Sox In The Basement

Is The White Sox Rebuild Phase Over?

The White Sox may have some prospects in their system as well as the #1 pick in the draft, but should we still consider them in the "rebuild" phase? As a winning team forms earlier than expected it may be time to look at the next step. Rather than wish on future talent, Sox fans may be better served by looking at what is playing for them right now.
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!

White Sox Manager Must Improve With His Team

Will Venable has done a lot for the culture in the White Sox locker room, and at times has pulled the right in-game strings. But, the Sox skipper has some concerning managerial tendencies from his bunting strategy to an extreme righty/lefty matchup pattern. Can he evolve as his young team evolves?
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!

Winning White Sox Must Make Some Choices

As we hit Memorial Day Weekend, the White Sox are competitive. Well...most of the team. Is it time to shake off a few players that work for a rebuild but not for a team trying to compete?
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!

White Sox Smack Down The Cubs

After years of irrelevance, an underdog White Sox team took two of three from a high-level Cubs team. The result was a statement that this team is for real, and the south side was no longer a punchline. We're here to tell White Sox fans it is perfectly fine to puff out your chest around town, and to look ahead to a great summer of baseball.
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!

White Sox Make Statement Against Kansas City

If you didn't believe in the White Sox before their series against Kansas City, you should believe now. Believe that the manager knows his team, the talent is better than expected, and those who cannot keep up will not play much. Get excited about the White Sox and a brave new world on the south side in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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!

White Sox Who Deserve Their Flowers

After buying flowers for mom, we also give out flowers to White Sox players and coaches who deserve an early-season bouquet. Then we finish the show with one player who only deserves some weeds. 
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!

Will Venable's Impact On The White Sox

It has been a while since a White Sox manager had a good enough team for his decisions to be questioned, but such is the price of improvement. Will Venable now has to decide if development or wins are the top priority. A tangent on the career of Bo Jackson and the SoxNerd are also in this "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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!

Fun Is Back For The White Sox

The White Sox keep winning. Fun is winning and winning is fun! Can they get even better? James Fox of FutureSox talks about the players that are still coming as this year progresses, and the impact they could have. Get the final word on the Roch Cholowsky nonsense from last week, and find out when our guest thinks Hagen Smith should join the rotation.
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!

White Sox Baseball Just Got Fun

After an 8-4 run through their last 4 series and a 13-12 run following that terrible 1-6 start, White Sox baseball is fun again for the first time in years. How long will it last? What's next for this team? We hit the listener mail and put our finger on the pulse of White Sox Nation in "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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!

White Sox Have A Closing Problem

The White Sox aren't a perfectly formed team, but the lack of a solid closer at the end of games is making things worse. We also talk about absurd rumors surrounding the teams #1 Overall Draft Pick and Chris Getz's weird recent stop into the TV booth. 
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!