox.
1:19.9	The ball hit deep way back. Deep time, Bill!
1:24.0	Holy cow! Carlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.
1:29.0	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
1:31.9	You can't put it on the board.
1:34.7	Yes.
1:35.8	We've got to change from something real special.
1:38.0	All right, sit back, relax, and strap it down.
1:40.4	It's time for the White Sox Talk podcast.
1:48.3	All right, Steve Seashack is with me. And Steve, the coronavirus pandemic is affecting everybody on the planet, some more than others. And for you,
1:56.6	it's affecting you pretty much directly because of your mom and your cousin who are both hospital
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