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Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been superb in the first half and is sure to be selected to the National League All-Star team by the players or by manager Tony La Russa. However, the Nationals have said they have installed ...

Blog | June 19, 2012

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Some first impressions from spring training: 1. Tony La Russa looked incredibly relaxed as he chatted in Tigers manager Jim Leyland's office on Tuesday, leaning back in a chair and trading verbal jabs with his longtime friend....

Blog | February 22, 2012

Buster Olney writes that Tony La Russa has a different goal in mind this spring and is not missing managing, at least not yet. La Russa looks relaxed and is intent on learning more about front-office operation and other areas of the game.

Blog | Conversation | February 22, 2012

Before every game of the World Series, I'd ask St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa whether this was it, whether he would retire if the Cardinals won the World Series. And every time, so as not to jinx himself, he'd say to me "I'll tell you tomo...

Blog | October 31, 2011

A veteran infielder joined the Cardinals years ago, after 10 years in the major leagues, and on the day of St. Louis' first exhibition game of the spring, he crossed paths with Tony La Russa in the dugout. "Tony, how you doing today?" the playe...

Blog | October 31, 2011

Buster Olney writes that if the Cardinals win Game 6, Tony La Russa will have a very tough decision to make regarding whether he should start Chris Carpenter on short rest in Game 7.

Blog | Conversation | October 27, 2011

Call the St. Louis Cardinals opportunistic. They saw their chance to pounce on a limping Atlanta Braves squad and earned the NL wild-card berth. They saw a Phillies lineup vulnerable to lefties and exploited it to their advantage. Against the Milwauk...

Blog | October 26, 2011

ST. LOUIS -- The tale of the Cardinals' phone fiasco in Game 5 is now so fraught with seeming inconsistencies and illogical threads of thought that nothing Tony La Russa says, going forward, will ever satisfy 100 percent of the fans and media. T...

Blog | October 26, 2011

Buster Olney writes that as Tony La Russa answered questions Tuesday about Game 5's bullpen phone fiasco, we also got a window into how he views several aspects of the game.

Blog | Conversation | October 26, 2011

Colin Wyers of Baseball Prospectus explains why batter-pitcher data is not all that helpful when filling out a lineup card. Managers are better off simply choosing the player with a better overall track record.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2011

Texas Rangers Game 5 starter C.J. Wilson has cemented his place in baseball history. After losing Game 1 of the World Series, Wilson became the first pitcher to lose the All-Star Game as well as a game in each division series, league championship ser...

Blog | October 24, 2011

In the not-to-distant future, Albert Pujols will become the highest-paid baseball player in the major leagues. Last night, in Game 3 of the World Series, Pujols reminded the entire baseball world that he is the most destructive offensive force in the...

Blog | October 23, 2011

Though St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has never unequivocally stated that young Jason Motte is his closer, the hard-throwing Motte certainly has taken it upon himself to act like one. Until he stumbled in the ninth inning of Thursday's Gam...

Blog | October 22, 2011

Dave Cameron of FanGraphs explains why the St. Louis Cardinals should start Daniel Descalso and bench Lance Berkman in Game 3 of the World Series.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2011

ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals have a strong bullpen, but they do not have a closer. Not in the traditional sense, anyway, with someone anointed as The Closer. Tony La Russa has managed great closers in the past, from Dennis Eckersley to Jason Isringhau...

Blog | October 19, 2011

Buster Olney writes that St. Louis' relievers have embraced Tony La Russa's 2011 bullpen philosophy, which features no set roles and each pitcher being ready at all times. Plus, Theo Epstein and CC Sabathia updates, and Buster's World Series pick.

Blog | Conversation | October 19, 2011