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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

He also scored the most runs and hit the most leadoff home runs while collecting more than 3,000 hits on the way to enshrinement in Cooperstown, N.Y. Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa will ...