As he addressed reporters Saturday from Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.,, Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa put last year’s success in the rearview mirror.
“We’ve patted ourselves on the back enough,” he said. “Now it’s time to pop ourselves in the ass about getting to work.”
That should be easy enough after the Sox’s first-round playoff exit, a disappointing ending to an otherwise fine season. La Russa’s return to the White Sox was an eventful one, but now the stakes are higher for the 77-year-old manager and his players.
