Tony La Russa
Tony La Russa
Anthony "Tony" La Russa, Jr.is an American professional baseball player, manager, and executive currently serving as Chief Baseball Officer for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He is best known for his tenures as manager of the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. His MLB career has spanned from 1963 to the present. As a manager, La Russa guided his teams to three World Series titles, six league championships and twelve division titles in 33 seasons...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 October 1944
CountryUnited States of America
To me, there is no more conscientious umpire in the Major Leagues than Jim Joyce. He gives you a hellacious effort every time.
In the end, as a manager or coach, you have to keep your heart pure and do your best as a manager or a coach.
I'm very distressed that the report was leaked early so that the initial headline said 'dismissed, fired.' That's 180 degrees from the arrangement we have potentially.
You can be stupid once, but idiotic to do it again. I'll settle for being stupid
The game has never seen a better catcher than YADIER MOLINA.
The thing I learned when I was playing was that your best way of winning was to make it difficult for the other team to score in the last three innings.
Anything that disturbs your comfort factor is good for you.
There are always distractions, if you allow them.
It's a really neat and special coincidence, but it's nothing but a coincidence. This wasn't set up to give Matt that honor. It's just the way it worked out. It's a neat extra.
Toughest thing for me as a young manager is that a lot of my players saw me play. They know how bad I was.
We never quit trying. I know that's kind of corny, but the fact is we never quit trying. The dugout was alive even when we were behind. And sometimes it works.
Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take. That's true in baseball, in rescuing animals, and in life generally.
Pressure comes when someone calls on you to perform a task for which you are unprepared.
Play the game right. If you play the game intelligently and execute the fundamentals, you can win.