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Originally Posted by sygazelle
I hate professional sports in general and here's the main reason.
It seems like managers and coaches have no control anymore. The players make so much money they can say FU to a teams leadership and get away with it. I grew up in a world where the managers' word was it.
La Russa number 3 on the all time winning list as a manager. The White Sox are in first place by 2.5 games. None of that gets him any respect. He's an old school guy and lives by the unwritten rules of baseball. He chose to call out a player for swinging when he had a sign to take. That swing resulted in a home run in a game that was long over with a non-pitcher on the mound for the other team. La Russa is getting heat because he got upset that his player ignored his signal.
I'm sure many will disagree. But, I'm sticking with my view that the manager's word is gospel. If that's not working and a team is losing, then ownership should fire the manager. Until then, I think players should follow the manager's lead.
In this case, the White Sox have an all-time great manager with a winning season. He should run the team as he sees fit.
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I grew up the old fashion way as well and I agree with LaRussa for calling out the rookie. For the past 10-15 years little leaguers are awarded participating trophies and the majority of younglings are just soft in general.
However, I don’t see LaRussa being an all time great just because of wins. He’s 2nd all time in losses, has had numerous post season collapses but that’s an argument for another day.