There were a lot of people wondering if the reason Tony LaRussa hadn't made up his mind about whether he was going to return to the Cardinals or not had something to do with Joe Torre and the Yankees job. Well, now that Joe Torre's told the Yankees where they can stick their joke of an offer, Tony wants us all to know he's probably going to stay in St. Louis.Cardinals manager Tony La Russa confirmed Friday that he is prepared to return for a 13th season in his current post, barring unforeseen complications in his ongoing talks with team chairman Bill DeWitt Jr.I'm not sure what those unforeseen complications could be, but given the turmoil going on in the Cardinals front office the last few weeks, I suppose anything is possible. Could it be possible that LaRussa wants more of a say in the front office decisions now that Walt Jocketty is gone? I'm not sure.
"The fact that we're talking pretty much daily and everything is progressing tells you where it's heading and where we'd like it to end up," La Russa said after speaking with DeWitt. "Obviously, that's assuming nothing falls through the cracks."
I do think that staying in St. Louis is probably the best move for both sides. With all the turnover in the Cardinals front office lately, it's best to maintain some sense of consistency, and LaRussa's return would do exactly that. Besides, if Tony did want the Yankees job, I'm not sure he'd be the right fit in New York anyway.
Tony's a very good manager, everybody knows that, but I'm not sure his personality would fit well with the constant media pressure cooker that is New York. He's a rather confident man, some may say arrogant, and I don't think he'd take too kindly to some of the questions he'd be asked on an everyday basis in New York.
