Did a fan convince Tony La Russa to pinch run in game vs. Astros? White S atlanta braves all star game jersey ox manager involved in yet another odd incident
August 16, 2022
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Tony La Russa's decisions from the dugout have become the subject of scrutiny for White Sox fans — and MLB viewers, in general — all season. On Monday, he might have actually listened to a fan to make a decision.
A video from Monday's contest against the Astros shows a fan shouting at La Russa to substitute Eloy Jimenez in the bottom of the eighth atlanta braves jersey grissom inning for pinch runner Adam Engel.
"Hey Tony! Hey Tony, run Engel," the fan shouted. "Get Engel in there."
Sure enough, La Russa seemed to listen. White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu was already in the batter's box about to take pitches when La Russa came out of the dugout late, buMLB Snapback Hats t right after the fan's suggestion, to make the switch.
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Still, late in the game, it's hard to argue against the decision putting him on second for Jimenez. En atlanta braves gear near me gel checks in at the 92nd percentile in sprint atlanta braves road jersey speed, according to Baseball Savant, and is 75th in outs above average. Jimenez, on the other hand, is 23rd in sprint speed and though he does not qual atlanta braves baseball jersey xl ify for the outs above average percentile, he ranked in the fourth percentile back in 2020.
La Russa, for his part, denies that the fan impacted his decision to pinch run for Jimenez, saying he was debating using the pinch runner because he was concerned about losing Jimenez's bat in a tie game, per ESPN's Jesse Rogers.
"Make his day. Tell him I heard him," La Russa said, according to Rogers.
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Fans have weighed in and been critical of La Russa's decisions in real-time in the past. Earlier in the season, the White Sox manager made the decision to intentionally walk Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner in the sixth inning despite Turner being behind in the count 1-2.
As soon as he made the decision, a fan could be heard shouting: "Tony, what are you doing? He had two strikes, Tony."
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The decision puzzled both the crowd and the broadcasters, as did his decision later in the year to walk Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez after the reliever Davis Martin had jumped atlanta braves world series jersey ahead in the count 0-1.
La Russa was also seen falling asleep during a game recently, too.
Now, fans are making sure he's awake and alert by hollering into the White Sox dugout.
At least now he won't have anyone second guessing the decision.