Why MLB Network’s Dan Plesac is keeping hope alive with the White Sox

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Two years ago, the Rangers and Diamondbacks both lost over 100 games. Now they're in the World Series. What will it take for the White Sox to make a similar comeback and become contenders again? Chuck Garfien speaks with MLB Network's Dan Plesac, who's in Arizona covering the World Series. They discuss what went wrong in 2023 (3:56), the free agents Dan thinks are good fits for the White Sox (12:19), and why he believes the White Sox are "a sleeping giant" (25:09).

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0:00.0	That's a sleeping giant.
0:04.6	And I know it's so easy to take shots at a team and an organization when things are down.
0:11.1	Listen, it's a good ballpark.
0:12.6	It's a great organization.
0:14.4	If they win and they're a good team, go back to 2005.
0:18.4	Hey, it was a great place to be, man.
0:20.3	It can be. And listen, the Diamondbacks, this place was a morgue two years ago.
0:25.8	They couldn't get 12,000 people to go to this ballpark. And the ones that the 12,000
0:29.8	that came to a game, 8,000 were either rooting for the Cubs, the Dodgers, and the podrays,
0:34.2	right? So it can happen.
0:38.0	Well, if you're feeling down about the White Sox, our good friend Dan Pleizak from MLB Network is here
0:46.2	to lift your Southside spirits on this edition of the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by
0:53.0	Win Trust.
0:55.4	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine. And yeah, it's true. The Diamondbacks and the Rangers were in the same spot as
1:01.8	the White Sox were two years ago. Last place, 100 losses. Things looked very bleak. And now
1:09.1	they're both in the World Series.
1:14.2	Now, the Rangers spent a ton of money.
1:19.0	The Diamondbacks made exceptional decisions and trades in player development.
1:21.7	That's how they did it.
1:23.6	What about the White Sox? How do they turn things around?
1:26.5	Well, on the podcast, I'm going searching for solutions
1:30.4	with Dan, who knows the league backwards and forwards. He also grew up a diehard White Sox fan.
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