Lip Man 1 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 June 9, 1987 - Sox outfielder Kenny Williams hit a two-run home run with two out in the eighth inning breaking up a no-hit bid by the A’s Curt Young at the Oakland Coliseum. It would be the only hit on the day for the Sox who would lose 8-3. June 9, 2021 – The injury bug again impacted the White Sox as second baseman Nick Madrigal, hitting over .300 at the time and playing a solid second base, tore his right hamstring trying to run out a ground ball in the seventh inning of a game against the Blue Jays in Chicago. Madrigal became the third Sox starter to suffer a serious major injury and miss significant time, the others being outfielders Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert. The Sox were leading 2-1 at the time but after the injury melted down and lost 6-2. He remained on the field for several minutes before being helped off, not putting any weight on his right leg. Surgery was performed the next week and his season was over. At the trade deadline however he was sent to the Cubs as part of the Craig Kimbrel deal. June 9, 2022 – It was a decision that left the baseball world shaking their heads. White Sox manager Tony LaRussa, already under the microscope by fans and the media for seemingly strange baseball decisions, made one that will be talked about for years. With the Sox losing 7-5 to the Dodgers at Guaranteed Rate Field, he ordered an intentional walk to Tray Turner in the sixth inning. The count on Turner at the time was 1-2 leaving everyone from fans at the game to White Sox TV broadcasters stunned and wondering what the rational for the move was. The decision then blew up in LaRussa’s face when five pitches later Max Muncy blasted a three-run home run to left center field. Upon reaching home plate Muncy then looked towards the White Sox dugout and let loose with an expletive filled comment. The runs would prove important as the Sox would lose 11-9. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kids Can Play Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said: June 9, 1987 - Sox outfielder Kenny Williams hit a two-run home run with two out in the eighth inning breaking up a no-hit bid by the A’s Curt Young at the Oakland Coliseum. It would be the only hit on the day for the Sox who would lose 8-3. June 9, 2021 – The injury bug again impacted the White Sox as second baseman Nick Madrigal, hitting over .300 at the time and playing a solid second base, tore his right hamstring trying to run out a ground ball in the seventh inning of a game against the Blue Jays in Chicago. Madrigal became the third Sox starter to suffer a serious major injury and miss significant time, the others being outfielders Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert. The Sox were leading 2-1 at the time but after the injury melted down and lost 6-2. He remained on the field for several minutes before being helped off, not putting any weight on his right leg. Surgery was performed the next week and his season was over. At the trade deadline however he was sent to the Cubs as part of the Craig Kimbrel deal. June 9, 2022 – It was a decision that left the baseball world shaking their heads. White Sox manager Tony LaRussa, already under the microscope by fans and the media for seemingly strange baseball decisions, made one that will be talked about for years. With the Sox losing 7-5 to the Dodgers at Guaranteed Rate Field, he ordered an intentional walk to Tray Turner in the sixth inning. The count on Turner at the time was 1-2 leaving everyone from fans at the game to White Sox TV broadcasters stunned and wondering what the rational for the move was. The decision then blew up in LaRussa’s face when five pitches later Max Muncy blasted a three-run home run to left center field. Upon reaching home plate Muncy then looked towards the White Sox dugout and let loose with an expletive filled comment. The runs would prove important as the Sox would lose 11-9. It's still painful to relive those two horrific years under the TLR. I guess we saw one of his low ends of how excessive drinking destroyed his brain cells, which in turn affected his cognitive and rational thinking process. When they look back someday on Reinsdorf's career of imbecile moves, the hiring of LaRussa will be right near the top of them, along with allowing Jerry Krause to fire Phil Jackson and force Michael Jordan out of town. Edited June 10, 2023 by The Kids Can Play 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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