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cover of episode Tony La Russa, Yermín Mercedes and White Sox taking it to Twins

Tony La Russa, Yermín Mercedes and White Sox taking it to Twins

2021/5/20
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In one of the most unforgettable series in recent memory, the battle between the White Sox and Twins was also a dividing line between old-school and new-school baseball. Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber talk about everything from Yermín Mercedes launching a home run on a 3-0 pitch in a blowout to Tony La Russa sticking to the unwritten rules of baseball to the White Sox taking two of three from the Twins in a series that buried Minnesota even further into the basement of the AL Central.

1:55 - Summing up a tense White Sox-Twins series

7:00 - La Russa - Mercedes fall out

16:48 - Throwing at batters for retaliation