(AUDACY) The White Sox debuted their much-anticipated City Connect alternate uniforms Saturday, taking the field for their matinee against the Detroit Tigers wearing black, pinstriped threads with "Southside" styled in gothic script across the chest. That's admittedly a tough look for a 76-year-old manager to pull off, but Tony La Russa seemed to embrace it, channeling his inner teenager by angling his hat sideways a la Fernando Rodney.
La Russa has caught flak from fans often this season, notably for criticizing rookie slugger Yermin Mercedes for swinging away and homering on a 3-0 pitch in the ninth inning of a blowout win in May. So needless to say, La Russa's look Saturday fired them up and caused a few laughs as well.
Three quarters life crisis https://t.co/eFylvrPXPE
— Roy Z. ☘ (@yeahiroy) June 5, 2021
adding "izzle" to the end of every other word at your grandkid's graduation party to connect with the kidz https://t.co/Sn4ykfLIQl
— Mike Gianella (@MikeGianella) June 5, 2021
Regardless of whether you're on board with the White Sox's new "Southside" aesthetic, at least it livened up our Saturday. It also led to turning La Russa into the Steve Buscemi "How do you do, fellow kids?" meme.
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