Article: CARDINALS GET BIG LIFT AFTER 485-DAY LAYOFF, CARPENTER LOOKING SHARP

Article: La Russa Does About-Face, Tags Carpenter for Game 2
The Washington Post;  October 13, 2006 ;     496 words ......Manager Tony La Russa changed his...announced Chris Carpenter would be his...fifth day," La Russa said. It makes...perfect sense that Carpenter should be moved...for anything," Carpenter said. Carpenter said La Russa told him of...

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 'up in air' on Carpenter.
Newsday (Melville, NY);  October 12, 2006 ;     379 words ......employing his best Carpenter, Tony La Russa is pretty tough...the air whether Carpenter would pitch Game...Game 3 Saturday. La Russa likes the idea...opts to go with Carpenter in Game 2, Suppan...rewards Anthony La Russa said it was a...

Article: Column: La Russa Gets 1st Real Parade
AP Online;  October 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ...ST. LOUIS - Tony La Russa is finally going to get his parade...have long since dried up. No matter. La Russa was hardly in a hurry to celebrate when...forget. The greatest." It meant plenty to La Russa, too, but good luck getting him to admit...