Sox Vox 4: Scott Merkin
Best-dressed White Sox beat Scott Merkin took time out of his ramp to an irregular regular season to chat with Clinton Cole. Among the many highlights, the pair discuss breakout players with a shot at major-league debuts (Andrew Vaughn, Nick Madrigal), guys who fell short of even the Schaumburg 16 (Jake Burger) and the guy who could play defense not only for the White Sox, but the Bears (Luis Robert).
And if my ear is accurate, it appears that Clint's dog may have kept our streak of dog cameos on podcasts intact.
Dig it, we're on Apple Podcasts as well, friends.
Actor (final credit: murdered by Albert Einstein in "Carnage Hall"), musician (Ethnocentric Republicans), and Nerf hoops champion, Wiffleball aficionado and onetime bilingual kindergarten teacher, Brett Ballantini also writes about baseball, basketball and sometimes hockey, for the NBA, MLB, NHL, and Slam, Hoop, Sporting News, the Athletic, SB Nation and others. He was CSN Chicago’s Blackhawks beat writer when their 49-year Stanley Cup drought ended in 2009-10, and took over the White Sox beat after that. He currently is the editor-in-chief of South Side Hit Pen and beat writer for Inside the Rays. He also wrote a book about Ozzie Guillén but is running out of space, so follow him on Twitter @BrettBallantini and he'll probably tell you even more about himself than you ever wanted to know.
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