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Published on Friday, Oct 23, 2009
Associated Press
Nearly two weeks after his team was swept in the first round of the playoffs, Tony La Russa is still trying to decide whether he wants to return for a 15th season as St. Louis Cardinals manager.
In a telephone interview Thursday with the Associated Press, La Russa promised the team he'd make a decision fairly soon. Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and General Manager John Mozeliak have both said they would like La Russa back.
''I know the organization needs an answer,'' La Russa said. ''I told them when I figure out whether there's fire in there or not, I'll let them know. I'm not going to take forever.''
He and the rest of the organization are relieved that Albert Pujols' elbow surgery this week was not nearly as extensive as had been feared.
La Russa said the Cardinals had been concerned that Pujols would require reconstructive surgery. That would have sidelined the 29-year-old Pujols, perhaps the front-runner for a third NL MVP this season, for the first few months of 2010.
The Cardinals sent their team physician, George Paletta, to Birmingham, Ala., along with Pujols for the procedure performed by Dr. James Andrews. Andrews told the team that Pujols, who has played with a partially torn elbow ligament since 2003, would not require reconstruction.
Umps assigned
Stung by a rash of blown calls in the playoffs, Major League Baseball is breaking tradition and sticking with only experienced umpires for the World Series.
Longtime crew chiefs Joe West, Dana DeMuth and Gerry Davis, along with Brian Gorman, Jeff Nelson and Mike Everitt will handle the games, three people with knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press this week.
In 24 of the last 25 World Series, the six-man crew has included at least one umpire working the event for the first time — baseball likes to reward newer umpires, plus replenish the supply of umps with Series experience.
Wakefield coming back
Red Sox right-hander Tim Wakefield, 43, wants to pitch as long as possible after undergoing back surgery.
The veteran knuckleballer said he has no plans to retire after Wednesday's operation for a herniated disk that derailed his first All-Star season.
Retirement ''never crossed my mind. I was fully confident in what our doctors were telling me,'' Wakefield said.
Extra bases
Detroit Tigers All-Star third baseman Brandon Inge will undergo surgery on both knees next month. Inge is expected to be ready for the start of spring training in February. . . . Randy Ready, who remains a candidate for manager of the Houston Astros, was one of six coaches agreeing to contracts to return to the San Diego Padres' staff. Padres manager Bud Black said Thursday that if Ready doesn't get the Astros job, he'll be back with the Padres. . . . Arizona Diamondbacks pitching prospect Jarrod Parker will have surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday. The 20-year-old Parker, Arizona's first-round pick in 2007, went a combined 5-6 with a 3.14 ERA in 20 starts at Single-A Visalia and Double-A Mobile last season.
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