The storybook ending that Corridor of Fame supervisor Tony La Russa envisioned when he got here out of retirement to steer the Chicago White Sox definitely didn’t embrace followers calling for his firing.
However chants of “Fireplace Tony!” got here from the stands at Assured Fee Area because the White Sox blew a five-run lead Saturday and misplaced, 11-9, to the Texas Rangers. The White Sox dropped to 27-30 and 6 video games behind the American League Central Division-leading Minnesota Twins.
“I hear it with one ear and I see it with one eye,” La Russa advised reporters afterward. “I simply know I recognize [that] they need us to win. And, after we don’t win, they’re sad.”
LaRussa, 77, had not managed since main the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Collection title in 2011 earlier than piloting the White Sox to the playoffs in his profitable return final season. He was inducted into Cooperstown throughout his decade out of the dugout.
On prime of the poor document, La Russa is underneath fireplace for a choice he made Thursday, when he bizarrely known as for an intentional stroll of Los Angeles Dodgers star Trea Turner regardless of a 1-2 depend. Max Muncy adopted with a three-run dwelling run to ship the White Sox to the second of what's now three losses in 4 video games.
“There isn’t something that’s occurring with this group that, in the long run, I’m not answerable for,” La Russa stated. “By no means dodged accountability and I received’t begin now.”
This appears to be the season of managers who received World Collection rings elsewhere getting fired by groups. Joe Girardi, who received with the Yankees, was fired by the Phillies not lengthy after followers chanted for his dismissal. Joe Maddon, who received with the Cubs, was fired by the Angels after 12 straight losses in what grew to become a 14-game shedding streak.
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