Tony La Russa and the Bullpen

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

The TLR we've seen in the past would have chosen that moment to have a conniption fit (or have a coach do it), or fake an injury, or SOMETHING to make sure the pitcher HE wanted was coming in.

Citation needed.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by yawetag

Citation needed.

Everyone not in St. Louis knows LaRussa is a weasel who thinks way too highly of himself.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Everyone not in St. Louis knows LaRussa is a weasel who thinks way too highly of himself.

You could say this about any coach or manager at the college level and above.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You could say this about any coach or manager at the college level and above.

I wouldn't paint everyone with too broad of a brush. There are really good guys at the college level and above (And high school and above for that matter), and there are some a-holes at all levels that think really highly of themselves. This is no different from any other profession, umpiring included.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by zm1283

I wouldn't paint everyone with too broad of a brush. There are really good guys at the college level and above (And high school and above for that matter), and there are some a-holes at all levels that think really highly of themselves. This is no different from any other profession, umpiring included.

Thinking highly of yourself does not mean you are an a-hole. It is how you treat people and many coaches do not treat people with a lot of respect especially if they are umpires/officials. Some get it and do not try to get in our way, others treat others with a lot of disrespect.

Peace

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Everyone not in St. Louis knows LaRussa is a weasel who thinks way too highly of himself.

I am not from St. Louis, but I do not look at TLR has much different from any coach. All he has done is win more than others, but not sure why he would lie about this story. Just like I do not get the motives that are questioned by officials, I do not get why he has to lie about this. I think we want it both ways, we want people to tell the truth but we get upset when they give it to us.

Peace

[rbmartin]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Everyone not in St. Louis knows LaRussa is a weasel who thinks way too highly of himself.

wea·sel noun \ˈwē-zəl\

1 : any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals (genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae, the weasel family) that are able to prey on animals (as rabbits) larger than themselves, are mostly brown with white or yellowish underparts, and in northern forms turn white in winter — compare ermine

2: a sneaky, untrustworthy, or insincere person : See also Tony LaRussa

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Everyone not in St. Louis knows LaRussa is a weasel who thinks way too highly of himself.

For the record, I can not stand the Cardinals and I am a Cubs fan. With that said, I like LaRussa. Does he over-manage sometimes? Probably. But he wins a lot of games. When I think of turd managers in MLB, he isn't really at the top of the list either.

As for last night, who knows?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by yawetag

Citation needed.

Exactly how would one go about compiling a bibliography for ones opinions? (WTF are you talking about!??!)

[Rich]

Let's All Enjoy The National Barbecuing Of Tony La Russa

[radwaste50]

Can you here me now............

[voiceoflg]

I wonder if LaRussa might have a hard time saying "Rzepczynski." When he said "Motte" I wonder if the bullpen coach thought he said "Marc."

*shrug*

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by voiceoflg

I wonder if LaRussa might have a hard time saying "Rzepczynski." When he said "Motte" I wonder if the bullpen coach thought he said "Marc."

*shrug*

That's probably what happened. Tony said Motte, and the bullpen coach heard Marc. Then, since Marc was actually pitching at the time, he decided to simply warm up nobody.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Exactly how would one go about compiling a bibliography for ones opinions? (WTF are you talking about!??!)

Your comment wasn't given as opinion, but as fact. I'll give you that TLR has done his fair share of whining, but if you're going to spout some BS about faking an injury and giving this statement as fact of it happening before, feel free to give us proof of it.

In fact, it was Maddon that faked a pitcher injury, and I can't recall any time that TLR has even come close to doing the same.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by yawetag

Your comment wasn't given as opinion, but as fact. I'll give you that TLR has done his fair share of whining, but if you're going to spout some BS about faking an injury and giving this statement as fact of it happening before, feel free to give us proof of it.

In fact, it was Maddon that faked a pitcher injury, and I can't recall any time that TLR has even come close to doing the same.

No, I didn't. What I said was, "The TLR we've seen in the past would have chosen that moment to have a conniption fit (or have a coach do it), or fake an injury, or SOMETHING to make sure the pitcher HE wanted was coming in."

My point being ... if TLR is not fabricating this phone nonsense, then he WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING to stall. Reading some after posting this, I've read no less than 3 articles (all in the link above) that call Tony LaRussa the king of stalling (there's your bibliography, I guess). I was NOT saying TLR is a cheat, but rather saying that he would have found a way, whatever that entails.