Tony La Russa's genius as a manager will be debated for decades. Not so his exit..
"What a way to go out," Washington Nationals manager and sometimes-rival Davey Johnson said, summing up what just about everybody in baseball was thinking.
Great entertainers talk about leaving with the audience wanting more, and La Russa did that. He could have been back managing in St. Louis next year if he desired, or anywhere else for that matter, for as long as he wanted. His resume hardly needed updating.
In his 33rd season, he just notched his first Game 7 and his third World Series title, once again validating the thousands of wins that already staked him to a comfortable third …
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