Anthony LaRussa (twitter: @TonyLaRussa)

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 4, 1944 in Tampa, FL
High School: Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL)
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 10, 1963 (Age 18)   vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Braves/Cubs 1963-1973
Agents: Jack Sands [*]
Final Game: April 6, 1973 (Age 28)   vs. MON 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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• 1/12 El Maquino: POLL: DUNCAN, TLR MORE IMPACTFUL THAN PUJOLS: Cardinal fans scare me sometimes.  This is one of them. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch had a poll on their site: Whose departure...
• 1/11 El Maquino: PETTINI GOING TO HOUSTON: After 10 seasons as the Cardinals’ bench coach, Joe Pettini is following manager Tony LaRussa, pitching coach Dave Duncan,...
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• 1/7 El Maquino: WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER PLAYER-MANAGER?: Teams used to do it all the time.  After all, why pay two people to do two different jobs when you can pay just one person to...
• 1/7 El Maquino: RHODES TO DECIDE ON A TEAM SOON: 41-year-old lefty reliever Arthur Rhodes says he will in fact play in 2012, and he’s close to deciding who he’ll play...
• 1/6 El Maquino: DAVE DUNCAN STEPS DOWN: > Yet another drastic change to the reigning World Champions: 16-year pitching coach Dave Duncan stepped down today. The Post-Dispatch...
• 1/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Jeff Luhnow’s Petri Dish and The Sporting News Misogynist: Apart from getting webhits for saying something stupidly controversial and drawing the ire of, well, everyone, I’m not sure...

• 12/24 Johngy's Beat: Celeb Jersey Cards #84 Tony LaRussa & Troy Tulowitzki: This is a regular series which attempts to combine my passion for trading cards with my interest in celebrities.  Today,...
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• 11/18 El Maquino: CAN OZZIE COME HOME?: > To put it lightly, Tony LaRussa has not exactly been loved by every Cardinals fan since he came over from the Oakland A’s...
• 11/15 El Maquino: BREWERS HUNTING FURCAL?: > Sorry if your sick of my military campaign against Jeff Loria by now, but I’ll have you know I’m not alone....
• 11/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Cardinals Hiring Of Matheny And The Plans Of Francona: Mike Matheny, with no managerial experience but widely respected as a cerebral, defensively-oriented catcher on the field and...
• 11/12 El Maquino: NOT BUYING IT, LORIA: > I said yesterday that I’m not buying Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria’s overnight conversion from hated and oppressive owner...
• 11/7 MetsToday.com: Wally Backman Rejects Nationals: According to Bob Klapisch, Wally Backman has rejected an offer by Davey Johnson to join the Nationals’ coaching staff, and...
• 11/5 Mets360.com: Mets Trivia: 2000 NLCS: With the recent retirement of Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa, now seems to be a good time to remember a time that the Mets got...
• 11/4 i70baseball.com: TLReplacement David Freese recounted in a radio interview on Thursday, “I’m glad I was sitting down when he told us.”....
• 11/4 El Maquino: BOB FORSCH DIES AT 61: > Bob Forsch died today at 61 years, only days after he threw out the first pitch in the World Series, which he saw his Cardinals...
• 11/4 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Yes, it is already that time of year.  As of right now, over 150 players have already filed for free agency.  Among that group...
• 11/2 My Pinstripes: Baseball Digest | The Power Is Back; Time To Crank Up The Hot Stove: This story was orginally written for BaseballDigest.com.The Power Is Back; Time To Crank Up The Hot Stove ...
• 11/2 El Maquino: SANDBERG TO INTERVIEW FOR CARDS MANAGER: > The Cardinals made news in their managerial search today, requesting and receiving permission to interview Phillies AAA...
• 11/2 PaulLebowitz.com: Cubs Or Cards For Francona?: The Cubs currently have a manager so it’s unfair for people to speculate on whether or not Terry Francona is going to take...
• 11/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Tony LaRussa Retires: Tony LaRussa managed the St. Louis Cardinals to their eleventh World Series championship (second under his watch, and his third...
• 11/1 El Maquino: THE NEW SCOTT BORAS: > Carlos Beltran has been looking for a new agent all summer, and he finally switched over, going from the king of Baseballplayeragentland...
• 11/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Replacing LaRussa: Let’s take a look at some of the potential replacements (from my own addled head) for the retired Tony LaRussa as manager...

• 10/31 Mets360.com: Is LaRussa’s Retirement Good News?: Just in case you live under a rock, another baseball legend has withdrawn from the game. St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa...
• 10/31 PaulLebowitz.com: Tony LaRussa Was A True Innovator: The easiest thing to do when examining a manager’s—or anyone’s—record is to look at the numbers. Tony...
• 10/31 El Maquino: A THANK-YOU TO TONY LARUSSA, FROM HIS BIGGEST APOLOGIST: > Tony LaRussa retired today after 16 seasons managing the Cardinals.  And I think I myself am worse off for it in some ways....
• 10/31 WSJ Daily Fix: La Russa’s Lasting Effect on Baseball: How the retiring St. Louis skipper changed the way baseball teams use their bullpens and other innovations from his 33 years as...
• 10/31 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Ciao, Tony LaRussa: After 16 years, 1408 regular season victories, and 2 World Series titles with the Cardinals, Tony LaRussa has decided to take...
• 10/30 El Maquino: 2011 CARDINALS: A LESSON IN UNORTHODOX STYLE: > The 2011 Cardinals won the World Series with a method all their own; one that defied the go-to basics that any other team...
• 10/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is There Anything to be Learned from St. Louis?: St. Louis won the World Series last night. I can’t say I was particularly thrilled with the outcome, but neither of the...
• 10/28 El Maquino: PREPPING FOR GAME SEVEN…: > Tonight’s Game Seven starters can both be seen as peculiar.  For the Rangers, you have Matt Harrison, who is starting...
• 10/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Closers In The Now: You can read game recaps anywhere. There will be those who question the strategic decisions such as why Cardinals manager Tony...
• 10/27 PaulLebowitz.com: The Albert Pujols Thing: Tony LaRussa‘s going year-to-year as manager and has a 2012 option—he’s going to be back; Chris Carpenter is...
• 10/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Because He’s LaRussa…Again: During that 20-inning loss to the Mets in April of 2010, Tony LaRussa used position players Felipe Lopez and Joe Mather to pitch...
• 10/25 El Maquino: EM V. POSTSEASON MEDIA, TAKE TWO: Time to be the one-man army against the media’s anti-Cardinal bias again. . . . > The national media is attacking Chris...
• 10/25 El Maquino: CARDS BLUNDER THROUGH GAME FIVE: > An absolutely embarrassing performance by the Cardinals in Game Five makes the next two games in Busch Stadium literal...
• 10/25 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Can You Hear Me Now?: Tony LaRussa called down to the bullpen while Octavio Dotel was struggling with the whole “making good pitches” thing,...
• 10/22 Pitchers Hit Eighth: World Series – The Blame Game Is Not Worth Playing: There is nothing quite like a close World Series game….followed by one complaint after another.  In no particular order,...
• 10/21 El Maquino: MEDIA DROPS PRO-TONY FACADE: > BREAKING: The general media is criticizing Tony LaRussa.  And for the thousandth time, they are incorrect again. In Game...
• 10/20 El Maquino: GAME TWO PREGAME LINKS: > Sure, you may have been one of the radicals that thought the Cards would make the playoff cut even 10 1/2 games out of the...
• 10/18 El Maquino: THE UN-WINNABLE WORLD SERIES MEDIA BATTLE: > I will now proceed to bludgeon about a hundred profession-al articles that have already been written or will be written...
• 10/18 PaulLebowitz.com: World Series Preview—Texas Rangers vs St. Louis Cardinals: Texas Rangers vs St. Louis Cardinals — Keys for the Rangers: Knock the Cardinals starters out early, hit the bullpen; maintain...
• 10/17 PaulLebowitz.com: The Brewers Poked The Wrong Bear: Let’s clear up a few misconceptions about the Cardinals. Much is being made of the series of trades the Cardinals made at...
• 10/17 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Most Average 2011 World Series Preview Ever: I’ll admit that my interest in the Rangers this year was primarily due to the fact that I had CJ Wilson, Matt Harrison,...
• 10/16 i70baseball.com: LaRussa Provides New StyleTony LaRussa seems to have identified that his strength is his bullpen and he's not afraid to use it....
• 10/16 El Maquino: STILL BROODING OVER BRENDAN RYAN: > John Mozeliak has been praised by everyone, including me, for pulling off the July trade of Colby Rasmus for get Edwin Jackson,...
• 10/15 i70baseball.com: In The Driver’s SeatOne more must win victory, one more happy flight, one more game lies ahead of the Cardinals....
• 10/15 PaulLebowitz.com: Shifting The Moneyball Goalposts Yet Again: As much as Moneyball tried to paint the picture that “this is the way to build your team and if you ignore it you’re...
• 10/15 El Maquino: CARDS WIN GAME SIX SEVEN TO ONEEEE: > One win away from the Big One, y’all. . . . > Jaime Garcia got **** out of an uncommon more-than-five-innings...
• 10/15 El Maquino: CARDS MISS THEIR PUNCHING BAG: > That was their chance.  The Cards could have taken a three-games-to-one lead in the NL semifinals, and really, they should...
• 10/14 B-R Blog: LaRussa’s latest quick hook: In game 5 of the NLCS, Tony LaRussa replaced starting pitcher Jaime Garcia with Octavio Dotel in the 5th inning, with 2 outs,...
• 10/14 NY Baseball Digest: Top 5 Managers in Baseball, Mega-Contracts, Breaking Points: The playoffs have brought about much debate about managers and their impact. Every night you hear complaints on Twitter about...
• 10/13 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox Come Apart: How long ago it seems that Eric Ortiz of NESN wrote that ridiculous piece suggesting that the 2011 Red Sox were going to challenge...
• 10/12 El Maquino: YES, THE RALLY SQUIRREL IS PLAYED: > The squirrel stuff has to stop, St. Louis. Yeah, it was kinda quirky the first time it happened in Game Four of the NLDS...
• 10/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Paul Konerko As Player-Manager Could Not Have Worked: Before hiring Robin Ventura, White Sox GM Kenny Williams said he considered Paul Konerko as player-manager—Chicago Tribune...
• 10/11 PaulLebowitz.com: The Brewers Had Better Win This Year: I’d scarcely remembered hearing Brewers manager Ron Roenicke talk before last night’s NLCS game 2 between the Cardinals...
• 10/11 El Maquino: HOW ‘BOUT DEM APPLES, BREWERS?: > After getting pelted yesterday, the Cards brought their big guns for Game Two of the NLCS and absolutely annihilated the...
• 10/10 i70baseball.com: Baseball Bloggers Alliance Ballot: NL Manager Of The YearI-70 Baseball names their top 3 managers of the year in the National League, as part of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance....
• 10/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Trading Joey Votto Is Risky For The Reds: The Reds are said to be prepared to listen to offers for Joey Votto. It will only be known in retrospect whether this is similar...
• 10/9 El Maquino: BREWERS DROP THE HAMMER IN NLCS GAME ONE: > The Cards dropped Game One on their toes, getting tossed around by Milwaukee for most of the game with the exception of...
• 10/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: 2011 Championship Series Preview: I am posting this today after the Tigers and Rangers already played the first game of their LCS, however I did in fact write it...
• 10/9 PaulLebowitz.com: NLCS Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers: St. Louis Cardinals (90-72; 2nd place, NL Central; won Wild Card; defeated Philadelphia Phillies in NLDS 3 games to 2) vs Milwaukee...
• 10/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Managing Like Mauch: Billy Martin said (it was in one of his books that he’d had ghostwritten) that when he managed against Gene Mauch, all he...
• 10/8 NY Baseball Digest: 2011 Cardinals Might Be Tony LaRussa’s Best Job Ever: Tony LaRussa might be the Alex Rodriguez of managers in the sense he is polarizing and everyone seems to have an opinion of him....
• 10/7 El Maquino: DOWN GOES PHILADELPHIA!: > The Cards just defeated the best baseball team on planet Earth in a pitching showdown that no St. Louis fan who witnessed...
• 10/6 i70baseball.com: Tony LaRussa Rumor Killer: White Sox Hire ManagerMany rumors have pointed to Tony LaRussa joining the White Sox next season....
• 10/6 NY Baseball Digest: Ventura Hiring Another Example of New Wave of Managers: One of the memes surrounding “Moneyball” is the field manager isn’t important. All he is there to do is carry...
• 10/6 i70baseball.com: Analysis Of A DecisionTony LaRussa is not afraid of making decisions, nor are we afraid to break them down....
• 10/6 B-R Blog: A Tale of Two IBBs: On Tuesday, each NLDS game 3 featured an intentional walk that was followed by a big home run. The situations: Trailing 3-1 in...
• 10/5 PaulLebowitz.com: This Is Not A Review Of Moneyball: I went to see Moneyball yesterday. This is not a recommendation nor is it a condemnation of the film, merely facts as I see them...
• 10/5 B-R Blog: Random thoughts: Just a few random thoughts to put out there: I rarely think all that much about race in baseball, but my gut says that it's good...
• 10/4 El Maquino: NO MORE CHANCES: > One pitch.  Jaime Garcia was flawless for almost seven innings, pounding out strikes left and right all night long for...
• 10/3 PaulLebowitz.com: LaRussa Misplaces His Genius Hat As 2011 Mirrors 2006: We can search for any number of explanations to figure out why one of the most cerebral—some say too cerebral—managers...
• 10/3 El Maquino: ‘PEN AND CLUTCH BATS SAVE TLR’S EXPERIMENT: > Tony LaRussa took a major risk in starting Chris Carpenter on only three games’ rest, and after the first two innings,...
• 10/2 PaulLebowitz.com: LaRussa Picks The Wrong Time To Undermanage: Tony LaRussa bristles at the suggestion that anyone can manage a team successfully as long as they adhere to the numbers. The...
• 10/1 El Maquino: CARDS BLOW EARLY LEAD, LOSE GAME ONE: > The first inning was as good as it got for the Cardinals in their first playoff game in two years.  Lance Berkman hit a...

• 9/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Heads Will Roll(?): The difference in perception is stark. Tony LaRussa is entirely safe in his job with the Cardinals despite underachieving for...
• 9/27 NY Baseball Digest: $16.5 Million Dollar Man, Girardi is Moneyball Mgr, Bunting, 70s Baseball, Catching ****: A.J. Burnett very well may have a great shot to pitch Game 3 of the ALDS. Joel Sherman laid out the Yanks strategy in a recent...
• 9/26 El Maquino: RASMUS: “I’M NOT WORKING ON ANYTHING”: > Colby Rasmus‘ postgame presser was pretty telling on Saturday, and it started with Razz’s answer for what he’s...
• 9/24 El Maquino: MARMOL MELTS DOWN TITANICALLY: > Only the Cubs could blow it like that. They had the Cardinals right where they wanted them the first inning on, never once...
• 9/24 i70baseball.com: Another Bump In The RoadThe Cardinals have backed themselves into a corner, though it may not be any harder then it already was....
• 9/24 PaulLebowitz.com: It Takes At Least Two To Complete A Collapse: Not only does the collapsing team have to come completely apart and allow their pursuer(s) to catch and pass them, but the pursuer(s)...
• 9/23 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 156: Win Over Cardinals: Mets 8 Cardinals 6 It took 156 games, but finally, the Mets accomplished THE MOST UNLIKELY VICTORY OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!! (So said...
• 9/20 El Maquino: HOLLIDAY FINISHED?: “This is what the pennant race is all about.  This is what you try to sell in spring training.  This is the fun of it....
• 9/17 El Maquino: 33 KILLED IN PHILADELPHIA MASSACRE: > St. Louis got its doors blown off 9-2 at the hands of the Phillies. Going in, you’d have had to have been a baseball...
• 9/17 B-R Blog: Recap for Friday, 9/16/11, part I: “And the first team to clinch its division IS…”: Champagne flowed in the Tigers' clubhouse, but stayed on ice in Philly.... -- In Oakland, Doyle Alexander ... er, Doug Fister...
• 9/16 El Maquino: THREE-OH-WON!: > It took many strenuous moments, including Tony LaRussa management even I can’t make a strong case for, leaving 15...
• 9/16 i70baseball.com: Freak Cardinal InjuriesMatt Holliday's bruised tendon is only the latest bizarre injury to hit a Cardinal. Mike takes a look at some other ones....
• 9/15 El Maquino: OFFDAY UPDATES AND STORIES: Hey guys!  Let’s update yesterday’s stories on the offday and get to some other items. > Rafael Furcal got a...
• 9/14 El Maquino: THE PLOT TO PILFER PUJOLS: > The Cardinals won today’s game against the Pirates on Yadier Molina‘s two run double.  He now has seven RBI...
• 9/13 B-R Blog: Recapping Monday 9/12/11: No one’s clinched yet: -- Rays 5, Orioles 2: Reason #755 why I don't bet on sports: This seemed like the classic "trap" game: Coming off a sweep of Boston,...
• 9/12 El Maquino: HE’S COMING BACK!: > The Cardinals re-signed Chris Carpenter today!  It’s a two-year, $21 million contract to keep my favorite pitcher...
• 9/12 PaulLebowitz.com: Chris Carpenter’s Contract And Albert Pujols: It’s a positive sign for the Cardinals that they’ve chosen to keep Chris Carpenter by agreeing to a contract extension...
• 9/10 El Maquino: JAIME WINS ANOTHER SHORT OUTING: > The Cards picked up yet another game in both the NL wild card and NL Central standings after just enough offense from two...
• 9/9 PaulLebowitz.com: MLB GM/Manager Merry Go ‘Round: Let’s have a look at the GMs and managers who might be looking for work after the season ends and who might replace them....
• 9/7 i70baseball.com: What Does The Future Hold For Schumaker?: Skip Schumaker has given everything the team has asked. Now the question of where he will play beyond 2011 needs to be answered....
• 9/6 i70baseball.com: Adron Chambers Arrives In St. Louis: The Cardinals announced their final September call ups to join the team now that the Memphis Redbirds have concluded their season....
• 9/5 El Maquino: WESTBROOK’S RUN GETS NULLED: > The Brewers took the Cards to the curb, out hitting them 14-4 and outscoring them 4-1. Jake Westbrook ended up with the...
• 9/2 NY Baseball Digest: Gary Gaetti to Lead Sugar Land Franchise in the Atlantic League: Every Friday we discuss what is happening with independent baseball. Today, we take a look at the new Sugar Land, Texas franchise...
• 9/1 El Maquino: ALBERT DECIMATES MILWAUKEE: > The Brewers got their guts blown out again at the hands of the Cardinals–which is awesome. Albert Pujols did most...
• 9/1 El Maquino: CARDS EMBARASS BREWERS: I’m updating from school again, so I’ll have to keep things brief until I update this afternoon. > The Cards won...

• 8/30 i70baseball.com: Garcia’s Endurance Raises Questions About FutureWith $27 million invested and a less than stellar bullpen, Garcia must eat more innings...
• 8/28 El Maquino: CARDS BLAST BUCS 7-4: > The Cards got their bats in gear despite the absence of Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina and Rafael Furcal from the starting...
• 8/28 PaulLebowitz.com: 2012 Starts Now For The Blue Jays: The Blue Jays can and will contend for a playoff spot in 2012 if they make smart personnel decisions this winter. Here’s...
• 8/23 El Maquino: THE BASEBALL GODS LOOK LIKE MOTHS: > Chris Carpenter did everything right.  Eight innings, seven strikeouts and only one run.  But in the ninth, he walked...
• 8/20 i70baseball.com: An Optimist’s LamentA week ago, the Cardinals had a shot at turning things around, now they may not get a second chance....
• 8/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Billy Beane Is Not Ready For His Closeup: Tom Verducci took great care to rub Billy Beane‘s ego just the right way in the latest piece to justify Beane’s supposed ”genius”—a...
• 8/15 i70baseball.com: StreakingWith the Cardinals chasing the Brewers in the standings, take a look at the streak factor in the TLR era....
• 8/13 i70baseball.com: Batman’s Two SeasonsDavid Freese is Batman...but the Cardinals need him to stay healthy....
• 8/12 i70baseball.com: Arthur RhodesThe Cardinals have signed 41-year old Arthur Rhodes....
• 8/11 Marlin Maniac: Marlins History: The Managers: As I  promised last week, this week I will take another trip down Marlins memory lane and take a look at the men who have walked...
• 8/10 El Maquino: DUDE, BE QUIET, LUCROY: > Yesterday, Jonathan Lucroy ragged on Tony LaRussa in a radio interview.  The Brewers’ starting catcher, transcript...
• 8/8 i70baseball.com: Looking At The Rookies – NL: Rookies may have a major impact on the remainder of the season. We take some time to point out the ones you should be watching....
• 8/5 PaulLebowitz.com: How About LaRussa Back To The White Sox?: The White Sox have accomplished something rare in Chicago: they’re more embarrassing than the Cubs. Sure, the White Sox...
• 8/4 PaulLebowitz.com: Hate The Game, Don’t Hate Tim Tebow Or ESPN: Having heard what ESPN football analyst Merril Hoge said about Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, I don’t see what the big deal...
• 8/4 El Maquino: ICEMAN CONCUSSED IN CARDS’ BLOWOUT WIN: >It was long.  It was ugly.  But it was a win.  You got a feel for how this game might go in the first when Matt Holliday‘s...
• 8/3 El Maquino: HIGHEST HIGH AND LOWEST LOW: > The Cardinals lost today’s day game 10-5 to the Milwaukee Brewers, who are now savoring a three and a half game lead...
• 8/2 El Maquino: COLBY TRADED, PIECES ADDED, BREWERS GETTING REDS-LIKE AND A DIVISION DEFICIT: Yes, after a week of inactivity, EM will be fired back up!  Jaime Garcia just blasted one to make it 6-3 against Milwaukee in...
• 8/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Viewer Mail 8.1.2011: Jeff at Red State Blue State writes RE Colby Rasmus, Tony Rasmus, Tony LaRussa and Mark McGwire: The main problem was Colby’s...

• 7/31 PaulLebowitz.com: LaRussa Won’t Maintain Radio Silence With Tony Rasmus: If I were advising Colby Rasmus‘s dad, Tony Rasmus, I’d tell him to shut up. It’s enough. He protected his son—that’s...
• 7/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Cardinals Concession?: The Colby Rasmus trade is being chalked up to a blame-game on either Colby’s father Tony Rasmus, manager Tony LaRussa or...
• 7/27 PaulLebowitz.com: Colby Rasmus And Daddy Issues: During the Mets series against the Cardinals last week the broadcasters Keith Hernandez and Gary Cohen were discussing Colby Rasmus,...
• 7/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Mets Have To Check In On Colby Rasmus: So deep into Tony LaRussa‘s spacious, entrance only doghouse; so far out of favor with the Cardinals has fallen Colby Rasmus...
• 7/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Your Idiot Rumor/Stupid Idea Of The Day 7.24.2011: It was a close call. The near winner was the rumor that the White Sox and Cardinals were discussing a trade that would sent White...
• 7/22 MetsToday.com: Where To Shop Jason Isringhausen: K-Rod is gone and we’ve covered Carlos Beltran. Next on the trading block is Jason Isringhausen, who has proven to be healthy...
• 7/21 El Maquino: SALAS FINISHES OFF MCCLELLAN’S DECLINE: THE WRAP-UP, GAME 97 1:01a The very first three batters made a one run lead for the Cards in the first inning, and manufactured...
• 7/18 My Pinstripes: FullCountPitch - GMs, Man Your Phones!: It’s less than two weeks until the annual MLB trade deadline, the time when buyers and sellers mani**** their rosters to make...
• 7/16 El Maquino: CARP AND PUJOLS PUSH INTO FIRST: THE WRAP-UP, GAME 94 10:00p Things went scoreless for the first two, until the tragic third. After Drew Stubbs singled, Edgar...
• 7/15 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Would Be Interested in Colby Rasmus: I found out yesterday the Yankees would be interested in Cardinals outfielder Colby Rasmus if St. Louis elected to deal him....
• 7/12 El Maquino: THREE DAYS IN BASEBALL’S CAPITOL: For anyone that’s never made the journey, five hours of driving past nearly 300 miles of corn, **** and fireworks isn’t...
• 7/12 El Maquino: RAZZ RUNNING OUT OF “REASONS”: RAZZ RUNNING OUT OF “REASONS” 5:08p Cincinnati’s Jay Bruce vaults one deep to send what would be the game-tying...
• 7/5 El Maquino: THE BEST KIND OF VENGEANCE: THE WRAP-UP, GAME 86 11:13p August 10, 2010 was Jason LaRue‘s  last day on a Major League field. Most know the story: a...
• 7/1 El Maquino: TONY LARUSSA ON IMPORTANT BASEBALL THINGS: Tony LaRussa ON IMPORTANT BASEBALL THINGS 5:12p Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times caught up with Tony LaRussa today.  His...

• 6/27 NY Baseball Digest: Rivera’s Success Due to Low Innings Total?: The good folks at Baseball Think Factory linked up the comments I posted by Goose Gossage during his interview with WFAN’s...

• 5/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Precision Strikes 5.17.2011: Time for short bursts of stuff. Let’s take a look. Rafael Soriano, oh boy…Rafael Soriano. Rafael Soriano’s comments...
• 5/11 PaulLebowitz.com: These Guys Ain’t Young: It’s easy to stop seeing sports figures—especially polarizing ones—as human beings; but Tony La Russa‘s...
• 5/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Season’s Over…Noitsnot!!!: The Cardinals are in first place in the NL Central. This is after their season was declared “over” when they lost...

• 4/30 Braves Journal: Cardinals 3, Braves 2: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 30, 2011 – ESPN. Another day of early leads, Hibernation...
• 4/28 PaulLebowitz.com: There Are Better Ways To Commit Career Suicide: Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell was either drunk or left his brain back in Atlanta before the team’s trip to San Francisco...
• 4/23 The Writer's Journey: Game 20: Tony LaRussa made Dusty Baker look like a fool last night/this morning. Brandon Phillips put the Reds on the board in the 5th...
• 4/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Bissinger and His Flat Earth: Part II: A reader of this blog, El Maquino proposed a comparison of Buzz Bissinger’s Three Nights in August and Michael Lewis’ Moneyball....

• 3/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Bissinger and His Flat Earth: Part I: A reader of this blog, El Maquino proposed a comparison of Buzz Bissinger’s Three Days in August and Michael Lewis’...
• 3/24 PaulLebowitz.com: A Blue Chip Panel: Unlike the European model of socialism where everyone has a voice and there’s no definitive leader or coherent plan, the...
• 3/21 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Not The News – Vol VII:  BENCHES CLEAR AND NATIONALS CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS Oh, the horror of it all… Naturally, the benches cleared during a...
• 3/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A New Kind of Bullpen: As any regular reader of this blog would know, I am not a fan of the modern bullpen and think that much work needs to be done...

• 2/28 The Sporting Hippeaux: Reading Dan Rosenheck (and vice versa): The Continuing Search For Pujols Comparables: To make sense of what follows, it's probably sensible to read Dan's original column and my unnecessarily condescending response.Upfront...
• 2/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Surviving Wainwright: With the news expected to be catastrophic regarding the condition of Adam Wainwright‘s elbow, the reactionary “experts”...
• 2/16 C70 At The Bat: Love Is In The Air: Today is a day of love.  That love that keeps you going.  That warms you through the winter and sustains you in the...
• 2/16 Caught Looking: Cardinals should pay Pujols: With reports coming out that the Cardinals and Albert Pujols will not reach a deal before their spring training deadline today,...
• 2/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A Bullpen Usage Revolution: I threw this idea out on in a Fangraphs post where it was discussed how many teams’ bullpens fail them each year and how bullpens...
• 2/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Stories: The Mets-Madoff mess continues with no end in sight. As the muck is sifted through, the stories go on and on as to the future...

• 1/20 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Top 5 Headlines I Expect To See in 2011: Find a happy place, think positive, think happy thoughts…..got it!  Sorry, but I needed to get myself into the right mindset...

• 12/30 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Herzog Identity: For better or worse, baseball managers in St. Louis will probably be compared to Whitey Herzog for a long time to come.  Many...

• 11/3 B-R Blog: Sparky Anderson: Sad news on ESPN.com today reporting that Sparky Anderson is in ho**** care due to complications from dementia. I wasn't aware...

• 8/25 PaulLebowitz.com: The "Great Manager": Re**** take a beating----and possibly so do their paychecks: With Lou Piniella resigning as Cubs manager after failing in...

• 7/31 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 18): Jay's high BAbip should not scare owners away. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the...
• 7/4 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 14): Richards' Under the Radar days are numbered. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar fantasy...