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Paul Sullivan: The futures of Tony La Russa and Willson Contreras could lie in past White Sox and Cubs seasons

When you’ve watch enough baseball in Chicago, you soon realize what goes around comes around. The angst accompanying the early-season travails of the White Sox is not unfamiliar. Neither is fan anxiety over the trade status of a popular Cubs player. Here’s a look at how two Sox and Cubs seasons from the past relate to the present. Will the White Sox fire manager Tony La Russa? Been there. Done ...
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa in the dugout Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.

When you’ve watch enough baseball in Chicago, you soon realize what goes around comes around.

The angst accompanying the early-season travails of the White Sox is not unfamiliar. Neither is fan anxiety over the trade status of a popular Cubs player.

Here’s a look at how two Sox and Cubs seasons from the past relate to the present.

Will the White Sox fire manager Tony La Russa?

Been there. Done that.

It’s not happening.

If you’re old enough to remember what happened all those years ago in a ballpark that has since been demolished and replaced by a parking lot, you know this question has been discussed a time or two, even by Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, who eventually pulled the trigger.

The 2022 White Sox have followed the same basic trajectory

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