Look at Ray Ray Run

The last thing I want to focus on with a baseball team is the damn manager. They just don't matter much; this clown has made himself the center of attention despite having a group of players who deserve and have earned the right to be in that spotlight. He revels in this attention too, as he won't stop or move on from a subject that he is clearly out of touch with. That's what you get with TLR though. I thought Ricky was blamed far too often last year for just nonsense because managers mean very little. Somehow LaRussa has managed to matter in a position that usually just doesn't matter, and it's not because he's a psychological mastermind, it's because he's a self-centered ass hat.

Yeah, and Renteria's bullpen achieved what they did while having to work around having 2 legit MLB SP's last year. They were a taxed unit who was clearly put in positions to succeed based on the results they produced and this year, that same unit with the addition of a max money closer has blown game after game, with the manager continually trying to "steal" outs in the 2nd inning for a RP so he can avoid the three batter rule (another thing LaRussa thinks he's reinventing and out thinking baseball on" and it's been a flat out disaster with relievers constantly not achieving that "out stealing" strategy. To even insinuate that Renteria was some atrocious and clueless bullpen manager because he made two HORRIBLE mistakes late in the year is fucking comical coming from the same poster who has excused every mistake TLR has made and been one of his biggest - weird - cheerleaders. Hypocrisy is the worst part of many of these takes after reading the vitriol spewed at Renteria all last year from a poster who now defends LaRussa as if he were his daddy.

LOL the White Sox had the best bullpen in MLB last year. Ricky had like a bad 2 games with the bullpen and that's more egregious than LaRussa already having multiple early on and literally overusing his starters by May 21st? This is such nonsense and shows how irrational your entire commentary on this subject is. You blamed Renteria daily for everything, yet the Sox dominated and closed out every late game situation. This year you've excused the manager time and time again when he's actually had a provable negative impact on the staff. https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/66522/moonshot-tony-la-russa-is-leaving-his-pitchers-in-too-long/

Why would anyone look for a sign in a game that lopsided. This sign angle Is the dumbest angle of the entire debate.

How have you survived life this long?

Yas has been even in framing in 2021 at zero runs. Collins is near the bottom at -2 with James mccann. I'd say this means we're getting screwed more when batting.

Wait, it's tough to not try anymore because you might hurt the other teams feelings but it's "pussification" to try and score and keep the foot on the pedal regardless of score because your job is to produce and not be nice to the other team? Another great take.

You gotta love the count angle with a position player on the mound, as if he isn't cruising every pitch the same exact way regardless of count in the first place. Like Astudillo would have busted out a 95 mph heater on 3-1 or something but had to throw it 48 mph on 3-0 to get it over lol

Mad Dog literally is a troll and is likely the worst MLB talk show host in the country. No one likes Russo; well, but for you and Chitown it seems which isn't surprising. He's the Skip Bayless of baseball.

People kneel to prevent injuries. You saying that is a minimal reason is a joke. Football is a violent contact sport that causes wear and tear every single snap.

True-ones for Warren Newson! Section 24 for the original 24 pre-JC!

Football is a timed sport where kneeling guarantees you win the game and not kneeling leaves a very small chance that an injury (common in football) happens or you could blow the lead. Tony literally said he wished he could send three pitchers to the plate to intentionally make outs. The guy is a complete moron.

Youre ignoring entirely that Tony larussa has single handedly made the rest of the AL play worse and has mentally broken the twins through his sheer intimidation and his 5000 career games of experience and 4d chest abilities. Other teams are playing worse because of Tony so his record being worse than Ricky's is meaningless when you factor in those immense intangibles

5000 > 561 obviously guy. Don't be so obtuse! LaRussa has 10 times the experience!

You cannot run up the score in a game played by professionals. This isn't complicated.

Incentives in baseball are tied to numbers and production. Players don't want to give up at bats. It's one of the problems with 7 inning games. Players aren't going to concede.

A professional sport needs a slaughter rule? Lol It's honestly amazing you even feel that typing that makes sense.

Elite man management that us posters would never understand like larussa and you; both elite managers of men. Rule 1 of man management; make everyone who you lead hate your guts, question your level of intelligence, and publicly ridicule you repeatedly. Rule 2, double down and dig an even deeper grave of disdain among the group and assure none of them respect you.

But did you know larussa has managed more than 5000 games?

Vafan cited the amount of games larussa managed more times in that post than the amount of times larussa has apologized for drinking and driving. That's an impressive feat by any means. Imagine typing that out over and over and thinking that sells the point somehow.

You honestly need to seek help.

Larussa was so worried about yermin getting thrown at and hurt he said he had no problem with the Twins doing exactly that. Good call!

Lol pal you are just too far gone at this point to take seriously in anyway

If only your athleticism and baseball skills weren't more in line with tanner the booger eating spaz than a big leaguer this would have some meaning.

Yermin Bobby: With all due respect Mr LaRussa, I didn't realize you had experimental surgery to have your balls removed! LaRussa: What did you just say to me??! Yermin Bobby: Well, I said with all due respect! LaRussa: That doesn't mean you get to say whatever you want to say to me! Yermin: Sure as heck does! It's in the CBA!