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	ARF \| About \| Tony & Elaine La Russa
		La Russa is one of nine managers - and one of just four in the last 50 years - to have skippered the Cardinals for more than four seasons.
		La Russa was hired by the Cardinals on October 23, 1995, after managing for 17 years in the American League with Oakland and Chicago.
		La Russa was born 10/4/44 in Tampa, Fla., and graduated from Jefferson High School in Tampa.
	www.arf.net /About_ARF/tony_elaine.html (760 words)

	NPR : 'Three Nights' Peeks at Tony La Russa's Cards
		La Russa knew that the best clubhouses don't have a single team leader; they have a small cadre of guys you can count on to cosign what you say and convince their teammates to accept what you say, assuming, of course, that what you have said makes sense.
		La Russa worried that other pitchers, wanting to emulate their leader, would kick up their heels as well when the order came from the foxhole to put pride aside and simply put the damn guy on first.
		La Russa talked to Duncan about it, and Duncan thought that Kile's moody silence was simply an expression of frustration, that it was June and he wanted to be pitching great all the time and was barely over.500.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4565077 (4565 words)

	Tony La Russa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		La Russa (often misspelled LaRussa) was signed by the Kansas City Athletics as a middle infielder prior to the start of the 1962 season.
		All of La Russa's attorney-manager predecessors except Ruel and Hendricks are in the Hall of Fame— Ward as a player, Jennings and Huggins as managers, and Rickey for his accomplishments as an executive.
		La Russa and his wife Elaine are the founders of Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation, headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, which saves abandoned and injured animals as well as running programs to bring dog and cat visits to abused children, hospital patients, seniors and shut-ins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tony_La_Russa (1215 words)

	St. Louis Cardinals Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		La Russa is one of nine managers and one of just four in the last 50 years to have skippered the Cardinals for more than four seasons.
		La Russa began his professional managing career in 1978 with Knoxville of the Class- AA Southern League before taking his first major league managing job on August 2, 1979, with the Chicago White Sox.
		La Russa, the 48th manager in Cardinals history, actually was a member of the organization once previously, when he was a player-coach for the Cardinals' Triple-A New Orleans affiliate in 1977.
	stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/stl/team/stl_team_coachesstaff_bio.jsp?club_context=stl&coachorstaffid=931101142132 (1174 words)

	Tony La Russa Interview
		Now, La Russa does not erupt with the fury of a Hal McRae, the former Royals manager who, in a pique of anger, lost his cool in front of reporters (and a TV camera) and flung something (an ashtray?) in the general direction of the assembled writers, one of whom left McRae's office bleeding.
		After his initial outburst, La Russa's office generally quiets, and after a small number of additional queries, the wire service and electronic guys leave and head back to their respective studios with contrite yet satisfied expressions on their faces.
		Generally, while the electronic guys were looking for soundbites with La Russa, the sportswriters were either hanging on the periphery of the gaggle of cameras and microphones or out in the locker room, chatting up a player before he showers.
	www.stlsports.com /articles/mb.larussa.11.1.99.html (4031 words)

	Rays: La Russa's challenge
		La Russa's teams have averaged 93 wins this decade, making the playoffs six times in those seven years.
		La Russa enters his sixth NLCS 11-19, having lost four of the past five series.
		La Russa believes that this team began to jell in tough times, and overcoming that adversity will help it as it plays the underdog role to the Mets.
	www.sptimes.com /2006/10/11/Rays/La_Russa_s_challenge.shtml (689 words)

	USATODAY.com - La Russa, Duncan still a team as baseball evolves around them (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		La Russa and Duncan had first met in 1963, when they were teammates in the Kansas City Athletics organization who shared the dream of making it to the major leagues.
		She and Tony met in the latter stages of La Russa's playing career, which spanned 15 years, 12 minor league teams and six stints in the majors with three teams.
		La Russa took over in St. Louis, and the team promptly won the NL Central in 1996, a feat his club repeated in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005.
	usatoday.com /sports/bbw/2006-05-10-cover-larussa-duncan_x.htm?... (2886 words)

	Event Archive: Tony La Russa - Commonwealth Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		La Russa: The great majority of fans care that what they see is legitimate and then they can feel good about supporting or criticizing, because they did well or bad.
		La Russa: I don't think it's healthy for our sport when we start spring training and you can count on less than two hands how many teams have a realistic chance of playing in the World Series - and there are 30 teams.
		Tony would look into their eyes and, in a sense, they do have to do whatever it takes; that's where the real tragedy is. And it does trickle down into teenagers, make no mistake.
	www.commonwealthclub.org /archive/05/05-02larussa-qa.html (1943 words)

	La Russa's moves help underdog Cardinals - Boston.com
		La Russa is 1-5 in NLCS appearances with St. Louis since 1996 and has gotten a reputation for amping up the tension in the clubhouse during the postseason.
		In Game 3, La Russa found a way to soothe his disgruntled star third baseman and keep Spiezio's hot bat in the lineup, putting Spiezio in left field and benching slumping Juan Encarnacion.
		La Russa ignored the conventional wisdom that recommends starting left-handed hitters against a right-handed pitchers, and sided with Preston Wilson's big numbers against Mets starter Steve Trachsel over rookie Chris Duncan.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2006/10/15/la_russas_moves_help_underdog_cardinals (801 words)

	USATODAY.com - La Russa reveals bit of his lighter side (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		La Russa said that '02 St. Louis team seemed on a mission after overcoming the emotion of the in-season deaths of pitcher Darryl Kile and Cardinals radio legend Jack Buck.
		La Russa was on a roll once he got on stage with Bissinger and best-selling novelist John Grisham, who interviewed the two about their book in front of an exuberant crowd.
		La Russa recalled how his head was pounding and he wanted to vomit just before Pujols saved the Cardinals' season for one more day.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/bbw/columnist/2006-01-04-majors-borelli_x.htm (1061 words)

	ESPN.com: GEN - Now starring in the Nutcracker: Tony La Russa
		La Russa, who manages the St. Louis Cardinals, lives in nearby Danville during the offseason.
		When La Russa finally showed up for practice, he was welcomed by those who know him from both the ballet and the ballpark.
		Apparently, La Russa was still holding a grudge for the Giants beating the Cardinals in the NL Championship Series.
	espn.go.com /gen/news/2002/1214/1476948.html (731 words)

	Event Archive: Dusty Baker & Tony La Russa - Commonwealth Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		La Russa: Well, one of the truths in our game – and I know Dusty would feel the same way – is that the losses hang with you a lot longer than the wins do.
		La Russa: I think we all face this no matter what our lines of work, but sometimes when you work in the public eye it's a little bit more dramatic.
		La Russa: You can see why Dusty is so popular with his players, because he takes the blame but he gives the credit.
	www.commonwealthclub.org /archive/01/01-01baker-larussa-speech.html (3802 words)

	Tony La Russa, NL Championship Series, Baseball, ASAP Sports FastScripts, Interviews, Quotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		TONY LA RUSSA: I think it is a case where we are confident in close games based on six months of a lot of games that were played, they were decided late.
		TONY LA RUSSA: I think it is important to acknowledge that the passion is other places, as well as New York, you play in front of Fenway Park fans and Camden Yards, the passion is there.
		TONY LA RUSSA: One of the unique parts of this postseason time is that except that, you know, it is three wins and you win, or four and you win, most of the things you do are the same.
	www.asapsports.com /baseball/2000nlcs/101100TL.html (1035 words)

	The Pet Press ~ Tony La Russa
		Tony finally coaxed the cat into the dugout, made sure it was safe for the rest of the game, then tried placing it with a local shelter.
		Tony La Russa didn't even grow up around cats and dogs- his mother had been traumatized after being bitten by a cat and had to endure a painful series of rabies shots.
		La Russa hates asking these people for favors, but he does it because ARF would not have grown so big so fast without his connections.
	www.thepetpress-la.com /articles/tonyr.htm (1488 words)

	Tony La Russa- Managing to Get into the Hall of Fame - Associated Content
		Tony La Russa ranks third on the all-time wins list for baseball managers, and he has been at the helm of the St. Louis Cardinals for eleven seasons now.
		Tony was called up by the woeful A's the next year, and he played in 34 games for Kansas City in 1963, hitting.250 in limited at-bats.
		Instead, Tony was hired by the White Sox to be their manager after very little experience in the minors as a skipper.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/76018/tony_la_russa_managing_to_get_into.html (548 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB/PLAYOFFS2006 - La Russa on Rogers: 'I don't believe it was dirt' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Prompted by La Russa, the umpires asked him to clean off his left hand, and Rogers pitched eight shutout innings in a 3-1 victory that evened the World Series at one game each.
		La Russa also said the Cardinals were aware Rogers had a similar spot earlier in the postseason.
		La Russa also was adamant that his longtime friendship with Tigers manager Jim Leyland did not affect how he handled the situation.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/playoffs2006/news/story?id=2636485 (1154 words)

	Tony La Russa Baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tony La Russa Baseball is a baseball computer and video game console simulation game (1991-1997), designed by Don Daglow, Mark Buchignani, David Bunnett and Hudson Piehl and developed by Stormfront Studios.
		In La Russa Daglow designed a circular Fly Ball Cursor that appeared where the ball was going to land, and grew or diminished in size based on the height of the ball.
		Tony La Russa would draft on behalf of all non-human users in a league, and users could tune the AI draft strategy uniquely for each team.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tony_La_Russa_Baseball (618 words)

	Animal Lover "Tony" La Russa - PetPlace.com
		La Russa and his wife Elaine are co-founders of Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF).
		These days, La Russa is the Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and a devout animal lover.
		La Russa said, “I think I can speak for my wife and daughters in saying those animals are the light of our lives.” He is referring to his rescued pets.
	www.petplace.com /dogs/animal-lover-tony-la-russa/page1.aspx (229 words)

	Law Blog » Tony La Russa, Esq. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		La Russa was 34 when, with 54 games remaining in the 1979 season, he became manager of the White Sox.
		La Russa’s a bum, the king MLB junkie enabler.
		Unless Tony’s Cards win a World Series, it won’t be long before his string of postseason appearances will be forgotten and he becomes remembered as the overeducated animal lover who succeeded Joe Torre and never measured up to Whitey, or Bobby Cox with long hair.
	blogs.wsj.com /law/2006/10/11/tony-la-russa-esq (589 words)

	La Russa defends Tavarez - The Boston Globe
		La Russa defends Tavarez - The Boston Globe
		Cardinals manager Tony La Russa angrily confronted baseball disciplinarian Bob Watson yesterday, right after finding out St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarez was fined $10,000 for throwing over the head of a Houston hitter.
		LOUIS -- Cardinals manager Tony La Russa angrily confronted baseball disciplinarian Bob Watson yesterday, right after finding out St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarez was fined $10,000 for throwing over the head of a Houston hitter.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2004/10/21/la_russa_defends_tavarez (546 words)

	Tony La Russa Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Tony La Russa was born on Wednesday, October 4, 1944, in Tampa, Florida.
		La Russa was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 10, 1963, with the Kansas City Athletics.
		His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tony La Russa baseball stats page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=larusto01 (341 words)

	Tony La Russa to sign books, give talk at WUSTL
		Assembly Series lectures are free and open to the public; due to the expected popularity of the La Russa talk, seating for the general public will be limited.
		La Russa began his managing career in 1978 with Knoxville in the Class - AA Southern League before taking his first major league managing job in 1979 with the Chicago White Sox.
		La Russa received a bachelor's degree in industrial management from the University of South Florida in Tampa, and a law degree from Florida State University.
	news-info.wustl.edu /news/page/normal/5687.html (425 words)

	wcco.com - Sports Wire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		La Russa was undecided before Game 4 was postponed Wednesday night whether to go with Jeff Weaver or rookie Anthony Reyes in Game 5.
		La Russa was more forthcoming and conceded it probably didn't matter.
		La Russa also could bring back Carpenter on three days' rest in Game 6 if the Cardinals faced elimination.
	wcco.com /sportswire/BBO--WorldSeries-Pitc_s_s_-----/resources_news_html (694 words)

	La Russa juggles his lineup
		Chris Duncan is the son of Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan, one of manager Tony La Russa's dearclosest confidants, and it's clear the Duncans weren't pleased with a USA Today scouting report that called Chris Duncan "a butcher" in the outfield.
		La Russa has tried to minimize the tension by saying very little about it.
		La Russa's championship came in 1989 in Oakland; Leyland's was in 1997 with Florida.
	www.chron.com /disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/4278651.html (882 words)

	News Tribune
		"Part of the confidence we have in Chris is what he was before his injury," manager Tony La Russa said.
		La Russa said Carpenter has worked out in Jupiter through all of February and part of January.
		"We are excited about the group of new pitchers we have in camp," La Russa said.
	www.newstribune.com /articles/2004/02/22/sports/0222040015.txt (427 words)

	Tony La Russa Baseball 3 for DOS - MobyGames
		The 3rd installment in the Tony La Russa Baseball series.
		With the new pitcher/batter matchups, specific confrontations between each pitcher and batter can now be simulated even more accurately, with an expanded database of stats reflecting each pitcher's and batter's tendencies versus any opponent they've faced during their careers.
		In addition to providing detailed play-by-play and color commentary for each game in the "action (arcade) mode" as they did in Tony La Russa Baseball 3, the game's veteran announcers, Mel Allen, Lon Simmons, and Hank Greenwald, supply more realism than ever by referring to each player by name when pitching, batting, fielding and baserunning.
	www.mobygames.com /game/tony-la-russa-baseball-3 (356 words)

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