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1. La Russa now in second place on MLB career manager wins list

   

   

   Discussion by ernie11 · June 6, 2021 2:09PM · Home› Sports Talk

   Congratulations to Tony La Russa, who moved past John McGraw into sole possession of second place on baseball's career manager wins list, directing the White Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Tigers on Sunday. Only Connie Mack has more managerial wins in baseball history. Here's my autograph of La Russa.

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   Comment by BillJones · June 7, 2021 3:19AM · Home› Sports Talk

   There is a good argument for declaring La Russa the greatest manager. Connie Mack owned part of the team and stayed around for way too long. Even when he was well past his prime, which was from the teens to the thirties, he hung around picking up wins with last place teams. La Russa’s scientific approach to the game set…

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   Comment by thisistheshow · June 7, 2021 4:19AM · Home› Sports Talk

   ....... It is pretty safe to assume that we will never see managers/coaches able to hang on and accumulate wins like they did in much older eras. Atleast not to any close extent. I'd be interested in hearing any GOAT MLB manager discussion. Different topic, but I find it interesting to look at the differences in baseball…

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   Comment by JoeBanzai · June 7, 2021 9:02PM · Home› Sports Talk

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