Some of the uproar about the White Sox’ decision to hire 76-year-old Tony La Russa as their manager has subsided, drowned out by all the rousing talk about a young, exciting team.
But La Russa is going to be front and center in whatever the Sox do in 2021. He’s playing nice with the media so far, injecting some humor into his Zoom press conferences. The perception, fair or not, is that he’s humorless, so any attempt at lightheartedness on his part is like watching a glacier finally give in to the warmth of the sun. It feels good, but you do wonder when the angry waves will hit the boat.