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Oct 2020
29m 9s

Sox Tab Tony La Russa as New Manager

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Quiet the chorus of cheers, quiet down, now. I know everyone's elated about Chicago's newest, freshest, dopest manager in town...wait, what, Tony La Russa? So, yeah, Jon and James react to the La Russa being 'the guy' in Chicago. How did this move come about? Was it the right move? What part, if any, did Rick Hahn play in this addition? And how many mai tais has James had since hearing the news?!


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