About this episode
The last time the White Sox and Cubs met in the regular season with a pair of winning records was 2008. This season, both teams have playoff ambitions and rosters filled with talent. Chuck Garfien and White Sox Insider Adam Hoge are joined by David Kaplan and Cubs Insider Gordon Wittenmeyer to discuss the first Crosstown series of 2020. Who wins the series? Who is the better shortstop: Tim Anderson or Javy Báez? And what does it mean for the city to have good baseball being played on both sides of town? (1:45) – The Cubs and White Sox are both playing meaningful baseball for the first time in a long time (8:30) – Would the White Sox want to be the Cubs of the last five years? (14:00) – White Sox and Cubs hitters each team should fear most (18:00) – Who is better: Anderson or Báez? (20:00) – Will the White Sox move on from Rick Renteria like the Cubs did?