Article: La Russa to Stay With Cardinals

R.B. FALLSTROM, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
10-19-2001
La Russa to Stay With Cardinals

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Tony La Russa, who has had a contract extension offer on the table for several months, said Friday that he'll return for a seventh season as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals.

La Russa, whose contract expired after the season, has led the team to the postseason three times. The Cardinals were the NL wild card team this year with a 93-69 record, then lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a five-game first-round series.

The first two times, La Russa led the Cardinals to the NLCS.

In a telephone interview from his home in the San Francisco area, La Russa said the length of his extension has ...

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