NBC Sports Chicago is ready to jump start the annual southside-northside rivalry once again with expanded, live coverage of the annual Wintrust Crosstown Series beginning next Tuesday, July 25, as the Chicago White Sox host the Chicago Cubs in the first of a two-game set at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Crosstown coverage gets underway next Tuesday and Wednesday evening at 6:30 PM CT with special, on-site editions of White Sox Pregame Live presented by The Village of Bedford Park featuring veteran host/White Sox expert Chuck Garfien, White Sox 2005 World Series Championship manager/NBC Sports Chicago analyst Ozzie Guillen, and White Sox legend/Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas.
Among the segment highlights on Tuesday’s show will include a “Greatest Crosstown Moments” flashback as Ozzie and Frank take a look back at their best performances against the Cubs dating back to the early 90’s.
Live game coverage on Tuesday and Wednesday begins at 7:00 PM with the always-entertaining tandem of Jason Benetti and Steve Stone delivering the game call. Immediately following both games, viewers can look forward to Subaru White Sox Postgame Live as Garfien, Guillen, and Thomas will provide a complete game recap/analysis, plus – live postgame press conferences featuring managers from both teams and player interviews.
In addition, NBC Sports Chicago will deliver a Spanish-language telecast of Wednesday night’s White Sox vs. Cubs Crosstown battle on NBC Sports Chicago Plus (+), featuring Telemundo Chicago lead sports anchor Hector Lozano with the play-by-play call, along with expert analysis provided by Ozzie Guillen.
NBC Sports Chicago will also live stream every Crosstown game telecast, including surrounding Pre/Postgame Live coverage, via the NBC Sports app to authenticated NBC Sports Chicago subscribers. For more information about NBC Sports Chicago’s live streaming of its White Sox telecasts, viewers are urged to visit the following link: White Sox Streaming – NBC Sports Chicago.
“Over the past 25+ years, the annual Crosstown Series has delivered numerous memorable moments for fans and players alike,” said John Schippman, VP of Sports Content, NBCUniversal Local Chicago. “As part of our multiplatform coverage of this year’s White Sox-Cubs series, we’ll take a look back at many of those special moments, along with delivering the expert game night coverage our viewers have to come to expect.”
Please note NBC Sports Chicago’s “Wintrust Crosstown Series” coverage schedule details (all times Central Time; schedule subject to change):
TUESDAY, JULY 25
6:30 PM – White Sox Pregame Live presented by The Village of Bedford Park – Host Chuck Garfien and analysts Ozzie Guillen & Frank Thomas set up the night’s action live from Guaranteed Rate Field, which will include a special segment on Guillen and Thomas’ “Greatest Crosstown Memories,” along with player/manager interviews, and additional coverage of northside/southside fans taking in the night’s festivities.
7:00 PM – WHITE SOX vs. CUBS (L) – Featuring Jason Benetti and Steve Stone with the game call.
10:00 PM – Subaru White Sox Postgame Live (time approx.) – Complete game recap/analysis, plus live postgame press conferences and player interviews.
11:00 PM – White Sox vs. Cubs (game replay)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
6:30 PM – White Sox Pregame Live presented by The Village of Bedford Park – Live from Guaranteed Rate Field, Garfien, Guillen, and Thomas will preview the evening’s match-up, recap Game 1 of the series, and provide additional interviews with players and managers from both teams.
7:00 PM – WHITE SOX vs. CUBS / NBC Sports Chicago (L) – Featuring Jason Benetti and Steve Stone with the game call.
7:00 PM – WHITE SOX vs. CUBS / NBC Sports Chicago Plus (L) – Spanish-language telecast featuring Hector Lozano and Ozzie Guillen with the game call
10:00 PM – Subaru White Sox Postgame Live (time approx.) – Complete game recap/analysis, plus live postgame press conferences and player interviews.
11:30 PM – White Sox vs. Cubs (game replay)
Additional Crosstown Series coverage…
- NBC 5 CHICAGO NEWS / NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO CHICAGO: Viewers can also look forward to additional “Crosstown Series” coverage on every edition of NBC 5 Chicago News and Noticiero Telemundo Chicago featuring game highlights, player interviews and more provided by Leila Rahimi, Ruthie Polinsky, Mike Berman, and Raúl Delgado.
- DIGITAL/SOCIAL: NBCSportsChicago.com will provide even more extensive “Crosstown Series” content featuring the latest news, on-demand video highlights, player/manager interviews, and much more. In addition, fans can look forward to real-time coverage/commentary throughout the series at NBC Sports Chicago’s official White Sox Twitter handle @NBCSWhiteSox. Plus – Crosstown “Sights & Sounds” moments featuring photos/quick video offerings from ‘NBCSChicago’ will also be provided via Instagram and Instagram Stories.
- PODCASTS: White Sox fans can look forward to “Crosstown Series” preview/recap editions of NBC Sports Chicago’s popular White Sox Talk Podcast presented by Wintrust, featuring Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey, along with special guests. Fans can download all of NBC Sports Chicago’s podcasts at NBCSportsChicago.com/podcasts and simply subscribe to them via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Art19, and YouTube. The podcasts can be played on any mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: NBC Sports Chicago will also provide extensive coverage of Round 2 of the Wintrust Crosstown Series, as the White Sox visit the Cubs for a two-game set at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, August 15 & Wednesday, August 16. Coverage specifics to be announced soon.
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