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gmarutiak
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After reading the article about Jack Clark's comments on Albert Pujols, I started thinking about Tony LaRussa's "legacy."
I think that most of us would agree that, based on his numbers, Tony LaRussa should get into the Hall of Fame as one of the most successful managers of all time.
But, you don't have to spend too much time thinking about it to realize that a lot of his wins came from teams that won (at least) in part to the steroid users who were on the rosters.
Even if you don't count the Pujols era (and I'm obviously not the guy to say if he did anything or not), those now-notorious Oakland Athletics teams sure put a lot of wins on LaRussa's resume. The same goes for the St. Louis teams when McGwire played there.
Personally, I agree with the baseball writers who vote for Bonds, Clemens, etc. to get into the HoF, because the names of those who have gotten caught only scratches the surface. Because of this belief, I think LaRussa should get into the HoF, but only AFTER Bonds, Clemens, and some of the other guys. If they don't get in, I don't think he should.
I'm curious if any of you have an opinion on this. Thanks in advance.
I think that most of us would agree that, based on his numbers, Tony LaRussa should get into the Hall of Fame as one of the most successful managers of all time.
But, you don't have to spend too much time thinking about it to realize that a lot of his wins came from teams that won (at least) in part to the steroid users who were on the rosters.
Even if you don't count the Pujols era (and I'm obviously not the guy to say if he did anything or not), those now-notorious Oakland Athletics teams sure put a lot of wins on LaRussa's resume. The same goes for the St. Louis teams when McGwire played there.
Personally, I agree with the baseball writers who vote for Bonds, Clemens, etc. to get into the HoF, because the names of those who have gotten caught only scratches the surface. Because of this belief, I think LaRussa should get into the HoF, but only AFTER Bonds, Clemens, and some of the other guys. If they don't get in, I don't think he should.
I'm curious if any of you have an opinion on this. Thanks in advance.