NEW YORK - JUNE 22: Manager Tony LaRussa #10 of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on during batting practice before playing the New York...

378826 01: St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa, right, and slugger Mark McGwire pose for a photograph in the lockeroom as the team celebrates...

Mike and Mike in the Morning

...falling short in the postseason. Plus, he shares his thoughts on the return of Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa and the addition of Mark McGwire as hitting coach

Oakland A's Manager Tony LaRussa leads his wife and daughter through the crowd as they exit Candlestick Park during the first...

Yankees, Dodgers battle in the Bronx?

Everyone would love to see the Yankees and the Dodgers in the World Series, but Dick Vitale writes, the Yankees and the Cardinals will meet instead.

This and That

Each week Dick Vitale talks about the world of sports. This week he unveils his Major League Baseball awards, and his forecast on the Lakers' season.

It's unsafe around closing time

There's only one Rivera, but reliable closers are becoming hard to find. Jayson Stark looks at five contenders with closer concerns.

ST. LOUIS, MO - JULY 19: Manager Tony LaRussa #10 of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on during the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at...

This and That

Each week Dickie V. gives his thoughts on the world of sports

Around the NFC West: Fitzgerald and Boldin

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports sees Anquan Boldin's extended post-practice autograph sessions as an attempt to re...

This and That

Each week Dickie V. talks about the world of sports&

Myth Busters

...themselves. The Cardinals are injured, thin and not real impressive past their No. 1 starter. Manager Tony LaRussa will get high marks for getting the most out of this year's team, which will...

Around the NFC West: Spagnuolo settling in

...parks. He's been to a playoff hockey game. He's hung out with Tony LaRussa some. Spagnuolo on the youth movement in St. Louis: "When Billy [Devaney] and I originally...

Belichick knew not to count BoSox out

...was pretty impressive." And why couldn't Belichick move on to something else? Joe Torre and Tony LaRussa would have been disappointed in him. "That's the difference between baseball and football," Belichick said...

Former Cowboys QB gets another shot

...For those of you who don't know, Parcells hangs on Torre's and Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa's every word. Parcells casts a pretty large shadow in the league, and when he cut...