October 24, 2006
La Russa Speaks
Tony La Russa addressed the Rogers situation at his news conference Monday:
La Russa's answer went on for five minutes.
He said he brought the smudge to the umpires' attention, but did not demand they search Rogers. They didn't. La Russa also said the Cardinals were aware Rogers had a similar spot earlier in the postseason.
"I said, 'I don't like this stuff, let's get it fixed.' If it gets fixed let's play the game. It got fixed, in my opinion," he said.
"If he didn't get rid of it, I would have challenged it. But I do think it's a little bit part of the game at times and don't go crazy," he said.
Where was his opposition to 'being a part of that BS' when he played the Mets in the 2000 playoffs I wonder....
I wonder how La Russa would feel if he discovered Rogers *hadn't* gotten it "fixed."
Or, now that it looks like both teams may be doing it, what are they going to do about it? Heh, heh, heh...
