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Article: Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Rick Hurd column: La Russa doesn't lack motivation.(Column)
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- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
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- February 22, 2007
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Byline: Rick Hurd
Feb. 22--JUPITER, Fla. -- The glare that someday will live eternally on his plaque in the Hall of Fame cracked for just a moment. Tony La Russa, the person Webster had in mind when he defined "intense," stood before a throng of electronic media and tried to crack a joke. Asked how he had addressed his St. Louis Cardinals team before its first full-squad workout, he responded, "Well, first I walked out of the manager's office. Then, I took a couple of steps to the right and walked into the clubhouse." OK, so the guy's not Letterman. Not that this should cause any alarm. In his 28th spring as a major-league manager, a second World Series ...
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