Yahoo Sports · Aug 20, 2022
Tony La Russa does it again, issues intentional walk on 1-2 count
Tony La Russa is nothing if not consistent.
The Chicago White Sox manager was hit with a torrent of criticism earlier this season when he issued an intentional walk to the Los Angeles Dodgers' Trea Turner on a 1-2 count, then watched the next batter, Max Muncy, hit a three-run homer that would put the game out of reach.
La Russa dismissed any notion that what he did was unusual, let alone ill-advised, after the game, even though a two-strike intentional walk had only been done twice since 2014. Clearly, he wasn't second-guessing himself.