November 6, 2020

The Grandfather Manager

Tim Anderson and Eloy Jimenez spoke with the press after winning Silver Slugger Awards, and the questions went to how they will work with new White Sox manager Tony La Russa. Anderson says he will not change:

“I won’t change my style, the way I play, for Tony,” Anderson said, laughing. “That won’t happen. I will continue to be me. I always have and I always will be. We’ll see what happens, I guess, if I do do a bat flip.”

“I’m gonna ask him, ‘How much have you been reading? You know, a lot of people have been saying we’re not gonna get along.’ So I’m gonna ask him, ‘Why do you think that?'” Anderson said. “I’m excited about it. Hopefully, we can turn this negative around into a positive. Keep moving, keep enjoying the game and keep having fun with it. You can’t get sidetracked with what the ultimate goal is.”

ESPN.com

La Russa began his career managing his peers, then spent a long time managing his children, and now he returns to manage his grandchildren. In general, people are much easier on their grandchildren than their children.

My guess is La Russa will be fine with the bat flips.

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