Why Steve Stone thinks White Sox are in for a special 2021 season

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

What kind of year could be in store for the White Sox in 2021? Chuck Garfien speaks with White Sox TV analyst Steve Stone about the team that’s been assembled and why he believes the bullpen will be the best in the majors. Stone talks about a managing philosophy Tony La Russa shared with him in 1978 that is a great match for the current roster, how he won the 1980 Cy Young by changing the mental part of his game, how Ethan Katz can help this pitching staff, and much more.(3:08) - How good can the White Sox be? Steve Stone thinks they can win the World Series(7:30) - How should teams handle pitchers and their arms after a 60 game season?(11:30) - What Tony La Russa told him in 1978 about managing that was years ahead of time(16:20) - Stone's proposal to Rob Manfred for baseball re-alignment(19:58) - Steve on White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz mixing the mental part of the game with the physical in his coaching style(26:34) - How did Steve Stone win the Cy Young award?

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:09.1	Welcome to the White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by WinTrust.
0:15.1	All right, today on the podcast, we are going inside the baseball mind of Steve Stone.
0:23.2	He's going to talk about the White Sox, why he thinks the bullpen will be the best in baseball.
0:29.8	And why, he says this could be a special season for the whole team.
0:35.3	Also, he shares a managing philosophy. Tony Larusa told him back in
0:40.0	1978 that was light years ahead of everybody else and really matches up with this current
0:48.4	White Sox team. And Steve's going to explain how he won the Say Young Award in 1980 with a method also years ahead of time.
0:57.7	Decades, in fact.
0:59.1	Plus, Steve's going to tell you the realignment proposal he's sent to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and more.
1:07.1	We taped this on Saturday right before he called the game with Len Casper, who was
1:12.2	subbing for Jason Benetti. It was also my second attempt at taping the podcast with Steve. We
1:19.7	had some audio issues the first time, but I promise you. The audio on this podcast is pristine,
1:32.5	just like the baseball mind of Steve Stone.
1:34.0	It's coming your way.
1:37.5	White Sox.
1:38.4	White Sox.
1:39.4	Go, go.
1:40.1	White Sox.
1:42.3	The ball hit deep way back.
1:43.4	Deep time,
1:49.4	holy cow, Carlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.
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