(670 The Score) USA Today Sports columnist Bob Nightengale believes the time is fast approaching for the struggling White Sox to hit the reset button.
“All spring, they were saying ‘Look at what the new manager is doing – Pedro Grifol.’ He’s done nothing. It’s the same thing,” Nightengale said on the Mully & Haugh Show on Tuesday morning. “I was joking that they should give Tony La Russa another plaque in Cooperstown for actually winning with this team. Nobody else has been able to do it. I think they’ve got no choice but to break that thing up. Obviously, it’s not working. The third manager is unable to do much with it. I think it’s very frustrating. Particularly all spring, they kept saying this is the year, look at all the new energy and stuff is happening.
It’s the same old story. Nothing has changed since a year ago.”
Entering play Tuesday, the White Sox are 29-38 and 4.5 games behind the AL Central-leading Twins. They missed the playoffs while going 81-81 in 2022, after which veteran manager Tony La Russa stepped down while as he battled health problems. Under La Russa's direction in 2021, the White Sox won the AL Central by going 93-69 before losing to the Astros in the divisional round.
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