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Charles Curtis

Video shows Tony La Russa may have listened to fan in stands before putting pinch runner in

Tony La Russa La Russa Adam Engel White Sox

Let’s recap Tony La Russa’s very weird 2022 season as the Chicago White Sox manager: He may have fallen asleep in the dugout. He called for some weird intentional walks, more than once.

And now … did he listen to a fan in the stands to tell him to put in a pinch runner in the eighth inning on Monday night?

Here’s the situation: With the White Sox and Houston Astros tied 2-2 after a Eloy Jimenez double, video shows a fan in the stands near the Chicago dugout yelling at La Russa to put in Adam Engel as a pinch-runner, which would make sense given Engel’s speed.

Suddenly, there’s La Russa making THAT EXACT MOVE.

Now: This could be coincidence. Maybe La Russa was considering that very move.

Or … WHOA. Check it out:

Did this really happen

WARNING: Some NSFW language here:

Fans couldn't believe it

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