I tried to tell them, hey, don't worry about what people say.

You know, they're going to talk bad no matter what, you know.

But the 2% of those people, they always criticize whether you do good or bad, you can't focus.

You can't control that.

All you can control is, you know, yourself and make sure that you get your team ready to go.

So I'm pretty sure that Tony's going to put that chip on his shoulder and he's going to prove a lot of people run out there this year.

Albert Pooholz talking about Tony Larusa, the three-time NLMVP, and future Hall of Famer,

is our guest on this edition of the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust.

Hey, everyone's Chuck Arfine, and, you know, Larusa and Pujols, yeah, they won two World Series titles

together with the Cardinals in 2006 and 2011. But as you're going to hear on the podcast,

they're more than just manager and player. They're also like father and son, really, really

close, so close that Tony called Albert to ask him if he should take the job to manage the

White Sox. Albert's going to tell that story. Plus, he'll explain why LaRusa is a great manager,

what he can do for the White Sox. Also, what Albert told Jose Abraeu about him.

The close friendship Pujolz has with Abraeu.

Didn't know they were this close.

And we talk about this big series to start the season between the White Sox and the Angels.

So as Albert Pujols on the White Sox Talk podcast, it's coming your way.

White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.

The ball hit deep way back.

Deep time, Phel!

Holy cow!

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