Zoner Sports (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Today the Cardinals are expected to announce the signing of Kyle Lohse to a 4-year, $40 million deal. Let me start by giving major props to Dave Duncan and Tony LaRussa. They always find a way to take pitchers that are either injury-prone, underachievers or flat-out bums, and make them into something productive. And this has [...]
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
No postseason for the St. Louis Cardinals this year, but if memory serves correctly, Tony LaRussa's team has now won more regular season games than the 2006 team which won the Cardinals' first world championship since 1982. Third baseman Troy Glaus, now four short of 100 RBI, knocked in the winning run in the Cards' 7-6 victory over Cincinnati. It was the fourth straight win for St. Louis. Felipe Lopez...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
The day after Adam Kennedy stopped whining privately and started whining publicly his bat suddenly came to life. Kennedy approached manager Tony LaRussa yesterday requesting a trade to another ball club as soon as the season ends. Today he decided to rip the Chicago Cubs and recent no-hit specialist, Carlos Zambrano, to the [...]
The Final Score (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Yankees-White Sox highlights through the eyes of Chicago Norm: 1. Tony LaRussa comes to the Stadium for a last look. Yeah, we get it. Yankee Stadium is closing. One glimpse of LaRussa would have been enough. The YES cameras were...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak and manager Tony La Russa discussed how the club would expand its roster Sept. 1. Though both parties remained reluctant to divulge specifics, it is clear there are no plans to elevate top prospect Colby Rasmus into the Cardinals' outfield mix. STL Today
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
The start of Bruce Springstreen's performance at Scotttrade Center was delayed until near 9 p.m. Saturday. The word on the street was that it was because Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, a friend of Springsteen's, was late in arriving after the Cardinals' rain-delayed loss, but La Russa said Sunday, "It wasn't me." STL Today
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Anthony Reyes has landed in a better spot with the Cleveland Indians. If one hadn’t guessed it, the former World Series hero for the Cardinals recently let it be known. STL Today
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Tony LaRussa knows when a player is trying to show up an opponent. Chicago Tribune
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
The Cards-Cubs rivalry didn’t need any more juice. STL Today
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
With the Cardinals coming to Wrigley Field, it means a second reunion of St. Louis manager Tony La Russa and center fielder Jim Edmonds. Chicago Tribune
Stan Musial's Stance (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
4-0 after eight and a half. 4-4 after nine. What else is there to say? Thank you, Ryan Ludwick, for averting disaster in the eleventh. Permit me to rant for a moment. We've all been told, over the past 10 years, what a baseball genius Tony LaRussa is. How he analyzes game situations and uses his analytical mind to come up with strategies (like hitting the pitcher eighth) and govern his in game decisions...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
One rumor that seems to be gaining some ground is the possibility of Jason Bay heading to St. Louis. The Cardinals would certainly love to add an impact offensive player, and Bay fits that description. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that while the Rays are the leaders for Bay, the Cardinals are in the picture. MLB Trade Talk
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
After another blown save Saturday night, Cards manager Tony La Russa reinforced Ryan Franklin's position as the Cardinals' closer. STL Today
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Cardinals center fielder Rick Ankiel felt a pinch in his stomach running out a double in the eighth inning Saturday and played the rest of the game "in distress," manager Tony La Russa said. The outfielder continued to have soreness in his abdomen Sunday morning and was unavailable for that afternoon's game. STL Today
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Manager Tony La Russa looks back at former top pitching prospect Anthony Reyes’ five years with the St. Louis Cardinals organization on the day the right-hander was traded to Cleveland. The Birdhouse
