Article: LA RUSSA ENJOYING SWITCH TO NEW LEAGUE.(Sports)(Column)

Article: For two lawyers, a season in the sun. (during the American ...
PR Newswire;  October 6, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... Sandy Alderson and Tony La Russa are talking about something ... general manager, and La Russa, as field manager ... a small matter of the American League playoffs, begun Oct ... s what Alderson and La Russa need to discuss tonight ...

Article: La Russa Gets Number He Wants; Title No. 10 for ...
The Washington Post;  October 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... the Cardinals' stirring win, La Russa quite likely cemented his place in the Hall of Fame. La Russa joined Sparky Anderson as the ... leagues. Never mind the fact La Russa's American League title came 17 years ago, with ...

Article: La Russa: Time to wake up from Series dream Manager ...
Columbia Daily Tribune;  February 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... reliever,' " Wainwright said. La Russa is not one to leave anything ... trappings of a title - including La Russa's 1983 American League West champion White Sox, who ... 84, complacency set in," La Russa said Saturday, addressing the ...

Article: Baker takes La Russa, McClendon as coaches
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... All-Star coach before." La Russa accepted this time. "I really ... because Dusty and I go back," La Russa said. "It makes it even more ... the National League pennant. La Russa managed three American League All-Star teams while he led ...

Article: La Russa made right decision.(SPORTS)
The Washington Times;  October 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... franchise history - at Busch Stadium, La Russa feels pretty good about the decision he made. "I was in the American League, and I wanted to stay in the American League," La Russa said. "As I said before, Sparky ...

Article: La Russa's 'blunder' ruins All-Star game.
Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT);  July 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... months left in the season La Russa didn't want his star player ... other possibility. Perhaps La Russa was helping his best friend, American League manager Jim Leyland, who has a much better chance than La Russa to be in the World Series ...

Article: St. Louis managing just fine La Russa's Cardinals ...
The Boston Globe;  February 26, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... interim manager before luring La Russa for 1996 at $1.5 million ... Oakland organization while La Russa was posting a 789-673 record there. In eight seasons, La Russa's A's won four American League division titles, three league ...