Sox Populi Pregame Podcast 17 — ALDS G3 — 2026-10-06

Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Hannah Filippo and Malachi Hayes join Brett Ballantini in previewing a possible clinching game in Chicago, as the White Sox won the first two games in Cleveland and sending all prognosticators home crying.

We take a look at the dueling openers in Game 3, forecast how the game will play out, our MVPs at this point in the ALDS, and players we think will surprise in Game 3.

We also speculate on who the "big name" throwing out the first pitch for Game 3 will be — and acknowledge that the biggest obstacle to a sweep might be the penchant for ice cream in the White Sox clubhouse.