Tony La Russa News

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has gone Hollywood. The New York Times best-seller ``3 Nights in August,'' based on a 2003 series against the Chicago Cubs and delving into La Russa's managing style, may soon be made into a screenplay. Producers Kevin Pollak and Kevin Frakes, inspired by the book, were in town during the World Series to witness the culmination of perhaps La Russa's finest managing job. They spent ...

Jason Isringhausen felt a little bit like a proud papa watching Adam Wainwright get four outs to save Game 5 of the NL championship series. The St. Louis Cardinals' closer is out for the season after hip surgery last month, and has been serving as a mentor for Wainwright, a 24-year-old rookie who's taken over his role. Wainwright caught Jose Valentin for a called third strike to end the eighth and strand runners at second and third, ...