CHICAGO -- White Sox manager Tony La Russa got a kick out of the idea that a screaming spectator convinced him to insert a pinch-runner during a winning rally this week.
The Hall of Fame skipper, the second-winningest manager in big league history, insisted Tuesday he had no idea a fan near the dugout was yelling for him to send Adam Engel to run for Eloy Jimenez the previous night against Houston.
Jiménez had just hit a tying, two-run double during a four-run eighth inning that propelled Chicago to a 4-2 victory.