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Paul Sullivan: It’s déjà vu all over again for Tony La Russa and underachieving White Sox

CHICAGO — No one remains the way they were in their 30s, and Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is no different than the rest of us. But La Russa, 77, sounds a lot like he did in his first go-round on the South Side in the 1980s, especially when it comes to addressing the Sox’s problems. “The pieces haven`t fit together so far, and we've had to push our starting pitchers,” La Russa told ...
Chicago White Sox Manager Tony La Russa watches from the dugout before a game against the Oakland Athletics on July 30, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.

CHICAGO — No one remains the way they were in their 30s, and Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is no different than the rest of us.

But La Russa, 77, sounds a lot like he did in his first go-round on the South Side in the 1980s, especially when it comes to addressing the Sox’s problems.

“The pieces haven`t fit together so far, and we've had to push our starting pitchers,” La Russa told reporters on Aug. 13, 1985, after a win against the New York Yankees at old Comiskey Park. “We're still alive, and if the pitching holds up, we have a chance to be there at the finish.”

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