AngelsWin.com 2,157 Posted Wednesday at 06:02 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:02 PM The Angels have granted the Chicago White Sox permission to speak with Tony La Russa about their managerial opening, which was created this week when they surprisingly fired Rick Renteria. A Hall of Fame manager, La Russa has spent the past 12 months working as a special assistant in the Angels front office. He is currently assisting with the search for a new general manager, replacing Billy Eppler. La Russa, 76, last managed the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011. That ended a run of 34 consecutive seasons as a big-league manager, including the first eight seasons managing the White Sox, from 1979-86. Since managing the Cardinals, La Russa has worked in the front offices of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox and Angels. View the full article Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tdawg87 30,705 Posted Wednesday at 06:21 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:21 PM Can he take Pujols with him? mtangelsfan, halomatt and greginpsca 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
angelsnationtalk 542 Posted Wednesday at 09:29 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:29 PM I'd bang my head against a wall if Arte lets him go. He needs his help to find a GM. Would be a waste of a great baseball mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AngelsLakersFan 8,228 Posted Wednesday at 09:30 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:30 PM Why did Chicago fire their manager? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Dtwncbad 3,143 Posted Thursday at 12:58 AM Share Posted Thursday at 12:58 AM Yes, the progressive White Sox are pretty hot on the Tony LaRussa option, but only after exhausting the idea of using a “committee” of Sparky Anderson, Andrew McCarthy, and Jonathan Silverman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah 232 Posted Thursday at 02:38 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:38 AM 5 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said: Why did Chicago fire their manager? Local CHI media seems a little confused. Not so much because Renteria deserved to stay, but that the move came out of the blue. It's also a team with a lot of upside going forward. That said, the Cubs won the WS two years after firing Renteria. So, there's that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trendon 49 Posted Thursday at 02:38 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:38 AM I saw a White Sox writer suggest that this is just a front. The writer suggested that fans will be so upset with the idea of La Russa being the manager that they will be totally fine with Hinch or Cora when the White Sox hire them. I could see this being the case, because La Russa just doesn't make sense as a manager in this day and age. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah 232 Posted Thursday at 02:41 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:41 AM 1 minute ago, Trendon said: I saw a White Sox writer suggest that this is just a front. The writer suggested that fans will be so upset with the idea of La Russa being the manager that they will be totally fine with Hinch or Cora when the White Sox hire them. I could see this being the case, because La Russa just doesn't make sense as a manager in this day and age. Hinch makes more sense to me than LaRussa, especially for a more analytically-minded team. And as far as MLB is concerned, he served his time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yk9001 7,326 Posted Thursday at 06:20 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:20 PM Wait, La Russa is with the Angels?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Junkballer 461 Posted Thursday at 06:38 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:38 PM 15 minutes ago, yk9001 said: Wait, La Russa is with the Angels?? Senior Vice-President of Yacht Operations. True Grich and AngelsLakersFan 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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