What can else you say about the job Tony La Russa’s done as White Sox manager to this point without beating a dead horse?
For example, Chicago entered the year as World Series contenders and yet is just two games above .500 in mid-August. Not all of that is due to the managing, but hoo boy does La Russa often seem determined to make it seem like it is.
Of all the poor decisions La Russa has made this year, his multiple strange calls for intentional walks might take the cake. And guess what? On Friday against the Guardians (-135) — with the White Sox already down 5-2 — La Russa called for another intentional walk of Oscar Gonzalez on a 1-2 count!
Tony La Russa has intentionally walked another batter on a 1-2 count
The White Sox were already down 5-2 pic.twitter.com/BHnLONyJ3B
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 20, 2022
“Let’s see how it works out this time.”
(Narrator): It did not work out. After La Russa’s head-scratcher of a decision, the White Sox still lost to Cleveland 5-2.
