Episodes

Pedro Grifol put on his brand new #5 White Sox jersey and was officially announced as the team's new manager. Rick Hahn was gushing, but the new Sox skipper was preaching an emphasis on energy and preparation. That clues us i...

Reports are out on Tuesday 11/1 that Pedro Grifol is the new manager of the Chicago White Sox. In this updated episode, we break down the new skipper and ask some questions about the process. Meanwhile, Ozzie Guillen had two ...

Former White Sox pitcher Donn Pall returns to Sox In The Basement to give his take on current White Sox pitchers and what the staff could do in 2023. Donn also gives his inside-the-clubhouse view of "The Last Folk Hero: The L...

James Fox of FutureSox joins the show to explore a White Sox minor league system that has viable trade pieces that could help a re-shaping of the major league roster. They also have a couple future pieces unlikely to be moved...

In the face of some justified negativity about the current state of the Chicago White Sox, we try to do an entirely positive show. Can we find the positives in weird rumors that Jim Thome could be the next manager? Is it poss...

When you look at the teams winning in the 2022 MLB Postseason, one of them is a mirror image to the White Sox in how they were constructed. When you look at who the White Sox should mimic going forward, though, it is a differ...

The White Sox are interviewing managers, and other potential managers are doing their rounds in the media. Two very different types of managers have been interviewed so far. We've found our front-runner thus far. Plus, we exa...

Before you remake a team, you have to determine who has their arrow pointing up and who has their arrow pointing down. We're running through the roster with White Sox players poised for better seasons in 2023. Not everyone is...

Covering the 2022 White Sox was difficult. Scot Gregor of the Daily Herald talks about "one of the most painful seasons that [he has] ever had to go through" while predicting if Jose Abreu is leaving, and if AJ Pollock is sta...

Two years after a press conference announcing the type of manager he was looking for, Rick Hahn was basically saying the same thing again as Tony La Russa retired on Monday. What confidence do you have the same decision-maker...

We have a fun baseball conversation because it has nothing to do with the White Sox. Then we're jumping into some questions that need to be answered: Do you blame the players or the team when you hear about training issues an...

After losing a realistic chance of making the postseason, the White Sox have started to show an even deeper team issue. We break down a roster that isn't as young as you may think, and start to form a picture of what has to b...

A lost season. A frustrated fanbase. The 2022 White Sox underperformed. The team was set up, though, by a series of bad decisions from the front office. We break down the defining moments over the past few years that brought ...

The White Sox will essentially face three elimination games in a row versus Cleveland this week, and Miguel Cairo has to manage each game as a must-win. Meanwhile, we are also visiting with Scott White of CBS Sports. The fant...

It isn't over. Not by a long shot. But it also isn't a sure thing. James Fegan of The Athletic gives us his take on Cairo's impact, the honest chances of the White Sox winning this division, and if Tony La Russa can realistic...

Using baseball's version of the scientific method, the Tony La Russa hire was a failed experiment. Now the White Sox must look at his health, the results of changing managers and how they can spin this season to fans by makin...

Since Miguel Cairo took over, the White Sox may be the best team in the A.L. Central. Wait, is that Tony La Russa trying to work his way back? Elvis Andrus is playing really well and would move to another position upon Tim An...

Just when you thought you were out, the White Sox pulled you back in! Baseball was fun this past weekend, and it has been very different since Miguel Cairo took the reigns. Our advice for the current Sox skipper is to manage ...

In the final month of a frustrating season, take a journey with father and son to see an underachieving White Sox team at Guaranteed Rate Field. View the Tony La Russa saga through the eyes of a 7-year old. Find the best dess...

The "Fire Tony" chants have turned into "Sell The Team" banners as White Sox fans are done with those running the organization. We know that Jerry Reinsdorf isn't leaving until the bitter end, but he should pay attention to h...

White Sox fans have seen seasons like this one before, and at this point you're looking for a miracle. We got one in 2008. Can it happen again? More importantly, what does this team have that makes you happy right now? Let's ...

The White Sox have gone outside the box and launched "Project Birmingham" in an attempt to focus on prospect growth. We ask questions of James Fox from FutureSox about the prospects, what the baseball world thinks of this Chr...

The White Sox won five in a row including the first two against Houston, and then they finished that series with only a split. With a limited number of games remaining, they cannot let chances to gain ground keep slipping awa...

Dylan Cease, Jose Abreu, Andrew Vaughn. There are several White Sox players trying to push this White Sox team to the top of the AL Central. If they do find a way to win the division, though, Johnny Cueto is the team MVP. Let...