cmarlow's Blog

when you are as competitive as tony and you just suffered a loss,maybe he just feels like answering a stupid question,like,why do you think you lost today?or any other repetitive same old stupid questions he gets asked day after day is just a waste of time,don't blame him a bit

the4thstooge:

I agree there are a few stupid questions asked now and then, but the majority of them are not. People in the media have jobs to do, they have to fill up their newspapers and television shows every day, and here in St. Louis a huge portion of that must be devoted to the Cardinals. For example we have 4 sportscasts every night where we need different Cardinals stories for every show. Friday thru Sunday we have 25 minute Sports Final shows as well, which need even more content.

Plus, Tony gets millions of dollars a year to coach a game, and there's a lot more important things in life than baseball. Everybody gets judged and critiqued at their jobs whether your a salesperson, teacher, doctor, whatever. I don't think baseball managers should be any different. This is America, intelligent discussion is good.

Charlie Marlow

I LOVE IT! Here's the problem - when they lose it's usually a lack of managerial aptitude thus he conveys the negative image to the media. Yeah, he's pissed off and he's venting.

Unless there's some factor other than normal play (very very poor play or terrible umps), then take the lumps and just be cordial. It's quite simple, I do it on the blogs EVERY day!

LOL - when our Little League teams loses it's either "kid" error or the other team is GNC'd up. BTW - we were 31-10-1 this year select level therefore our coach was pretty damn good.

The loss last night for the Cards was a combination of "blah play" and a near 2 hour rain delay. We are not accustomed to such delays while the Marlins are.

Their shortstop is very good too. There something going on (or not going on) with Pujols. He's had a bad week.

Now, back to the blog content. No matter if you won by 1 or got blown away by 10 - each manager including LaRussa needs to at least "fake it" with the media and just answer the questions - it's simple.

i think tony handles the media very well,just because he doesn't kiss their a$$ after every game,doesn't mean anything.maybe the media should treat him like a hall of fame manager that he is,i don't think hr gets the respect he deserves after all the years in st.louis

just my opinion period

I'm seeing too much complainin about Larussa just let the season play it out. if the Cards reach the playoffs then he did a good job if not then they can make the right decishions.

I knew I'd find a blog that's up to date on the Cards again.

I thought it was slipping away tonight but Perez saved McClellan's (sp) butt.

It was a pretty clean game but that shortstop for the Marlins is definitely good. I think he could be either Rookie of the Year or MVP - just don't know too much about him.

Speaking of Larussa and his occasional outbursts - it goes with the game.

At least he has more class than Pinella when he loses or that Mariners skipper - that guy was terrible.

I would not complain at all if the Cards won 10 WS in a row - that's the NYer's complaining - about nothing all the time.

well they took 3 of 4 from the marlins,maybe they are capable of a wildcard,have to keep checking that crystal ball,i guess

go cards

Tony La Russa needs to look in a mirror -- poor man has his hair combed to both sides and it looks like a rug on his head.

Mr. Barbeau is/was not a member of the media. He is not a big fan of the media either, but Mr. LaRussa is out of bounds at his press conferences. The media did cause the Cards to win or lose the game.