Who’s winning the ALDS and why with Astros TV analyst Geoff Blum

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The playoffs are here! It’s the White Sox vs. the Astros in the ALDS. Who wins? Who loses? Chuck Garfien speaks with 2005 World Series hero Geoff Blum who’s now the Houston Astros TV analyst for AT&T SportsNet Southwest. They talk about Lance Lynn’s struggles and Lucas Giolito's success against the Astros, why Tim Anderson should have a big series, the under-the-radar Astros hitter the White Sox need to worry about, Tony La Russa’s comeback as White Sox manager, why the Astros will win the series, why the Astros will lose the series and more.(2:44) - Reliving the 2005 World Series(10:20) - Lucas Giolito vs. the Astros lineup(23:10) - Unstoppable force meets the immovable object. White Sox pitchers get strikeouts and Astros hitters don't strikeout(31:20) - Predictions for the series

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine, and this is a playoff edition of the White Sox Talk
0:12.5	podcast brought to you by Win Trust.
0:16.5	And with the White Sox going to Houston for games one and two of the ALDS, it of course brings back memories of 2005.
0:26.6	When the White Sox won the World Series in Houston, and Jeff Blum shocked everybody with his pinch hit Homer with two outs in the 14th inning to win game three.
0:41.3	But despite being a White Sox hero because of that home run,
0:45.6	Jeff played most of his career with the Astros.
0:48.6	And nowadays, he's essentially the Steve Stone of the Astros,
0:53.4	working as an analyst on their TV broadcasts for AT&T SportsNet Southwest.
0:58.5	So I wanted to get his thoughts not only on the Astros, but on the White Sox.
1:03.4	And we cover a whole lot of ground.
1:05.1	We talk about Lance Lynn and Lucas Chiolito in this series, why Jeff is expecting a big series from Tim Anderson,
1:13.8	the under-the-radar Astros hitter.
1:16.7	The White Sox really need to worry about.
1:19.9	Also, why the Astros will win the series
1:22.2	and why the Astros will hopefully lose the series.
1:27.8	That and a whole lot more.
1:30.0	With Jeff Blum.
1:32.4	And we also make our ALDS predictions.
1:35.5	Who's winning the series?
1:36.9	Who's losing it?
1:38.2	I've got thoughts.
1:39.7	He's got thoughts.
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