Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic wrote an article today chronicling Tony La Russa being charged with a DUI last winter. He said the White Sox was aware of this before they hired La Russa. He also confirmed what we all expected; that this hire was solely a decision by White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf:
The White Sox were aware of the Hall of Fame manager’s arrest in February before hiring him, team spokesman Scott Reifert said. Reinsdorf, hellbent on making up for his mistake of firing La Russa in 1986, went ahead anyway, turning the La Russa Express into a runaway train. White Sox officials told rival executives they stood by helplessly as the train blew past, unable to stop their owner from bringing his longtime friend back into the organization.
On his radio show this morning, David Kaplan said that White Sox executives Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn were blindsided by the La Russa hire. This was a decision made by Jerry Reinsdorf with no input from anyone else.
La Russa is a known control freak. It will be real interesting to see the conflict and disorder in the White Sox organization going forward.
The White Sox were aware of the Hall of Fame manager’s arrest in February before hiring him, team spokesman Scott Reifert said. Reinsdorf, hellbent on making up for his mistake of firing La Russa in 1986, went ahead anyway, turning the La Russa Express into a runaway train. White Sox officials told rival executives they stood by helplessly as the train blew past, unable to stop their owner from bringing his longtime friend back into the organization.
On his radio show this morning, David Kaplan said that White Sox executives Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn were blindsided by the La Russa hire. This was a decision made by Jerry Reinsdorf with no input from anyone else.
La Russa is a known control freak. It will be real interesting to see the conflict and disorder in the White Sox organization going forward.
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