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La Russa: Responsibility for season starts at top
- Updated: July 26, 2016
MILWAUKEE — D-backs chief baseball officer Tony La Russa did not mince words when talking about his team’s play of late, particularly its effort level.
“If you’re fair, you factor in the injuries,” La Russa said. “You don’t ever factor in a reason why the effort is lackluster. Ever. It’s not acceptable to any of us, and it’s certainly not acceptable to fans, or owners or presidents/CEO’s. Guys downstairs said last year they were getting complimented about the way they play, and they don’t hear the compliments and we don’t hear the compliments upstairs and you watch. All of us need to kick ourselves in the [butt].”
The D-backs, who were expected to contend for a playoff spot after signing Zack Greinke to a six-year, $206.5 million deal and trading for Shelby Miller, instead fell out of contention prior to the All-Star break.
Rumors swirled last Friday that the D-backs were considering dismissing manager Chip Hale and promoting Triple-A manager Phil Nevin.
La Russa, who hired Hale after dismissing Kirk Gibson at the end of the 2014 season and has been a big supporter of Hale’s, was asked if he still feels Hale is the guy to run the team.
While he answered in the affirmative, La Russa also made it clear …
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