Article: Cardinals deal Rolen for Glaus

Article: In his finest hour, La Russa couldn't hold back the tears.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  October 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ......giddy, whooping Cardinals. Manager Tony La Russa was not ready to join the party. He lingered...full-throated cheers of a triumphant team. But La Russa's emotions, like the champagne, bubbled...Drew Baur, one of the owners, approached La Russa and commented about the remarkable ...

Article: In his finest hour, La Russa couldn't hold back the tears.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 5, 2002 ;     700+ words ......giddy, whooping Cardinals. Manager Tony La Russa was not ready to join the party. He lingered...full-throated cheers of a triumphant team. But La Russa's emotions, like the champagne, bubbled...Drew Baur, one of the owners, approached La Russa and commented about the remarkable ...

Article: Tony La Russa is back at his best, and that's good news.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO);  June 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Before Wednesday's game in Colorado, Tony La Russa once again showed why he's still highly...baseball's best managers and leaders. La Russa's demoralized team was skidding on another...Molina (broken wrist) for several weeks. La Russa called a rare clubhouse meeting and sent...

Article: La Russa's uncertain status only hurts the Cardinals.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO);  May 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the final year of his contract, Tony La Russa always has followed the same procedure...strong sense of where he stands. If La Russa believes he's still wanted, he'll agree to a contract extension. But La Russa has said, many times, that he would...

Article: La Russa is contrite after arrest.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO);  March 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Fla. _ St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa expressed embarrassment and regret Thursday...the influence of alcohol. Police found La Russa slumped behind the wheel, just before...around it as the traffic signal cycled. La Russa, 62, consented to two blood-alcohol tests...

Article: In a time of crisis, this season has been La Russa's finest hour.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  September 7, 2002 ;     653 words ...Byline: Bernie Miklasz ST. LOUIS _ Has Tony La Russa really been the Cardinals manager for...Schoendienst in terms of length of service, but La Russa is having a long run in St. Louis. He...high-turnover profession. And though La Russa turns 58 on Oct. 4, good luck in finding...

Article: La Russa Manages to Do It His Way
The Washington Post;  October 30, 1989 ;     700+ words ...The smart guys are on top and Tony La Russa is leading the parade. They said that...Last October, some said, "See." But now La Russa's Oakland A's are not only the champions...everybody in baseball. (Of course, if La Russa and the rest of the Oakland's young brain...

Article: La Russa, Cards have commitment issues
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  October 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......somewhere near East Bay, Calif., Tony La Russa emphasized Tuesday that he won't commit...sensible thing for the organization," said La Russa, who acknowledged a Monday conversation...the new general manager) would hire?" La Russa remains sensitive to the matter because...

Article: La Russa still is turning out masterpieces.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO);  August 28, 2005 ;     668 words ...Byline: Bernie Miklasz WASHINGTON _ Tony La Russa has won 2,197 regular-season games as...win over the Washington Nationals was a La Russa masterpiece. The festivities at dumpy...this was an impressive piece of work by La Russa. Already playing shorthanded, La Russa...

Article: LA RUSSA NOT EASY TO READ
Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current);  April 28, 2008 ;     586 words ...Tony La Russa is a hard guy to know, a walking enigma. Perhaps that's...said Miller, wearing a Cardinals' cap backward. "He (La Russa) seems like a very nice gentleman." La Russa is a vegetarian with a law degree, perhaps part of the...

Article: Driven La Russa Brings Winning Attitude to Cards
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 31, 1996 ;     700+ words ...ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Tony La Russa gets the Cardinals up early. If a...Lang Stadium by 8 a.m., checking if La Russa has decided whether they'll be making...I guess that's the game plan." And La Russa stays on the move, move, move. Talking...

Article: La Russa has to deal with raised expectations after win in Game 1.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO);  October 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Bernie Miklasz SAN DIEGO _ Anthony La Russa Jr. celebrated his 62nd birthday on Wednesday...baseball diamond. Age has not mellowed La Russa, reduced his legendary intensity, warmed...chin. The 2006 regular season bruised La Russa internally, but one game into the National...

Article: Cardinals' La Russa still on top of his game.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO);  April 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Before most morning workouts, Tony La Russa walks into the middle of the St. Louis...long into February's full-squad workouts La Russa used one of the meetings to tell his team...steroids mess, then The Book. In both cases, La Russa says, he will put himself out there. And...

Article: LA RUSSA ENJOYING SWITCH TO NEW LEAGUE.(Sports)(Column)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  May 14, 1996 ;     641 words ......offered the advice - more than once. Tony La Russa never paid attention. ``Sparky would tell...to manage in the National League,' '' La Russa said. ``It would go in one ear and out...reluctant to give it up.'' Now, however, La Russa understands what Anderson was talking...