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Former Chicago White Sox manager and now special advisor, Tony La Russa spoke with Chicago Sun-Times Sox beat reporter Daryl Van Schouwen. He says he is not running the team behind the scenes even though it feels like he is.

The Chicago White Sox got a great bounce-back start from rookie Drew Thorpe on Saturday in a rare 5-1 victory. Jonathan Cannon got roughed up yesterday in an 11-2 defeat.

The Chicago White Sox blew a lead in the seventh inning or later for the 15th time this season and lost to the Houston Astros 5-3 yesterday. Blowing leads is not exactly the top spot on the list of things that are frustrating about the Sox but it is close.

The rumors around Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet continue to heat up after general manager Chris Getz kept mentioning his name unsolicited when he addressed potential trades during his Tuesday media session. Sure, the logic behind trading him is sound, but there are a lot of holes in them

Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz addressed the media and did not give a ringing endorsement on Pedro Grifol's future job status. He also discussed trade rumors swirling around Luis Robert Jr. and Garrett Crochet plus he did not specifically say when the Sox will be competitive again. Thankfully, Jonathan Cannon is providing hope on the mound.

The Chicago White Sox are on a pace to be historically bad. CHGO White Sox community leader/podcast co-host and former host of this very podcast joined the show to talk about how it got to this point, how to get through this season, and if there is any hope for the future.