I've tried to explain the strangeness of the Chicago White Socks. They are a unique entity both on and off the field.
It is easy to see how a fanbase can become warped when they are thrown about like a boat in a maelstrom by their owner. The guy who runs the team is not the only one who has to live in opposition to that person. They're not the only people in town. While shitheel owners tend to work in general ways, and don't spend this much money, everything other than that doesn't matter, Reinsdorf swoops in from his deprivation tank in Arizona to get his fingers in the pie.
Fans of the White House complain about the fact that his teams always have to win a negotiation with players. It was the reason why they weren't able to get a free agent to land in Chicago this year. The Sox can't outbid everyone and get what they want. It's rare that it works out. The water is being poisoned for Lucas Giolito.
That is not something that is on the mind of the fans of the team. In order to decide who is the manager, or more to the point, which of his friends gets to be manager, he has to parachute in every now and then. He had to convince Robin Ventura to take the job and then couldn't get rid of him. Tony La Russa was made to watch the modern game by the owner of the Chicago Cubs in order to make up for a mistake he made in the 80s. Which is what it is, right?
The decision to walk Turner with a 1-2 count with the game on the line is bad enough. When you have a batter on two strikes, waving the white flag is not justified. Bennett Sousa trying to get him to chase three pitches is an easy way to get over your fear of him. Turner has a career.157 batting average on 1-2 counts.
The guy La Russa thought he could take advantage of was Max Muncy, who hit a home run in the nextAB.
This was to show off your big brain in order to convince everyone that you are the smartest guy in the park. Joe Maddon was fired because of that. The presser La Russa gave after the game was really bad. The carriage is for a man who knows he can't be fired.
He can't be fired, that's all he's hanging on to He knows the game has passed him by and he doesn't do the things he used to. He is the owner's guy. When you look at it, you can tell it's empty.
The team has been terrible all season, which is supposed to be La Russa's specialty. The wrong decisions are made all the time. They get sleepy. The ball cannot be caught. The team leaders seem to be okay with never being held accountable for any of the things that La Russa is giving them.
The GM has his hands in the air. He has to work around the fact that his boss has saddled him with someone else. It is hoped that one of the last moments of clarity will be that he can't keep trying to make up for something that was a mistake in the past.
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