Sox Pop Pregame Podcast 13 — Wild Card Game 1 — 2026-09-29
Brett Ballantini sits down with Melissa Sage-Bollenbach to break down a Game 1 marked by dual bullpen games by the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros.
We discuss the merits of an opener, noting Hagen Smith's success in one open in the regular season and plead with Will Venable to let his opener …
Sox Pop on the Farm 73 — Charlotte Knights season review — 2026-09-29
Hannah Filippo and Brett Ballantini wind up our affiliate season reviews by discussing the postseason-free but otherwise triumphant Charlotte Knights season, from the team's strong performance from April to September.
We tackle the pleasant problem of what to do with several pitchers who made the …
Sox Pop on the Farm 72 — Birmingham Barons season review — 2026-09-29
Kristina Airdo and Brett Ballantini discuss Birmingham's disappointing follow-up to two straight Southern League championship series, diving deep into the (mainly first-half, and mainly pitching) differences that set the Barons on the wrong course for the season.
Along the way we discuss the stand…
Sox Populi Pregame Podcast 14 — ALWC Game 2 — 2026-09-30
In an alternate dimension, recorded either late on Tuesday or early Wednesday, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Joe Kiang-Resis, Leonard Gore, Brett Ballantini and Malachi Hayes sat down to preview Game 2 of the ALWC Series vs. Houston.
Between a vibe check, a list of Game 2 worries and a breakdown of Wil…
Sox Populi Postgame Podcast — White Sox sweep Houston! — 2026-09-30
To celebrate the first White Sox postseason series win in 21 years, Chrystal O'Keefe, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Brian O'Neill and Joe Kiang-Resis joined Brett Ballantini to talk about ... everything but the game?
No, of course we discussed a triumphant Game 2 win, but not before discussing where we…
Sox Populi Pregame Podcast 15 — ALDS G1 at Cleveland — 2026-10-02
Leonard Gore and Brett Ballantini met up to preview Game 1 of the ALDS pitting the Chicago White Sox against the Cleveland Guardians, covering the gamut of Saturday's game, including:
Why Cleveland's pitching advantage might not be so much of an advantage
What's the White Sox plan of attack…
Sox Populi Postgame Podcast 30 — White Sox 3-0 win in G1 ALDS — 2026-10-03
What ho, lookee here, it's Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Joe Kiang-Resis and Brett Ballantini gathering to take in a dominant win by the White Sox in their ALDS vs. Cleveland.
The trio discusses Grant Taylor's enormous effort en route to a four-innings save, the reawakening of big boppers Munetaka Mur…
Sox Populi Postgame Podcast 31 — White Sox ALDS G2 win over Cleveland, 4-3 — 2026-10-05
A stirring win by the White Sox in Cleveland brought Joe Kiang-Resis, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach and Brett Ballantini together to review all the ups and downs, from a rough open to Sean Burke's record-setting mastery as the bulk arm to timely hitting that rallied Chicago to the win.
Along the way we …
Sox Populi Pregame Podcast 17 — ALDS G3 — 2026-10-06
Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Hannah Filippo and Malachi Hayes join Brett Ballantini in previewing a possible clinching game in Chicago, as the White Sox won the first two games in Cleveland and sending all prognosticators home crying.
We take a look at the dueling openers in Game 3, forecast how the g…
Sox Populi Pregame Podcast — ALDS G5 — 2026-10-10
Brett Ballantini flies solo on this look back at Game 4 (Chris Getz's choice to roster just 12 pitchers, the possible gift handed to the White Sox with Stephen Vogt's "bullpen management late on Thursday) and ahead to the deciding Game 5 (available pitchers, getting to Gavin Williams, and on whose …
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