Sox Populi 213 — Crosstown preview that mostly just disses the Cubs — 2026-08-17

It's that time of year again (again), but so much has changed: Rather than being a team just hoping to spoil the other's season, as was the case back in May, the White Sox have ascended into first place and in fact sit in significantly better postseason position than the crosstown Cubs. Malachi Hayes, Brian O'Neill, Leonard Gore, Chrystal O'Keefe and Brett Ballantini assemble to preview this…