There are few in baseball under more scrutiny than Tony La Russa right now. As the once-darling White Sox continue to muck about in mediocrity this season, La Russa’s management of the squad has come under fire.
One of La Russa’s more recent unforced errors was walking Trea Turner with a 1-2 count (???). The White Sox players aren’t holding up their end of the bargain, but this sort of flawed process has been par for the course for La Russa as Chicago’s manager.
On Saturday afternoon, White Sox fans finally had enough of their favorite team’s manager. After Chicago surrendered multiple leads in an eventual 11-9 extra innings loss to the Rangers (+130), fans at Guaranteed Rate Field broke out in unison with a completely warranted chant:
“Fire Tony.” “Fire Tony.” “Fire Tony.”
“Fire Tony” chants ringing through Guaranteed Rate Field. pic.twitter.com/KFsezpjg3D
— Sox On 35th (@SoxOn35th) June 11, 2022
At this point, it’s hard to disagree with these vocal, passionate White Sox fans. In reaction, Chicago fans on Twitter echoed similar sentiments about La Russa’s job security.