July 31, 20214 yr Tony LaRussa’s actions after Abreu was hit in the head last night have become a trending topic overnight. The good news? Unlike last time, it isn’t universal condemnation! Reactions run from applauding him for defending his player, anger at him for escalating the situation, and laughing at him running. Here’s a decent selection.
July 31, 20214 yr It would have been nice had he checked on Jose before Pushing Pair ez away. And I do love the fake outrage where he is holding on to Cairo for dear life, knowing that there is a decent chance he gets his ass kicked if he got into anything real, but as a Sox fan who has always wondered why this guy is managing the team, this isn’t really embarrassing. I do wonder about his logic. This clearly was unintentional and no one felt worse about it than the pitcher, yet he almost cheers when Yermin was intentionally thrown at earlier, using it wasn’t at the head as partial reason not to care. Well, intentionally trying to hit someone has a better shot of being a beanball than just trying to throw inside, and other body parts can be injured by getting hit by a sphere coming at you 97 MPH. Just thankfully Jose is OK.
July 31, 20214 yr He looks like my grandpa chasing after the margarita vendor back in the day. Good times. RIP.
July 31, 20214 yr I was at a play last night, but really happy to see Tony react this way. Like I have said all year, you have to protect your players.
July 31, 20214 yr People who have an issue with Tony La Russa running out and defending the players have never played a competitive sport in their life. What would these nerds (like Ben Verlander) be saying if La Russa was sitting in the dugout after Abreu got hit for a 2nd time?
July 31, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, ThatBallHitDeep_WAYBack said: People who have an issue with Tony La Russa running out and defending the players have never played a competitive sport in their life. What would these nerds (like Ben Verlander) be saying if La Russa was sitting in the dugout after Abreu got hit for a 2nd time? LOL another you never played fan lesson.
July 31, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Harry Chappas said: I love that his point was your pitchers suck so stop throwing inside you MFers. Pitchers hit wrong spots all of the time. He should've figured that out with his own pen.
July 31, 20214 yr Honestly baseball fans just love to hate on La Russa. Some of it is probably deserved, but what he did last night was a breath of fresh air. Had he done nothing, I'm sure the same critics saying he shouldn't have gotten so mad over an accident would have been criticizing him for not standing up for his player. It's hard for him to win either way in the court of public opinion when most people have their mind made up already. I still don't get what Tony is doing half the time with his some of his on-field decisions, but I think he won a lot of Sox fans over with what he did last night.
July 31, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: I was at a play last night, but really happy to see Tony react this way. Like I have said all year, you have to protect your players. Exactly, and clearly Tim agreed. Im glad pitcher felt bad, I don’t care if Tony made him feel more bad.
July 31, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, bmags said: Exactly, and clearly Tim agreed. Im glad pitcher felt bad, I don’t care if Tony made him feel more bad. Seriously fuck Karinchak, I don't give a shit how he feels. Edited July 31, 20214 yr by chw42
July 31, 20214 yr 20 minutes ago, bmags said: Exactly, and clearly Tim agreed. Im glad pitcher felt bad, I don’t care if Tony made him feel more bad. Its not about intent. It's about being your teams biggest cheerleader. These guys need to know you have their back, no matter what. I have seen it twice recently, both with Tony's actions with Yermin, and now with this. Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks.
July 31, 20214 yr 39 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Its not about intent. It's about being your teams biggest cheerleader. These guys need to know you have their back, no matter what. I have seen it twice recently, both with Tony's actions with Yermin, and now with this. Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks. The players love TLR and know he has their backs. TAs quotes from the ASG said it all.
July 31, 20214 yr At a certain point IDGAF if it was on purpose or not. If your pitcher is that f'in wild then maybe you shouldn't be pitching inside. Putting one in a guy's earhole isn't misses your spot by a little.
July 31, 20214 yr Perez called for a high and inside pitch knowing his guy didn't have command. That's why Tony "white Bronco" chased after Perez. When it happened I wondered why Tony was upset because clearly it wasn't intentional. Once I heard his explanation I love his reaction even if it was comical in execution.
July 31, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, Texsox said: Perez called for a high and inside pitch knowing his guy didn't have command. That's why Tony "white Bronco" chased after Perez. When it happened I wondered why Tony was upset because clearly it wasn't intentional. Once I heard his explanation I love his reaction even if it was comical in execution. I guess that would mean when White Sox pitchers don’t have their command, catchers are not allowed to call for inside pitches; which we know is BS.
July 31, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I guess that would mean when White Sox pitchers don’t have their command, catchers are not allowed to call for inside pitches; which we know is BS. What's your point here? Are you just being counter argumentative? Some (not necessarily you) people are so anti TLR that they find fault in everything he does. Tony gave a reasonable explanation for why he yelled at the catcher.
July 31, 20214 yr 11 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I guess that would mean when White Sox pitchers don’t have their command, catchers are not allowed to call for inside pitches; which we know is BS. Tony complained the call was for *high* and inside, throw inside but low was the message.
July 31, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said: The players love TLR and know he has their backs. TAs quotes from the ASG said it all. They also said they don't listen to him and do what they want.
July 31, 20214 yr 21 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: They also said they don't listen to him and do what they want. With a big ole grin on his face when he said it! TLR has a very simple leadership principle that I’m sure Tim appreciates. Be you off the field and be you on the field but show up ready to play and don’t disrespect the Game or your teammates. The diversity of opinions and backgrounds in this clubhouse has been responsive to that approach. TLR also leans on his player council leaders and has said TA and Jose are the best he’s ever had. The respect is mutual and enough so that both sides can fuck around with each other once and while and get over it in the morning. Edited July 31, 20214 yr by chitownsportsfan
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