Durkin’s Sports Den Podcast

Hot Take: Eloy Jimenez might be the best thing to happen to the White Sox since maybe Frank Thomas Leury Garcia has solidified his role as the dark horse of the team Nova pitched a little longer than I would have liked Lucas Giolito Jon Lester who has been looking like a high school pitcher recently Moncada made an unexpected appearance last night which most likely means that he will be in the lineup tonight Newest call-up Zach Collins may pinch hit tonight I made a mistake saying Rick Hahn is a loose cannon and I mean to say Rick Renteria Follow me on twitter @ChiSoxFanJimmy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimmy-durkin/message

Eloy Jimenez Hit by pitch for his first RBI “Too anxious” for first MLB debut Had trouble with the slider because he’s “too anxious” “I think moving forward I’m gonna get better” “I was swinging at too many balls in the dirt but I’m gonna adjust that” “I don’t feel upset I feel good’ Stat line as of now: AVG: .133 HR: 0 RBI: 2 SB: 0 OPS: .369 Projections according to FanGraphs: AVG: .289 HR: 28 RBI: 71 SB: 0 OPS: .863 WAR: 2.6 Yoan Moncada Looked good at 3rd base Had 20 errors in his first full season last year at 2nd base so it is nice to see that he is thriving at 3rd this season Has had a great start at the plate Totally locked in to start the season which is great and makes all of White Sox nation happy including me Stat line as of now: AVG: .412 HR: 1 RBI: 4 SB: 0 OPS: 1.150 6th in the AL in batting average Lucas Giolito Had a good second half last year and is carrying that over to this year G: 1 W-L: 1-0 ERA: 2.70 IP: 6.2 SO: 8 WHIP: 0.60 Only allowed 3 hits in 6 innings Gave up 2 runs Only one walk and 8 K’s Ivan Nova G: 1 ERA: 1.29 IP: 7 SO: 4 WHIP: 1.00 Had a solid first game Not a big strikeout guy but it seems to be very hard to get hits off of him so as long as he's not giving up hits and runs I'm happy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimmy-durkin/message

Sweet 16 predictions and discussion I argue that Bol Bol will not be a good NBA player but a GREAT NBA player I'm very optimistic about the Chicago White Sox this year Eloy in the Opening Day lineup? Bears play Packers in the NFL season opener which is the perfect way to start the 100th season with the greatest rivalry in NFL history --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimmy-durkin/message

Keepin it short and sweet this week with some bears free agency talk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimmy-durkin/message

Bears need a kicker and that's it Kane for MVP White Sox offseason woes and talk about spring training and the future of the White Sox Ja to the Bulls Murray State NCAA Tournament hopes Follow my Twitter accounts: @jimmy__durkin and @ChiSoxFanJimmy Visit my blog @ durkinssportsden.blogspot.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jimmy-durkin/message