mlbtraderumors.com - 10/26/2009
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ESPN's Buster Olney has informed MLBTR that Tony La Russa has signed a new multi-year contract to return as the Cardinals manager. La Russa's coaching staff will look different though, as the Cards have fired hitting coach Hal McRae. The leading candidate to replace him? According to Olney, it's ...
stltoday.com - 10/25/2009
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stltoday.com —
The Cardinals will announce at a Monday morning
press conference Tony La Russa’s decision to return for...
a 15th season as manager. Today’s run-up, however, features mounting evidence that La Russa’s return after a 2-week deliberation ...
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TLR Back, McRae Out, Big Mac Appears In
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MLB Notebook - Major League Baseball New, Notes, and Analysis —
Buster Olney told MLBTR that Tony LaRussa will be back as the Cardinals manager next season. Pat Lackey reports that McGwire will be the Cards new hitting coach, according to a source who spoke to Ed Price. Jon Heyman confirms that Aroldis Chapman attended Game 6 of the ALCS last night as a guest of the Yankees, who will be hot in pursuit of the Cuban defector. After finding out Chapman will want a deal close to $60 million, the New York Post reports the Mets are no longer interested, making the Red Sox and Yankees the most likely landing spots. The ...
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google.com 10/26/2009 — 2 hours ago ST. LOUIS Mark McGwire is returning to baseball as hitting coach under St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. The Cardinals said Monday that La Russa had agreed to a one-year contract for a 15th season as manager and that McGwire will ...
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Examiner Sports 10/26/2009
Mark McGwire is back in baseball, reunited with Tony La Russa as the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach. La Russa agreed to return for a 15th year as manager Monday with a one-year contract, the first time he hasn't had a multiyear deal with the team. ...
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