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seattletimes.nwsource.com - 9/19/2007

La Russa at the helm of Mariners' ship? It's possible

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The most coveted free agent in baseball this winter could well turn out to be an old utility infielder with a lifetime batting average of .199. Of course, Tony La Russa will be heading to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for his managerial skills, not his lackluster three-year playing career in the majors. And suddenly, the juiciest rumor in baseball is the one linking La Russa, who turns 63 ...

• Redsauce

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  LaRussa at the helm of any baseball team that doesn't have a keg at third base?  @#$!ing crazy.

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Our Crazed Sensei Still off the Rocker
STLSportsMag — ... r in 10 games.  Oh well, at least the $20 I made paid for dinner and some drinks. (note: the picture to the right has nothing to do with this post). It turns out the Birds' game wasn't too eventful.  The only reason to go at this point is to see Albert Pujols try and reach 100 RBI and Albert didn't make the starting lineup last night.  But these guys most certainly did: So Taguchi Brendan Ryan Miguel Cairo Scott Spiezio Rick Ankiel Yadier Molina Skip Schumaker Todd Wellemeyer Brian Barden Shockingly, it wasn't get away day at Busch and it wasn't a split squad game in Jupiter: this was the real deal.  Tough to get excited for that lineup. To make things more blurry, our crazed sensei Tony LaRussa benched Brendan Ryan after the first inning, the result of Ryan swinging on 3-0 and proceeding to fly out.  The crazed sensei also is making headlines in Seattle.  Seattle Times baseball reporter Larry Stone says a LaRussa/Jocketty package in the northwest makes sense and is ...

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