Tony La Russa : man on a mission / Rob Rains.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rains, Rob.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball managers--Missouri--Saint Louis--Biography.

Baseball managers.

St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team).

La Russa, Tony.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Triumph Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Players and fans love him or hate him, so it's surprising that people know very little about St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa's life; this biography goes behind the scenes of one of the most iconic figures in baseball today to show the influences behind his intensity and uncompromising focus, why winning every game possible is important to him, and why he often puts the game ahead of his private and personal life. Including interviews with past and current players, managers, executives, and even La Russa himself and intensive research from newspapers, magazines, and other archive mate

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Joe Buck ; Prologue ; Chapter 1: Early Years ; Chapter 2: Bonus Baby; Chapter 3: Learning to Manage ; Chapter 4: "Yes, He's Ready." ; Chapter 5: The Critics Speak Up ; Chapter 6: Building a Foundation ; Chapter 7: Searching for an Edge ; Chapter 8: A New Beginning ; Chapter 9: Success...Almost ; Chapter 10: Erasing the Pain ; Chapter 11: Three in a Row ; Chapter 12: End of an Era ; Chapter 13: The Canseco Problem; Chapter 14: Moving On ; Chapter 15: Meet Me in St. Louis ; Chapter 16: The McGwire-Sosa Show

Chapter 17: A Championship Run Chapter 18: Tragedy Strikes ; Chapter 19: The Struggles Continue ; Chapter 20: Vindicated ; Chapter 21: The Road Ahead ; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281) and index.

ISBN:

1-61749-016-4

1-60078-169-1

1-62368-613-X

OCLC:

851969867