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We've got one game down in the World Series, and who knows how many more to go? So it was that Keith Law and I gathered for Thursday's Baseball Today podcast to break down what we saw and project ahead. 1. Score Game 1 for Cardinals manager Tony L...

Considering they're in a death struggle for a playoff spot, the Cardinals' continuing search for a third baseman is pretty interesting. Joe Strauss: A protracted skid by regular third baseman Felipe Lopez caused manager Tony La Russa to briefly mod...

From Bill Madden, who probably isn't just making this up: Lou Piniella is retiring as manager of the Chicago Cubs effective at the end of the season, the Daily News has learned. The 67-year old Piniella, who led the Cubs to NL Central division titl...

Leave it to Posnanski to come up with the best thing anyone's written about Tony La Russa and his 20 innings of managing: I must admit: I do get a kick out of overmanaging. Sure, mostly it's like a kick to the sternum... but there's something utter...

Today's links are so self-confident that they don't really care what you think about them ... * Big news on the trade front, with an unhappy Joba maybe heading to Pittsburgh and Tony La Russa's found his Ideal Pitcher. * Today's biggest news, t...

Well, here's something you don't see every day. From our friends over at Fungoes: After the 2010 season, it'll be time for Tony La Russa to pack his bags. The nominal effect on winning that he might have - The Hardball Times puts the maximum positi...

Prompted by a quote from Mike Scioscia about Bobby Cox belonging on a "Mt. Rushmore of managers," Big League Stew wonders who would appear on such a monument ... If you go by the list of all-time wins, Cox would be included with 1,930 victories and...

You have to hand it to Tony La Russa: He couldn't give a gerbil's behind for what you think about steroids. He'll defend Mark McGwire to his last breath, and now it looks like he will even hire him. What does McGwire bring to the table, though? Rick ...

Upon the news that Bobby Cox will retire after next season, I was moved to compare him to all the other managers. Conclusion? Cox's place in history is essentially set. He currently ranks fourth in wins, and won't catch Tony La Russa or be ...

Nice piece in the Times this weekend about Dave Duncan: Tony La Russa had an unusual experience last week. For the first time in his memory, he managed a game without the reassuring presence of Dave Duncan. Duncan, who has been La Russa's pitching...

As the Cardinals enter the home stretch of what might become a death match against the Cubs, FanGraphs' Erik Manning remembers some players who might have helped this season, if only the Cards' manager hadn't driven them away: Tony La Ru...

As Joe Strauss writes today, there's a changing of the guard in St. Louis. Shortstop Khalil Greene will be used in more of a utility role rather than starting for at least the near term, manager Tony La Russa confirmed Monday. The hope is that G...

Today's links were compiled with a help of a machine: • Wezen-ball asks (and answers) a question I've pondered a few times over the years (but never bothered to answer, myself). • Tony La Russa's not really talking, but it looks like t...

Viva El Birdos looks at Tony La Russa's new favorite toy: With such a winding career path, spent in several different usage patterns, it's important to restrict our attention to -- or at least focus it on -- the Dennys Reyes the Cardinals have acqu...

There remain a dozen baseball figures who should follow Goose Gossage into the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.

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