Tony LaRussa - stay or go ?

[Joe Shlabotnik]

No one wants to talk about the probability, and desirability, of bringing Joe Torre back to St. Louis?

He's got one foot in the grave. Let's look at least one generation younger if not 2.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

What about Aaron Miles as the next manager?

[Vidor]

No one wants to talk about the probability, and desirability, of bringing Joe Torre back to St. Louis?

He's got one foot in the grave. Let's look at least one generation younger if not 2.

A fair point. I just threw him out there because he's the biggest "name" that will actually be available, in constrast to folks like Mike Scioscia and Joe Maddon that we'd probably have to trade a player for like that Lou Piniella deal some years ago.

[IlliniAmy]

Oquendo is probably the default choice.

Two or three years ago, I would have agreed. Now, he's had interviews with other teams and NOT gotten the job. I'm going to take a guess that if he wasn't good enough for Houston, then St. Louis isn't going to give him the reins of this historic franchise without a few years of experience with another team under his belt.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

in constrast to folks like Mike Scioscia and Joe Maddon that we'd probably have to trade a player for like that Lou Piniella deal some years ago.

As someone else mentioned, the Cards can give at least Maddon an eye-popping raise if they want to. Not many people can turn down a 4x increase in pay to take a job.

[Vidor]

That is true. But the Rays don't have to give him to us. I dunno, it's possible, but it seems unlikely.

[greenback44]

Any inning MacDougal got while Salas was in Memphis is a complete waste.

MacDougal's first inning of work was the day after Salas threw 41 pitches. Salas wouldn't have been available that day, and if MacDougal hadn't pitched that inning against the Mets, then Suppan would have.


Oquendo taking over for La Russa probably would make it more likely that Duncan stays, although for reasons already stated, it's obviously not a slam dunk.

[Vidor]

I think there's zero chance we lose Tony but keep Dunc. A new manager is going to want his own people.

[Spider John]

Miles hits a single 32.7% of the time, is a defensive liability and isn't a good base runner.

So he's just like some othe players we use, excepts he hits.

[Centreville]

Go. circa 4 years too late.