La Russa Re-Signs with Cardinals

Winningest manager in team history gets two-season deal
By Jesse Andrews,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 22, 2007 10:23 PM CDT
La Russa Re-Signs with Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa speaks during a news conference announcing he will return as Cardinals manager Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, in St. Louis. La Russa will return for his 13th season as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals with a two-year contract after a difficult year in which his team...   (Associated Press)

Tony La Russa, Cardinals manager for the past twelve years, will stick around for two more, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A disappointing 78-84 season to cap his previous three-year deal, plus instability at general manager, had the four-time Manager of the Year initially uncertain as to whether he'd return.

"I needed some time to get away and refresh," said La Russa, a year removed from his team's upstart run at the World Series. Speculation was that La Russa had been considered for the vacant Yankees gig, but the 2,375-game winner—third all-time—declined to speak with Bronx officials. (More MLB stories.)

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