February 25, 2008
Tony LaRussa's Love Affair With...
...players who made usage of PEDs is nearly limitless. From the St. Louis Post Dispatch, a recounting that for a second straight off-season that LaRussa asked his organization to go get them some Bonds. Barry Bonds.
Saith the LaRussa:
"When you look at somebody dangerous to hit behind Albert, Barry was the guy I thought of," La Russa acknowledged before Sunday's workout. "For whatever reason, at the general manager or the ownership level, they didn't agree."
As for the whole soap opera dealie surrounding Bonds, LaRussa apparently would not have cared:
"La Russa made clear that his interest was based solely on what Bonds might contribute between the lines and was hardly tempered by the legal soap opera that has engulfed the player.
"I take these guys as guys who fit into what we're trying to do. If somebody looks at the bigger picture, that's their responsibility, not mine," he said."
Got it. No big picture for Tony. Which is clearly not the case for Cardinals management, who quite rightly have a clear view of the big picture.