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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Why Willie Harris is ready to be a major league manager

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Willie Harris might be the third base coach for the Cubs, but after scoring the game-winning run in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series, the White Sox are clearly in his blood. One day he hopes to manage. What about on the South Side? Chuck Garfien speaks with Harris about his managing ambitions, what he learned as a player from Ozzie Guillen, Terry Francona and Bobby Cox, why he thinks he'd be a good fit right now with the White Sox, stories of him managing Eloy Jimenez and Danny Mendick in the minors and more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Why would you be a good fit?

0:07.2

If I was to say, if I would say you the front office asking you this, why would you be a good fit for the White Sox right now if they came calling for the managing job?

0:17.2

Oh man, it's a few reasons why I feel like I'm a really good fit for that team in particular.

0:23.7

Those boys got swag.

0:25.4

I got plenty of swag.

0:27.0

Those boys got charisma.

0:28.6

I got plenty of that, too.

0:30.4

Those boys like to have fun.

0:32.3

Oh, wow.

0:32.9

That's me in a nutcase, but I will hold them accountable.

0:35.9

Willie Harris doesn't have the big name status like Ron Washington, Bruce Bochy,

0:41.5

Joe Madden, Marazzi Guillen, but ask anybody who's played with him or for him,

0:47.2

and they'll say this, you want Willie Harris in your clubhouse.

0:51.2

And he's our guest on this edition of the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by Win Trust.

0:56.4

Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Arfine.

0:58.2

Willie won a World Series with the Sox in 05, scoring the game-winning run in Game 4.

1:03.5

It's currently the third base coach of the Cubs.

1:06.6

But yeah, if the White Sox came calling, the Sox were in his blood.

1:11.6

And actually interviewed Willie for their managing job two years ago before it went to Tony LaRouca.

1:17.1

In our conversation, Lee's going to talk about coaching, about communicating with players, pushing them when they need to be pushed,

1:24.6

focusing on all the little things that win games and lose games,

1:28.5

and you'll see why people think so highly of him.

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