... man bringing him back into baseball — Tony La Russa. Blog • Complete World Series coverage La Russa’s new contract is for one year, plus ... and added, “It’s news to me.” La Russa managed McGwire on both the Athletics and Cardinals. ... and general manager John Mozeliak have both said they’d like La Russa to return. He’s led the Cardinals to ...

... old times in St. Louis, presumably minus the steroid, as Tony La Russa has signed a one-year contract to return for ... cake is Mark McGwire will be joining him as hitting coach.  Something that La Russa has been begging McGwire to do for years. And in case you think ... think again. McGwire was not at the news conference at Busch Stadium. La Russa and general manager John Mozeliak said there ...

Cubs fans won’t admit it, but we would all miss Tony La Russa had he left St. Louis for greener pastures ... Duncan and Albert Pujols at his beck-and-call, why would La Russa want go elsewhere anyway? So he’s clashed with the front office from time ... World Series and is comfortable financially and professionally. Whether or not La Russa finishes out his career next year or the following one ...

... baseball as hitting coach under St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. The Cardinals said Monday that La ... trying to hide, and by no means are we trying to hide him,” Mozeliak said. La Russa had been attempting to persuade McGwire to return to the ... weekend. “I would be here if Mark wasn’t the coach,” La Russa said. “The fact that he’s here adds some more ...

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa will return for a 15th season at the helm of the reigning NL Central champions, and Mark McGwire will be joining him to take the place of Hal McRae as hitting coach. Circling The Bases found this 33 minutes ago on mlb.mlb.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa, Mark McGwire, Hal McRae

The St. Louis Cardinals have scheduled a midday news conference amid reports that Tony La Russa will return for a 15th season as manager, and possibly bring Mark McGwire as hitting coach. The Monday news conference is at 11 a.m. CDT at Busch Stadium. La Russa told The Associated Press in a telephone interview on Sunday that talks were ongoing.