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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Okay, so I just can't stop giggling at the prospect that Fescoe put forward this morning:
Tony LaRussa.
Oh lord, that would be beautiful. With as long as you fellas have hated LaRussa, I would just crack me up if you hired him.
That said - not gonna happen. He's not leaving California to come back to Missouri to manage. He wouldn't have walked away from a WS winner if that was what he wanted to do. However, what could happen, is that you could throw a boatload of money his way to be the GM. He's talked about wanting to come back to baseball in a front-office role.
Would Royals fans flip their shit if LaRussa came in as a GM and brought Oquendo in as his manager? I think that would be his managerial move, IMO.
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I've long thought Tony La Russa was a brilliant manager who was ahead of his time. His ability to innovate and accept new data and trends was impressive, IMO. I like him individually, too. (Even if he IS friends with that crusty old bastard Buzz Bissinger).
That said, as a GM... he's a novice. And I honestly would be pretty scared by the way he treated Colby Rasmus (a very naturally talented but frustrating player) in the media.
The Cardinals' return for Rasmus helped them win a World Series, but it would have been higher if La Russa hadn't run him down so much in the press.
I don't think this would be a good fit for La Russa as the GM.