You’ve got to have thick skin to be a major-league manager, and no one alive has managed more major-league games than Tony La Russa, writes PWSullivan. But being booed by your own fans has to sting a little.
13 pitches into Sunday’s game forced his removal and gave the Sox another obstacle to overcome to climb back to .500. The schedule may get easier, but the body blows are mounting.
You risk putting a dent in your legacy by attempting a comeback after a stellar career ends. La Russa was well aware of the pitfalls but made the jump anyway with a team built to win now.White Sox manager Tony La Russa walks out of the dugout before a game against the Rangers at Guaranteed Rate Field on June 10, 2022.
“The home fans booed their own manager, their starting pitcher and one of their relief pitchers during introductions,” Tribune reporter Phil Hersh wrote that day. “After a prolonged snooze, they booed the final out of a 5-3 White Sox loss to Milwaukee.” La Russa said that day he had his law degree to fall back on if he had been fired by the Sox, adding he wasn’t concerned about being “second guessed in the newspaper” or “booed when you go out to the mound.”
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