Cardinals manager and living legend Tony LaRussa recently watched his National League Central leading Cardinals drop 3 of 4 to the lowly New York Mets. Frustrated at a lack of offense, and the lack of hustle from some of his star players, LaRussa picked up a bat and ran himself out in the 6th inning Thursday.Always an innovator, LaRussa has recieved mixed reviews when it comes to some of his more interesting managerial decisions. The Redbird's skipper routinely bats his pitcher 8th to provide more baserunners at the top of the order. He has been known to use starting pitchers as pinch runners. He has handmade elaborate costumes and disguises to allow Cardinal's All Star Albert Pujols to bat multiple times in an inning.
He is 3rd all-time in managerial Wins, which makes it hard to argue with someone with such a track record of success. If some of his out of the ordinary methods produce victories, little can be said other than congratulations. In fact, Thursday can be no exception because he managed to drop down a bunt-single before the umpires realized he was an ineligible player, scolded him and ejected him from the game, and had security escort him from the field.
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