Sox In The Basement

New pitching coach. New hitting coach. Same cheap owner. Chris Getz has signaled the budget is slim this offseason, but understand that the White Sox GM sounds determined to get creative in order to improve his team's win total and play in 2026. We break down his comments and early moves while describing a path towards improvement despite Jerry Reinsdorf's self-inflicted barriers.
The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. 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. Video version now available on YouTube! Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

With the end of the 2025 World Series a clock starts running as baseball's off-season offically begins. We have the dates, rules and expected moves you should see in November from the Chicago White Sox. We're also feeling bad for Blue Jays fans and good about sports in Chicago.
The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. 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. Video version now available on YouTube! Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The Pope got a disappointing surprise gift and the picture from the Vatican looks like every White Sox kid who gets the wrong jersey for Christmas. We're judging Jim Bowden's suspected White Sox targets in free agency while Blake Snell is blaming "baseball luck" in the World Series! 
Video Version on YouTube! The $1000 Guest Bounty brought to you by Cork & Kerry At The Park gives you a chance to win $1000. 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. Video version now available on YouTube! Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

AJ Pierzynski caused a stir with his ranking of modern World Series teams, but was he right? Darrin Jackson gave a longer timeline when it comes to White Sox competitiveness. We think he is really, really wrong. The $1000 Guest Bounty gives you a chance to with $1000. Step into "30 Minutes of Sox!"
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. Video version now available on YouTube! Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

The White Sox seemingly have no choice but to pick up Luis Robert Jr's $20-million dollar option. What is he really worth and what happens next. We're breaking down a tree of poissibilites. Plus, the Sox Nerd joins us! The $1000 Guest Bounty gives you a chance to with $1000. Who are you bringing to the party? 
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. Video version now available on YouTube! Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

After 162 games the streaks, slumps and luck fades away. You have a big picture statistical view of a player. You also have your eyes. So, who is a piece for the future and who is a piece to move this off-season? Let's talk. The $1000 Guest Bounty gives you a chance to with $1000. Who are you bringing to the party? 
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. Video version now available on YouTube! Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

All the White Sox front office should be doing this week is paying attention to everyone else and learning some valuable lessons. From what is working in the off-season to the big story for one division rival, Chris Getz and company should take notice. We think they will. The $1000 Guest Bounty gives you a chance to with $1000. Who are you bringing to the party? 
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. Video version now available on YouTube! Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!
 

The $1000 Guest Bounty gives you a chance to with $1000. Who are you bringing to the party? Don Cooper was on recently, so we're breaking down some modern pitching stats and asking if the White Sox should be concentrating on extending their starters deeper into games. The best teams in baseball have the most quality starts. Coincidence?
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. Video version now available on YouTube! Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

World Series Champion and former White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper joins the show for the first time. Hear Coop's take on the modern pitching game, why the White Sox may be teaching the cutter again, and when he felt like the 2005 White Sox could win it all. Plus, Coop talks about Bobby Jenks and the suprising 2005 performance (that didn't surprise him) from Jon Garland. The $1000 Guest Bounty gives you a chance to with $1000. Who are you bringing to the party?
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. Video version now available on YouTube! Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!

We circle back to a nugget from White Sox beat reporter Scott Merkin's recent appearance to form a picture of what is happening right now in the front office. Pen, paper and some new math has us looking at a payroll that needs a bump in 2026. Plus, Andrew Vaughn is just like that one ex that you need to move on from because it was never going to work. And we have our first entry for the $1000 Guest Bounty this off-season coming very soon. Who YOU got?
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. Video version now available on YouTube! Call 708-459-8406 and leave your comments and questions for the next episode! SUBSCRIBE NOW​ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SoxInTheBasement.com!