Tony La Russa Retires
- Thread starter jsinger121
- Start date
Duncan signed on for 2 years last offseason knowing that LaRussa was only signed on for one.
I bet he stays in STL for at least one year with the new manager.
I bet he stays in STL for at least one year with the new manager.
He's been a pitching coach since before I was born. My guess is that he has no desire for the big chair.
Tito should be their #1 candidate.
He wants to devote more time to his botox and restylane spokesman duties, oh, and his family too.
The Cardinals also hold an option for 2013. It's a bit odd since LaRussa's contract had a mutual option for 2012 but nothing beyond that, and he and Duncan have been in lockstep since 1983.
Obviously Duncan's status could be affected by whoever the new manager is.
Maybe, maybe not.
Not surprisingly, life under TLR has some unnecessary friction. If you remember, either the 2005 or 2007 all star game, TLR didn't play Pujols and Pujols was pissed about it and when asked if he knew he wasn't going to get in the game said that he had no idea. It's quite possible that Pujols has an ambiguous reaction to this.
Albert's going to get a long-term deal. No way LaRussa would have been around for it.
This is why I expect the Cardinals to take a serious look at in internal candidate - namely Jose Oquendo.
I think Duncan was part of the decision. They just won an infathomable championship, Duncan was stepping down....it just made sense to leave.
Francona is a perfect fit here....big franchise, Dad played for the Cards....has to be the top choice here. Would be interesting having Tito and Theo now be staunch rivals.
Francona is a perfect fit here....big franchise, Dad played for the Cards....has to be the top choice here. Would be interesting having Tito and Theo now be staunch rivals.
She had surgery to remove it in late August, and reports shortly thereafter indicated she had "no loss of memory nor difficulty communicating." USA Today had an article on Duncan and his situation a couple weeks ago.
Even if things continued to go well for her, this is the sort of life event that highlight your own mortality. Duncan's 66 now, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if he decided to spend more time with her.
How quickly we forget their emotional joint appearance at the Glenn Beck rally in Washington
As for Duncan, his status will have more to do with the declining health of his wife than anything else
edit: what Dog said
My guess is that this quote is further proof that Larry King is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's Disease.
Well, that's where Tony La Russa started in 1979. Larry King might think that he wants to go back to where he started. On the other hand, Larry King may also think that it's still 1978.
My guess is TLR works for the ChiSox again as a consultant and goes to Scottsdale for spring training.
sorry for bumping an old thread, but...
Bob Nightengale @BNightengale18m
HOF manager Tony La Russa emerges as strong candidate for #Mariners president job if they look outside organization. http://usat.ly/KEZxj1
would be a nice pickup for SEA
Wold
Bob Nightengale @BNightengale18m
HOF manager Tony La Russa emerges as strong candidate for #Mariners president job if they look outside organization. http://usat.ly/KEZxj1
would be a nice pickup for SEA
Wold