“As smart as any position player I’ve ever been around,” La Russa said. “ (He had) that stance with the small strike zone, ...

However, La Russa, who later won two World Series titles with the St ... at 1978 as one of the most fun years of their lives. “Tony had the unique ability to command respect and also make ...

Tony La Russa was extolling the virtues of Rickey Henderson as a Hall of Famer and one of the all-time great players in Major ...

Tony La Russa still is emotional about the Athletics ... with 2,884 regular-season wins and three World Series titles with the A’s, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals under his belt.

“He’d beat you and he had the flair when he’d run around the bases,” Tony La Russa said of ... when he and La Russa won the World Series with the A’s. Henderson batted ...