Source: La Russa to stay with Cardinals
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Manager Tony La Russa will return for his 13th season with the St. Louis Cardinals, a team source told The Associated Press on Monday.
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David Eckstein agreed yesterday to a $10.25 million, three-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, completing a trio of shortstop switches.
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The St. Louis Cardinals have powered their way to the best record in baseball, and their manager has a stern warning for the rest of the majors. "Our best baseball is ahead of us," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "I really believe that." Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds homered in the first, Jeff Suppan (14-6) won his fifth straight start, and the Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 7-2 victory Thursday night.
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ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa was the manager of the Oakland A&#39;s almost two decades ago when he helped revolutionize baseball. La Russa and his pitching coach, Dave Duncan, took a washed-up starting pitcher, Dennis
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ST LOUIS (Ticker) - The shortstop shuffle between the Boston Red Sox, Anaheim Angels and St. Louis Cardinals is now complete. The Cardinals announced Thursday that they have signed free agent David Eckstein to a three-year deal.
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Argentina&#39;s Fabricio Oberto and reserve point guard Jacque Vaughn have reportedly reached agreement on terms to stay with the National Basketball Association champions San Antonio Spurs.
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ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa sat behind his desk Friday at Busch Stadium, meticulously using a ruler to draw lines on pieces of legal paper in front of him. For the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, nothing is left to chance. The precision with which he prepares remains a constant for the Cardinals.
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Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Monday to a five-year contract that guarantees the 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner about $65 million.
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ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals, adding a bat for the stretch drive, acquired power-hitting Russell Branyan from the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday for a player to be named.
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Flying back from Boston late Sunday night, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa popped in a DVD of the film &quot;Miracle,&quot; which tells the true and uplifting story of the 1980 United States Olympic hockey team.
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Tony La Russa tended to his many pets on the West Coast for a week or so, and made up his mind: He wanted to keep managing. Now, he's hoping the St. Louis Cardinals can make an equally quick decision on hiring a general manager. La Russa agreed Monday to a two-year contract to stay in St. Louis, confident that the Cardinals can still be contenders.
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Felipe Alou would like to stay in baseball after this season, even if he is no longer a manager for the San Francisco Giants or another club.
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Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella addresses the media on Tuesday to reassert his intentions to stay with the Devil Rays.
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New ballpark or not, Mike Lowell is staying with the Florida Marlins. Lowell, who could have opted out of his contract because the team hasn't secured new stadium financing, agreed Friday to a revised deal in which the team guarantees the remaining &#36;25.5 million on his contract.
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FOXBOROUGH - Bill Belichick is friendly with St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. Yesterday, the Patriots coach sounded like one of La Russa's former players, Mark McGwire, when answering questions about his punishment by the NFL for illegally videotaping the New York Jets' defensive signals last Sunday.
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The St. Louis Cardinals are officially looking for a new second baseman. Tony Womack and the New York Yankees reached a preliminary agreement last night on a $2 million, two-year contract.
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New York Mets Manager Art Howe has been told he will be dismissed at the end of the season, but he has agreed to remain with the team until then.