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Tony La Russa will return as manager of St. Louis Cardinals

Tony La Russa will return as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Saturday night, citing unnamed sources.

La Russa told the Post-Dispatch he had not discussed a contract with team chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. But he expects to have a decision soon.

“I’m coming to an understanding of what I’m doing and intend to get it settled one way or the other shortly,” La Russa, whose current two-year deal expires Oct. 31, told the Post-Dispatch.

La Russa, who during the offseason lives in Alamo, Calif., east of Oakland, was scheduled to arrive in St. Louis for a Bruce Springsteen concert Sunday night.

Just once I’d like to read about a MLB type going to a Shirrelle Limes and the Lemons gig or something.

Repoz Posted: October 25, 2009 at 11:56 AM | 15 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Levi Stahl Posted: October 25, 2009 at 01:19 PM (#3365037)

I assume Joe Maddon is like a Raveonettes fan or something.

2. TerpNats Posted: October 25, 2009 at 01:32 PM (#3365041)

I've never heard of any "MLB type" going to see Elvis Costello. Perhaps they think he's still "new wave" or something, as if he hadn't done anything new since "Pump It Up" (just about the only Costello song you ever hear at a ballpark)

3. The District Attorney Posted: October 25, 2009 at 01:54 PM (#3365049)

Jim Walewander liked the Dead Milkmen. Since there wasn't all that much else to say about him, that seemed to be mentioned whenever his name came up.

4. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: October 25, 2009 at 02:22 PM (#3365061)

Lenny Dinardo is a big Pixies fan. He had the PA folks play "Debaser" as he came out to the mound.

5. Pasta-diving Jeter (jmac66) Posted: October 25, 2009 at 04:34 PM (#3365132)

Whitey Herzog would listen if someone played Misty for him

6. Dock Ellis on Acid

Posted: October 25, 2009 at 04:42 PM (#3365136)

I bet Mike Piazza has at least heard of Belle & Sebastian.

7. greenback

Posted: October 25, 2009 at 04:59 PM (#3365145)

Weird, the Post-Dispatch article, the basis for this ESPN article, is much more ambiguous about La Russa's status. I guess somebody at ESPN is familiar with Joe Strauss's work.

8. cardsfanboy

Posted: October 25, 2009 at 05:02 PM (#3365151)

this ESPN article is pretty ambigiguous also. The first line says he will return, but after that it says TLR hasn't talked about a contract and that he needs to make up his decision soon.. I'm not really sure that the decision has been made(although if it's from inside sources it's possible that TLR called the front office to say that they really should start negotiating terms of his contract when he is in town or something like that I guess)

9. vortex of dissipation Posted: October 25, 2009 at 08:05 PM (#3365268)

I've never heard of any "MLB type" going to see Elvis Costello. Perhaps they think he's still "new wave" or something, as if he hadn't done anything new since "Pump It Up" (just about the only Costello song you ever hear at a ballpark)

Elvis Costello played the Major League Baseball All-Star Charity Concert in St. Louis this year.

Sheryl Crow And Elvis Costello Rock MLB For Cancer

10. Tripon Posted: October 25, 2009 at 08:09 PM (#3365270)

MLBTraderumors says that LaRussa is going to bring Mark McGwire as his hitting coach.

11. The Most Interesting Man In The World Posted: October 25, 2009 at 08:44 PM (#3365309)

I know that William Van Landingham was a huge Yo La Tengo fan. He mentioned it in an interview, after a rare victory when queried about his postgame activities:

"I'll go to my apartment in North Beach, order a pizza and beer, and listen to Yo La Tengo". I don't think that was the answer Ted Robinson was looking for.

12. cardsfanboy

Posted: October 25, 2009 at 09:01 PM (#3365323)

MLBTraderumors says that LaRussa is going to bring Mark McGwire as his hitting coach.

that would make sense, McGwire has been somewhat an unofficial off season hitting coach for a few players (most notably Schumaker and Holliday)

13. bunyon Posted: October 25, 2009 at 09:05 PM (#3365325)

CNN is carrying that rumor as well now.

14. Esoteric Posted: October 25, 2009 at 09:18 PM (#3365329)

It's official, apparently. I just submitted an article.

15. Rough Carrigan

Posted: October 25, 2009 at 11:03 PM (#3365393)

LaRussa said he had played passive aggressive sufficiently long and would transition to his standard fussbudget persona in time for the regular season.

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