La Russa was concerned about player accepting him
Say what you want about Rick Renteria but he was a players manager. The team played hard for him every night and overall he was beloved in the clubhouse. It came as a culture shock when the White Sox replaced him with an 76 year old that not been a managed in nearly a decade and was stealing headlines with news of his DUI arrest. How would the players react? La Russa had reason reason to be concerned. So he asked Albert Pujols if he thought the team would accept him after his long absence. Pujols responded by saying "If I was a young player, and I have a Hall of Fame manager with the success that he has and the experience he has, I'd welcome him with a red carpet." He also wanted Pujols' scouting report on the White Sox. Pujols gave the team rave reviews saying"the White Sox are ready to go. They've got a really good mix, really good young players and veteran guys. He'd have a pretty good chance to win again".A couple of days later La Russa was announced as the White Sox 41st manager.
La Russa Has A Chip On His Shoulder
Pujols also added he shouldn't worry about what people say. "They're going to talk bad no matter what". Pujols was right the critics were loud when news broke of La Russa's hiring. Pujols is confident that the noise will not rattle Tony."I'm pretty sure that Tony is going to put that chip on his shoulder and prove a lot of people wrong out there this year."La Russa has a lot to prove. He wants to show fans that the White Sox made the right choice in handing him the keys to the convertible. He wants to prove that that game did not pass him by and he wants to show everyone that age is just a number. He has all the tools to get the job done. We will find out starting tomorrow if he knows how to use them properly.
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