With pitchers and catchers reporting this week and games underway at the end of next, it seems time to cinch it up and hunker down to discuss the prospects of the 2025 White Sox

And White Sox excitement in palpable ... oh, sorry, make that pulpable

Sox Populi and South Side Sox had two writers attending the reimagined SoxFest this past weekend, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach for both days, and Kristina Airdo lucky enough to cover the better day, kickoff night on Friday.

As the White Sox keep collecting has-beens and never-weres

For one last time in Our Year of the Utterly Hapless 2024, our staff gathered for a mothership podcast. This time around it was Brett Ballantini hosting Chrystal O'Keefe, Joe Resis and Dante Jones. The program runs broad but obvious: Looking back at the horrors of 2024 and ahead to what may be different in 2025.

We made our season predictions for the fourth consecutive year over at South Side Sox, and for the fourth consecutive year, a different writer took the crown.

Father and son cover the World Series (and New York's collapse), the hiring of manager Will Venable, and the future of Yoán Moncada and Andrew Vaughn

Is it all just a bunch of Jerry mandering?

The Rubenesque matron has warbled her final note

On the occasion of the White Sox matching the 1962 New York Mets — yes, an expansion team — at 120 losses, the most since 1899, Brett Ballantini and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach got together to assess our club, past, present and future.

Chrystal and Grey chat about the upcoming series in San Diego.

The Allans report on attendance at a White Sox-Angels game, as well as the recent Reinsdorf exposé

The Sox Populi ladies reunite to chat about the clubhouse culture, the 2025 celebration of the 2005 World Series, and the unavoidable breaking of the 1962 Mets record.

Chrystal and Ed chat about the upcoming White Sox vs. Red Sox series.

Leigh and Will Allan talk White Sox trade chips, player development, and when/where Loss 121 of the season will land.

As promised in the Saturday podcast commemorating a record-tying 106th loss, Brett Ballantini came right back to acknowledge Sunday's record-breaking 107th with another

Brett Ballantini pops on postgame to review the circumstances surrounding the record-tying 106th White Sox loss and the bleak September ahead

Chrystal and Tim chat about the upcoming series against the New York Mets.

Chrystal and Rogelio chat about the upcoming series against the Tigers.

Chrystal and Britt chat about the upcoming White Sox series in San Francisco.

Leigh and Will Allan address the recent proposals to combat pitcher injuries, as well as the likelihood the White Sox become the worst team in modern baseball history.

A lot has happened over the past two weeks, so Allie and Melissa catch up on Pedro's departure, new skipper Grady Sizemore, and hopes for the future.

Chrystal and Thomas chat about the upcoming White Sox and Astros series in Houston.

Chrystal and Emily chat about the upcoming White Sox series with the Yankees.