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La Russa Announces Retirement

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa with the championship trophy this season.
Bill Greenblatt
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UPI
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa with the championship trophy this season.

After 33 years in the major leagues, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is calling it a career.

By Rachel Lippmann (St. Louis)

The team made the announcement Monday morning, a day after a parade and rally celebrating the franchise’s 11th World Series victory.

La Russa’s relationship with fans in St. Louis was a complicated one. He told reporters that he had no idea how many would cheer and how many would be upset by the announcement – though he hoped more would be upset.

“I have no regrets about looking at them and saying, I did the best I could and the numbers are what they are. Could a better manager have won more games? Yeah. He’s better and he could have won more, but they got my best shot. ”

La Russa has the most wins as a manager in Cardinals history, and is third on the all-time baseball wins list, behind Connie Mack and John McGraw.

The team’s owner and general manager were expected to meet Monday afternoon to start searching for a new skipper. They say there’s no timetable for when the process will be completed.