The White Sox debuted their much-anticipated City Connect alternate uniforms Saturday, taking the field for their matinee against Detroit 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 caught flak from fans earlier this season for his “get off my lawn” approach to the team’s Yermin Mercedes controversy, publicly humiliating the White Sox DH (and defending the Twins for throwing at him the following night) for homering on a 3-0 pitch in the ninth inning of a 16-4 blowout. Baseball has long been plagued by its worship of “unwritten rules,” essentially punishing players for showing any amount of personality. Needless to say, the social media masses weren’t buying La Russa’s new look, largely mocking the White Sox skipper’s attempt to look “hip.”
Regardless of whether you’re on board with Chicago’s new Southside aesthetic, at least it livened up our Saturday, making La Russa the butt of yet another joke by turning him into the Steve Buscemi “How do you do, fellow kids?” meme.
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