If you wanted to make an argument that White Sox manager Tony La Russa is doing his best to get fired, you wouldn’t need much more evidence than Thursday afternoon.
Locked in a slugfest rubber match with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago skipper, for reasons passing understanding, decided to issue an intentional walk to Trea Turner on a 1-2 count with two outs in the sixth inning.
The only possible read on the situation was that La Russa would rather have a lefty-lefty matchup with pitcher Bennett Sousa against a slumping Max Muncy, but…..there are two strikes!
