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    Paul Sullivan: Tony La Russa isn’t worried about White Sox fan discontent — he’ll ignore it like he did in his 1st South Side stint

    CHICAGO — You’ve got to have thick skin to be a major-league manager, and no one alive has managed more major-league games than Tony La Russa. But being booed by your own fans has to sting a little, even for someone as grizzled as La Russa. So I asked the Chicago White Sox manager before Sunday’s 8-6 loss to the Texas Rangers in 12 innings whether the booing had any effect on him. “Didn’t you ...
    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Jun 12, 2022 4 minutes
    Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa stands on the field for the national anthem before a game against the Texas Rangers at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago on Friday, June 10, 2022.

    CHICAGO — You’ve got to have thick skin to be a major-league manager, and no one alive has managed more major-league games than Tony La Russa.

    But being booed by your own fans has to sting a little, even for someone as grizzled as La Russa.

    So I asked the Chicago White Sox manager before Sunday’s 8-6 loss to the Texas Rangers in 12 innings whether the booing had any effect on him.

    “Didn’t you ask me about that yesterday?” he replied.

    That was more a question about “the chanting,” I said, referring to the “Fire Tony” chants during the 10th inning of an 11-9 loss Saturday

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