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Dude is struggling to manage in a game that has passed him by. Even if this accidentally happened, it is a volatile situation that could meltdown at any time.

That's a great picture.

And you can also laugh at the posters on Soxtalk all you want, but you can't hand wave away a good chunk of the Sox roster taking Yermin's side here, and not a single one, even his own coaching staff, taking a public stand with Tony. THAT should be red flag for anyone whose head isn't buried somewhere.

Add Gio to the list.

You have really lost it. Of all of the people to give cult like devotion to, this is the 2nd strangest one. No idea what the politics has to do with it, but the only derangement is by those who can see this disaster unfolding in really slow motion and thing that everything is fine. You need to accept that the man isn't the best person to be managing the White Sox these days, and he is making a lot of self inflicted dumb mistakes. Laugh react or not, anyone who can't accept that has no idea about the game of baseball.

There is NOTHING out there on him.

What was the reason for the roster change? Someone at Charlotte hurt or released?

Holy Crap I didn't realize that was Lil NIcky in that one.

On the contrary, not being able to have any objective opinion on this manager means there is plenty of space in your mind to be occupied.

Dylan needs to Cease and desist with that, lol.

First off I want to thank this franchise's savior, the all-mighty Tony LaRussa who managed this team so hard, including giving Giolito the get lots of strikeouts signs, as well allowing Liam Hendriks to throw his best slider, even thought it might upset the Twins players. It is a gutsy move, but also allowable in the unwritten rules, as Hendriks was throwing his authentic slider and not his other one. Obviously Tony will have to punish the offense, including Mercedes for missing the drive in runs signs multiple times today, but that will be taken care of not in the locker room, but in his office. Amen.

And the fact he has actually gotten some hits in this series.

The plan would be for Giolito to be a willing party. The Sox have approached him with multiple deals over the years, but he hasn't been willing to sign up.

It's almost like they are distracted by something else going on...

He isn't going anywhere until at least one of Eloy or Robert gets back, along with a healthy and decent Engel.

The Sox lead MLB in most pitches seen in the first inning of a game at 18.5

To be fair, I got his autograph when I was like 10 at a game in Arlington Texas. He was actually a super nice guy when he gave it to me. I guess I balance this out.

Tony actually said he missed the sign, so this isn't true.

So if it is all about old school baseball, why didn't Tony have Josh Donaldson hit after he pimped a homer with this team down 2 touchdowns? If it is about old school baseball how come he didn't answer the throw at Mercedes with one of his own? If it is about old school baseball, why did Tony talk to the media about what happened in the Sox locker room instead of keeping it between them? Answer: Because Tony LaRussa is full of shit.

I am glad you think that is funny @tray, but it is the truth.

It was a 93 mph fastball behind him. It wasn't soft or slow. It was incredibly obvious that he was throwing at Mercedes. If I was the Sox manager I am over the dugout railing in about half a second raising hell for throwing at my player. If I was the Twins manager I am not giving the Sox an extra base runner in a two run game in the 7th inning by hitting a batter. If a game is still going on, I expect my players to be playing the game. If we are talking about T-ball? Sure take pity on the other team. But this major league baseball. Yermin Mercedes could be out of the game next year, and no one is going to pay the mans bills or take care of his family, least of which are TLR. Let the man play and put up his stats.

We need a dugout filled with these.

I will allow it.

Basically as an organization we spent decades driving around a 15 year old GM sedan. We decided to finally invest in a Porsche after saving up for years to do it. Then we handed the keys to a guy who doesn't know how to drive a stick and we are hoping doesn't destroy the transmission before he figures out how to drive it.