We’ll have oodles of opinion and analysis to come, but here’s the White Sox press release for the absolute goofiest managerial hire in franchise history — and yes, I am aware that the South Siders once voluntarily hired and re-upped Terry Bevington.
CHICAGO – Tony La Russa, a member of baseball’s Hall of Fame, the third-winningest manager in baseball history, a three-time World Series champion and a four-time winner of the Manager of the Year Award, has been named the new manager of the Chicago White Sox, the team announced today. He has agreed to terms on a multiyear contract.