Don Cooper
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Oct 7, 2026
Sean ZerilloGUEST
I think that's, the, the Pope couldn't come in, get Sister Jean to rise up, uh, and, you know, the White Sox march on to the World Series.
Collin WhitchurchHOST
Well, you know, uh, their architect of their pitching plan in '05 just passed away a few weeks ago, Don Cooper.
Collin WhitchurchHOST
Um-
Sean ZerilloGUEST
Yes.
Collin WhitchurchHOST
He's-
Sean ZerilloGUEST
My, uh, my high school coach's pitching coach.
Sean ZerilloGUEST
Loved Don Cooper.
Collin WhitchurchHOST
Right, right.
Jason GoffHOST
he had, like, six pitches, and they were all plus pitches.
Jason GoffHOST
And I remember [laughs] God rest Don Cooper, I remember Don Cooper saying, "You know, you only need three." [laughs] Like, you, you...
Jason GoffHOST
I, I know-
Kendall GillGUEST
[laughs]
Scott DavisHOST
A native of Hastings, Michigan, Johncock is also being remembered for 23 other wins, including the 1976 USAC Championship Car season.
Scott DavisHOST
Uh, did you hear about Don Cooper?
Burke DavisHOST
No.
Scott DavisHOST
Well, Don Cooper, baseball player and coach, died September 22nd, 2026, at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Scott DavisHOST
He was the pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox.
Scott DavisHOST
Um-
Dan BernsteinHOST
Think about this.
Dan BernsteinHOST
We were here last week talking about, uh, in the wake of Don Cooper's death, that he was the pitching coach.
Dan BernsteinHOST
He oversaw a World Series sweep that had four complete games by a starting staff, in no particular order, of Contreras, Garland, Burley, Garcia.
Dan BernsteinHOST
That, which was, which was amazing.
Mark DeweyHOST
Other times, they are due to things outside our control.
Mark DeweyHOST
The question is, how will you handle failure, in baseball if you play or are involved, and in life? Are you going to sit in the corner and let the world beat you up? Or worse yet, beat yourself up? Or are you going to get up and move forward by the grace of God? Now, from those words you just heard from an almost two-decade-long Major League pitching coach, Don Cooper, for the Chicago White Sox.
Mark DeweyHOST
To words from a man who was a pitching coach in the big leagues for well over two decades, including in Chicago, but for the Cubs.
Mark DeweyHOST
A man that I had the privilege of having as my pitching coach for two seasons, 1995 and 1996, with the San Francisco Giants.
Mark DeweyHOST
The question is, how will you handle failure? In baseball, if you play or are involved, and in life.
Mark DeweyHOST
Are you going to sit in the corner and let the world beat you up? Or worse yet, beat yourself up? Or are you going to get up and move forward by the grace of God? Now, from those words you just heard from an almost two-decade-long Major League pitching coach, Don Cooper, for the Chicago White Sox, to words from a man who was a pitching coach in the big leagues for well over two decades, including in Chicago, but for the Cubs, a man that I had the privilege of having as my pitching coach for two seasons, 1995 and 1996, with the San Francisco Giants.
Mark DeweyHOST
Dick Pohl wrote these words.
Mark DeweyHOST
The most important thing is not to let what has already happened affect what is going to happen next.
Mark DeweyHOST
The question is, how will you handle failure? In baseball, if you play or are involved, and in life.
Mark DeweyHOST
Are you going to sit in the corner and let the world beat you up? Or worse yet, beat yourself up? Or are you going to get up and move forward by the grace of God? Now, from those words you just heard from an almost two-decade-long Major League pitching coach, Don Cooper, for the Chicago White Sox, to words from a man who was a pitching coach in the big leagues for well over two decades, including in Chicago, but for the Cubs, a man that I had the privilege of having as my pitching coach for two seasons, 1995 and 1996, with the San Francisco Giants.
Mark DeweyHOST
Dick Pohl wrote these words.
Mark DeweyHOST
The most important thing is not to let what has already happened affect what is going to happen next.
Aaron LittletonHOST
He was a good TTM-er through last month.
Drew PeltoHOST
We also lost Don Cooper here in the last week.
Drew PeltoHOST
He was a pitcher from 1981 to 85, played for the Twins, the Blue Jays, and the Yankees.
Drew PeltoHOST
Not exactly a long career as a pitcher.
Brian AndersonHOST
You look at a Freddie Garcia, Jose Contreras, same thing.
Brian AndersonHOST
If, if Don Cooper would have been like, Hey, Jose or Freddie, we need, we need you in the bullpen.
Brian AndersonHOST
We on two days rest.
Brian AndersonHOST
He's like two shots of Jamison.
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