Hey everybody, it's Chuck Arfine, and welcome to the White Sox talk podcast. It's coming to

as always by our friends at WinTrust. So on August 1st, the Atlanta Braves were three games under 500.

The White Sox were 18 games over. The Astros, 22 over.

And when the playoffs began, the Braves at 88 and 73 had the worst record of all 10 playoff teams. Their chances of winning the World Series seemed slim.

And yet, they beat the Brewers. And then the Dodgers. And then the Astros. Yes, the team that knocked the White Sox out of the playoffs to win it all. So how did this happen? How did the Braves do it? What did they have

that the White Sox didn't have? What did they do that the White Sox didn't do? Well, we've got

someone on the podcast who followed both teams very closely. And that's Gordon Beckham, who worked for us at NBC

Sport Chicago covering White Sox, and he was also a pre- and post game analyst for the Braves at

Ballet Sports. So why did the Braves win the World Series? And why did the White Sox come up short?

Well, a lot of things came into focus

in the postseason

and certainly in the World Series.

And there are a few big reasons

that really stand out.

I talk about them with Gordon

and share some thoughts of my own at the end. That is coming

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And ball hit deep way back.

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