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The Lead

The White Sox Clash Over Unwritten Rules

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3.92.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Last week, when Yermin Mercedes of the White Sox homered on a 3-0 pitch in a blowout win over the Twins, it put the team — and manager Tony La Russa — at the center of the latest heated debate over baseball’s unwritten rules. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s James Fegan to look at all the fallout from last week’s incident, and whether it’s only a matter of time until there’s more conflict in the Chicago clubhouse.

Read James Fegan’s story about the White Sox and baseball’s unwritten rules: https://theathletic.com/2597980/2021/05/18/tony-la-russas-enforcement-of-unwritten-rules-put-him-at-odds-with-his-own-yermin-mercedes/?source=theleadpodcast

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Oh, we loaded up Mercedes Tattoos at the center. It is gone. There you go. A 30 swing. And it's 16 to 4.

1:06.0

Last week, when you're me and Mercedes of the White Sox, home it on a 30 pitch in a blow out win,

1:12.0

it put the White Sox and manager Tony LaRousa at the center of a really heated debate over baseball's unwritten rules.

1:19.0

And Tony LaRousa, his own manager, criticizes him.

1:25.0

And here's an old school manager straight out of a Geico commercial, unfrozen K-man manager,

1:31.0

tell him to take the take sign. Like Tony LaRousa's out of touch with the game,

1:35.0

because he should not be managing one of the best teams in the American League.

1:40.0

Today, the Athletics James Vegan on the fallout from last week's incident,

1:45.0

and where the first place White Sox go from here.

1:48.0

It's hard to see how this ends well. It's just a constant installation of tensions that were predictable

1:54.0

and not really like them being resolved in a way where you can't see this like piping up again.

2:00.0

From Wondering in the Athletic, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky. It's Monday, May 24, and this is The Lead.

2:07.0

Well, James, we have to start with the White Sox story that everyone is talking about.

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