World Series MVP Dave Stewart describes what it’s like to play for Tony La Russa

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

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🗓️ 30 October 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Tony La Russa's hiring as the new White Sox manager has been greeted with mixed reactions from South Side baseball fans. But La Russa is undoubtedly one of baseball's all-time winners. Seeking insight on what it's like to play on winning La Russa teams, Chuck Garfien talked to three-time World Series champ and 1989 World Series MVP Dave Stewart, who won it all with La Russa's Oakland A's. The two discuss what it was like playing for La Russa, the type of manager he'll be for the White Sox and the kind of winning mentality he'll bring to the organization.(2:49) - Dave Stewart discusses what Tony La Russa brings to a team(9:10) - The different ways La Russa manages his bullpen(13:17) - What does La Russa think about baseball players' calls for social justice?(19:10) - Will La Russa allow his players to show their personalities on the field?(25:23) - Chuck's review of the Stewart interview

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0:00.0	Do you see a World Series in his future? Do you see this being a storybook ending for Tony
0:07.8	and the White Sox? Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams have done a great job of putting talent in their
0:12.6	system. And I think the finishing touch, and I'll say this a thousand times, is the guy that
0:18.7	runs that team. And if that team takes on a Tony LaRosa attitude, then they will win.
0:26.1	A World Series.
0:27.7	Yes, sir.
0:32.4	That's former Oakland A's pitcher Dave Stewart, who played and excelled for Tony Larusa back in the day,
0:39.3	knows him well. And here on the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by Win Trust. He provides
0:44.6	a whole lot of insight into Tony Larusa, the manager, and why he believes that Larusa
0:50.3	will take the White Sox to the next level and is the right man to lead them right now, despite the criticism and the skepticism that exists.
1:01.7	And since Stewart is African American, we also get into Larissa's stance on kneeling during the national anthem.
1:08.2	And what it will be like for someone like tim anderson to play for larusa
1:12.6	that and more coming up and i know many of you aren't crazy about the hire and how it went down
1:18.3	behind the scenes but in the end larusa is going to be the white socks manager and i want to speak
1:23.6	with someone who knows very specifically how t Tony wins and if he can keep winning after
1:30.9	10 years away from the dugout. So it's Dave Stewart. There's some interesting stuff in here.
1:37.9	On the White Sox Talk podcast, here we go. White Sox, White Sox! Go! White Sox!
1:45.0	The ball hit deep way back.
1:47.0	Deep time!
1:48.0	Fiel!
1:49.0	Holy cow!
1:51.0	Carlton Fiss!
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