CHICAGO — Near the end of a mostly reflective pregame media session Sunday in San Diego, acting manager Miguel Cairo devoted himself to the subject of accountability. “Heck yeah,” said Tony La Russa’s bench coach — and now someone who will interview to be his replacement — on if the White SoxThey can do a better job at addressing their weaknesses.
It’s an exciting concept for the fan base because once it became pretty clear that this year’s White Sox team wasn’t going to be any good, hope shifted to someone taking some responsibility for it.
Luis Robert saying it was “my mistake”He suffered through apparent agony for one month. Michael Kopech lamenting “I put us in a position,” after He was taken to the hospital before undergoing knee surgery.Or Liam Hendriks castigating himselfPerhaps the lack of availability for multi-inning outings due to flexor strain could have prevented him from providing the needed catharsis. To that end, Tony La Russa’s final moment as White Sox manager was ensuring that stepping down due to a serious second medical issue (beyond his pacemaker problems) wasn’t used to let him off the hook for a miserable season.
