Tony LaRussa

  1. Tony La Russa's No. 10 to Be Retired by St. Louis Cardinals This Month

    The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that on May 11, they will be retiring the No. 10 of Tony La Russa before they square off against the Atlanta Braves . La Russa is considered one of the greatest managers, not only in St...

    Ryan Bothmann Written by Ryan Bothmann about 1 month ago 268 reads 0 comments

  2. Steven Goldman: What Ty Cobb, Derek Jeter, Tony La Russa and I Are Doing at B/R

    Flash back more than 100 years: Ty Cobb, 17, was about to begin a career that made him one of the most celebrated, admired, reviled, and feared ballplayers of all time...

    Steven Goldman Written by Steven Goldman about 3 months ago 967 reads 4 comments

  3. Cincinnati Reds: Is Tony La Russa Lying in Wait for Dusty Baker's Job?

    Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty has proved to be a man who loves familiarity. Witness the fact that he worked in the Oakland Athletics organization for 14 years, the last nine of which was as Director of Baseball Administration...

    Cliff Eastham Written by Cliff Eastham about 3 months ago 2,096 reads 27 comments

  4. Top 5 Oakland A's Players Who Got Better After They Were Traded

    If your name is Andrew Bailey, Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez or Ryan Sweeney you have just been traded from the Oakland Athletics . It’s not you. It’s us...

    Kahlil Najar Written by Kahlil Najar about 4 months ago 1,312 reads 3 comments

  5. Quick Pitch: Harry Dorish Had the Midas Touch but Never Got the Gold

    First in a series of short player profiles spotlighting the peculiar and the noteworthy. Harry Dorish was a moderately successful relief pitcher, most notable for being the last ...

    Randy S. Robbins Written by Randy S. Robbins about 4 months ago 94 reads 4 comments

  6. MLB 2011: 5 Biggest Stories of the Year

    Baseball is a sport that inspires its fans, at least its most passionate and ardent ones to follow it year round. For those fans the 2011 season started on Jan. 1, 2011 and will end at midnight on Dec...

    Ben Shapiro Written by Ben Shapiro about 5 months ago 1,357 reads 40 comments

  7. MLB Free Agency: What More Did Albert Pujols Want from the St. Louis Cardinals?

    10 years, two World Series Championships, three MVP’s and the admiration of one of the best baseball cities in the country. Albert Pujols had it all...

    Brian Buckley Written by Brian Buckley about 6 months ago 2,195 reads 28 comments

  8. 2011 Recap: Best Sports Moments of the Year

    With 2011 coming to a close in less than a month, it is always important to look back at the year in sports. To date, 2011 may be one of the craziest years in sports yet...

    Jake Karmel Written by Jake Karmel about 6 months ago 515 reads 0 comments

  9. Tony La Russa Had to Remind Albert Pujols That He Knew How to (Censored) Manage

    Remember when Allen Craig was caught stealing with Albert Pujols at the plate in the sixth inning of Game 5 of the recently concluded World Series? Remember when Allen Craig was ...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 7 months ago 2,236 reads 2 comments

  10. St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves: Some Second Place Teams Perform Miracles

    Tony La Russa led the St. Louis Cardinals to the greatest comeback in baseball history this season. On Sept. 5, the Atlanta Braves led the Cardinals by eight and one-half games...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 7 months ago 755 reads 0 comments

  11. Albert Pujols: Tony La Russa Was Right and Barry Bonds Was Wrong

    It was July 4, 2003. St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds had just hit a first-inning home run. Albert Pujols was the hitter...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 7 months ago 3,090 reads 12 comments

  12. Ozzie Smith: Tony La Russa Lied and Acted Like a Coward

    Tony La Russa joined the St. Louis Cardinals as their manager in 1996. Ozzie Smith left the Cardinals at the conclusion of the 1996 season. Tony La Russa was not one of Ozzie Smith's favorite managers...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 7 months ago 8,786 reads 5 comments

  13. Mike Matheny Is the Right Man at the Right Time for the St. Louis Cardinals

    The St. Louis Cardinals have made an excellent decision in hiring former catcher Mike Matheny as their next manager. Matheny is a "take-charge guy" that is universally respected...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 7 months ago 765 reads 2 comments

  14. Tony La Russa Employed Strategy from the Military, Whitey Herzog & Billy Martin

    Physical conditioning consultant Mack Newton, who worked with Tony La Russa for nine years, described the recently retired great St. Louis Cardinals manager...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 7 months ago 489 reads 0 comments

  15. St. Louis Cardinals Almost Beat the New York Yankees in the 2001 World Series

    New York Yankees fans still feel the sting of losing the 2001 World Series to the Arizona Diamondbacks , but the St. Louis Cardinals suffered an agonizing first round playoff loss to Arizona that hurt almost as much...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 7 months ago 789 reads 2 comments

  16. Top 10 Great Managers Who Were Terrible Players

    With a few keystrokes you can find the best or worst to ever play the game or manage a MLB team. But you won't find the Top 10 Worst MLB Players Who Became Great Managers anywhere else on the Internet...

    Vance Penn Written by Vance Penn about 7 months ago 493 reads 1 comments

  17. Albert Pujols Fooled the Experts, Even Tony La Russa

    Albert Pujols stepped into the batter's box for the first time in his major league career. Colorado Rockies ' ace left-hander Mike Hampton (yes, Mike Hampton once was an ace) ...

    Harold Friend Written by Harold Friend about 7 months ago 3,376 reads 4 comments

  18. Oakland A's: Where Does Tony La Russa Rank Among Team's Greatest Managers?

    With the recent retirement of Tony La Russa last month, many experts have weighed in on his greatness and otherworldly value to the game of baseball...

    Nathaniel Jue Written by Nathaniel Jue about 7 months ago 231 reads 0 comments

  19. MLB Manager of the Year Award 2011: Odds for Top AL & NL Candidates

    The MLB award season is growing closer and there will be a number of prestigious honors that will be announced. One of these honors is the Manager of the Year Award for both the National League and the American League...

    Robert Knapel Written by Robert Knapel about 7 months ago 1,712 reads 11 comments

  20. 10 Teams Tony La Russa Could Come out of Retirement to Manage

    Tony La Russa said he's done. He said it's time. But then there's 36. That's the number of wins he needs to pass John McGraw for second place in all-time manager wins...

    Fred Krone Written by Fred Krone about 7 months ago 2,711 reads 5 comments

  21. Tony La Russa: Should He Have Left on Top or Returned to the Cardinals in 2012?

    Did Tony LaRussa leave the Redbirds high and dry after leading them to the 2011 World Series championship? Apparently, every eye wasn’t dry after LaRussa told his team what was up...

    Lake Cruise Written by Lake Cruise about 7 months ago 693 reads 1 comments

  22. Cardiac Cards and an Ode to Game 7

    Baseball, for its arguably excessive preoccupation with statistics, is a game unconstrained by numbers, unique among sports in how it exists ungoverned by the binds of space and time...

    Natalie Chladek Written by Natalie Chladek about 7 months ago 514 reads 0 comments

  23. World Series Champion Tony La Russa Retires on the Highest of Notes

    It has been reported that Tony La Russa gave the St. Louis Cardinals ' front office notice in August that he would be leaving his post as manager at season's end...

    Nick Poust Written by Nick Poust about 7 months ago 12 reads 0 comments

  24. Cardinals Parade: St. Louis Fans Shouldn't Expect Another for a Long Time

    Cardinals Parade: St. Louis Fans Shouldn't Expect Another for a Long Time Last Sunday afternoon was one of the busiest days in St. Louis history, with the Cardinals World Series Parade and the Rams upset victory over the vaunted New Orleans Saints...

    Donald Wood Written by Donald Wood about 7 months ago 530 reads 8 comments

  25. Tony La Russa Retires: Don't Expect Reunion with Chicago White Sox Anytime Soon

    When Tony La Russa announced his retirement on Monday, one of the first questions he was asked is if he would be interested in a front office or general manager job...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 7 months ago 269 reads 0 comments