Sox In The Basement

Don't look now, but the White Sox have found some solid starting pitching and a couple of effective relievers. Enter big-time prospect Noah Schultz. What does his promotion, the trade of Lenyn Sosa and more help arriving from Charlotte mean for this team? It means some of these position players better start hitting soon. Video version on YouTube! Brought to you by Hayat Home Medical Equipment. Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

They aren't scoring enough runs lately, and they sit a few games below .500, but the White Sox have shown one big positive over the past week. We take a look at the foundation of a new White Sox Way from this front office and at four starting pitchers excelling at one of our favorite stats. The Sox Nerd also stops by! Video version on YouTube! Brought to you by Hayat Home Medical Equipment. Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Help us find the winner of our $1000 Guest Bounty presented by Cork & Kerry At The Park! Listen to snippets from Don Cooper, the University of Chicago group trying to make better White Sox hitters and Chicago media vet Larry Hawley. Then get to SoxInTheBasement.com and VOTE for your favorite guest of the offseason. Winner announced on our next episode this Saturday 4/11/26! Video version on YouTube! Brought to you by Hayat Home Medical Equipment. Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

As the White Sox run out an opener during their home opener, we turn to two of our favorites. Scott Merkin of MLB.com answers our questions about a rough start to the season, while The Sox Nerd dazzles with Opening Day historical nuggets. Video version on YouTube! Brought to you by Hayat Home Medical Equipment. Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

This was not the start you were looking for as a White Sox fan. The team that said they were going to be better in the bullpen blew the last game in Milwaukee, handing the Brewers a sweep to start 2026. They struck out 20 times on Opening Day and there are only 27 outs in a game. Then again, there are some bright spots. Can Will Venable avoid a disasterous start and limit the initial stumble to the first series of the year? Video version on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Opening Day brings questions as the White Sox keep saying they want to get more wins this year. Can Shane Smith recapture his 2025 form? What happens if he doesn't? With so much hope for an improved team, the White Sox must get that momentum going quickly. Video version on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

We take our best guess at the final roster for the start of the 2026 regular season and discover the few actual roster battle winners. One was Reese McGuire, surprisingly, as he got $1.2 million to supplant Korey Lee. Why did it happen? What's the long-term plan for McGuire? We try to make sense of it all in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Video version on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Get the word on ballpark eats this year at Guaranteed Rate Field as we chat with the folks behind the majority of White Sox offerings this season. New addition Munetaka Murakami has inspired a good portion of food that is new to the ballpark. He also homered in his first game back joining a team with an announced starting rotation and a soon-to-be majority owner who is buying a lot of land. Video version on YouTube! Brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

For the first time in a month, Ed Siebert rejoins the show from his hospital stay with the White Sox player he has fallen in love with, a few disappointments from Spring Training and an update on his improving health. Plus, something never before thought of as possible has happened to this podcast. Video version on YouTube! Brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Media veteran Larry Hawley (WGN,CLTV) bellies up to the bar at Cork & Kerry At The Park to talk about his media path, what it is like to cover Chicago sports and his view of this current White Sox team. Get some insight into what it is like to ask uncomfortable questions and hear from the SoxNerd too in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Curtis Mead and Jarred Kelenic try to force their way onto the White Sox bench, while Jonathan Cannon looks to snag an unexpected rotation spot. Do they have a legit shot, or does the option of one young pitcher signal that Spring Training results may not be the deciding factor when the 26-man roster is set? Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

One team's absurd problem could be the perfect path to a White Sox trade. The infield has many high level prospects set to join it over the next few years. Competition will push everyone to be better, and we're taking a look at how it could likely turn out. Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Early Spring Training usage of certain players tell a clear story as the White Sox try to form an identity. One would-be rookie has already declared some lofty career goals. We have a chat with Olympic Gold Medalist Abbey Murphy of USA Hockey and give a positive update about our guy Ed in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The White Sox roster may be more locked in than many are telling you. We take a look at the expected rotation, outfield and bench based upon Spring Training comments and buzz. Then we name a list of players you can expect to join the team later in the season as that roster drastically changes. James Fox of FutureSox fills in for a recovering Ed Siebert in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

With one of our hosts down but definitely not out, we take a look at the building attitude of a young White Sox team. A quick start to Spring Training matters more than most think, even if the wins don't count once the season starts. All eyes are on the swing and miss of Munetaka Murakami, but is it something alreay solved by another international star? We're breaking it down in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

It has been all about changes with the White Sox, but what is Chris Getz doing differently compared to the last front office regime? There are also changes to your ballpark experience in 2026, and we have a list of things you can expect on game day. Plus, the Mets are learning who Luis Robert Jr really is and it isn't wrong to watch it unfold from afar. Get a realistic offseason grade in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The start of Spring Training has produced some expected and some very unexpected stories. We're breaking them down in order of those covered the most while asking what in the world Andrew Benintendi is talking about in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

Chris Getz learns that Luisangel Acuna is not a switch hitter. Major League Baseball cracks down on base coaches.. Will Venable pushes competition. We question why beer in the dugout is a bad thing in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

As pitchers and catchers report an old friend rfeturns to the rotation. Erick Fedde signs for one year and Chris Getz is hoping for the 177 innings and effective pitching Fedde provided in 2024. Can the White Sox get him back on track after a rough 2025? We look at early roster predictions and tell you what will signify a good Spring in "30 Minutes of Sox!" Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

It as been a busy week or so and there are a few White Sox stories we may have missed. Catch up with us and ponder if that final key piece of the offseason plan (that you may or may not like) is around the corner. Plus, the SoxNerd breaks down a new addition to the team. Video version now available on YouTube! Chris Lanuti and Ed Siebert sit at a basement bar on the South Side of Chicago to discuss their favorite team - The Chicago White Sox in a podcast "For Fans, By Fans!" Listen. Subscribe. Share. The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!