Word: russa
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...Ricky Henderson says Cardinal manager Tony La Russa is not a racist...
Last week I said that Tony La Russa would have a hernia by August...
...across the U.S., kids are trooping back to school, but for youngsters at the Robert Russa Moton and Johnson C. Lockett elementary schools in New Orleans, summer ended on July 10. On that date, the 1,450 youngsters returned for the third year of an experimental program that adds 40 extra days to the usual 180-day school year. They were breaking a long-standing American tradition of summer vacations -- dating back to a time when family labor was vital to the late-summer harvest -- that give the U.S. one of the shortest school years in the industrialized world. There...
...decade the A's were both promising and floundering. The kids were all right, but the team had not played .500 ball since 1981. Enter La Russa, just fired as manager of the Chicago White Sox. Says Alderson: "We had to persuade Tony that our player-development system was going to pay off in the near future. Tony was astute enough to realize that we were right...
...have to believe it took a lot of convincing; La Russa is a lawyer too (Florida State University, 1978). And, like any good judge, he had done his share of bench sitting, as a reserve infielder for the A's, Braves and Chicago Cubs (lifetime batting average: .199). "During my years on the bench," La Russa recalls, "I learned that attitude was important: getting the best out of your players by going one-on-one with them, always keeping them focused on the goal of winning...