One Last Strike

Name: One Last Strike
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Author: Tony La Russa
ISBN: 9780062210838

Author: Tony La Russa

Narrator: Tony La Russa, Scott Sowers

Unabridged: 23 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 09/25/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Sports Biography, Sports & Recreation, Coaching, Baseball, Football

Synopsis

One Last Strike by legendary baseball manager Tony La Russa is a thrilling sports comeback story. La Russa, the winner of four Manager of the Year awards—who led his teams to six Pennant wins and three World Series crowns—chronicles one of the most exciting end-of-season runs in baseball history, revealing with fascinating behind-the-scenes details how, under his expert management, the St. Louis Cardinals emerged victorious in the 2011 World Series despite countless injuries, mishaps, and roadblocks along the way. Talking candidly about the remarkable season—and his All-Star players like Albert Pujols and David Freese—the recently retired La Russa celebrates his fifty years in baseball, his team’s amazing recovery from 10 ½ games back, and one final, unforgettable championship in a book that no true baseball fan will want to miss.

About Tony La Russa

Tony La Russa managed the St. Louis Cardinals from 1996 to 2011, as well as the Oakland A's and the Chicago White Sox. He has three World Series wins, six league championships, and five Manager of the Year awards, and is ranked third in all-time major league wins. He and his wife, Elaine, founded the Tony La Russa Animal Rescue Foundation in Walnut Creek, California. They have two daughters, Bianca and Devon.Rick Hummel has covered baseball for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for forty years. A former president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, he has received numerous awards for his writing and has been honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

This is a must-read for fans of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. It is a great way to re-live that almost-storybook. I say "almost" because nobody would believe the story if it was only written in a book. To believe it, we had to live through it. If you're not a fan and/or didn't live through it, I'm no......more

Goodreads review by Grant

This is a great book told by a great baseball mind. Itgives you insight into one of the best manager's thoughts, feelings and strategies of the game. Excellent read. Really a must for any baseball fan. Amust for Cardinals fans.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

I have two obsessions: reading and Cardinals baseball. So this book is a guilty pleasure for me, especially given that I had heard it wasn't that great. I wouldn't have read it except that my uncle gave me a copy, which made me feel obligated. But hey, I don't need to defend myself to you! In any cas......more

Goodreads review by Mickey

Tony La Russa is a lawyer. The book reflects his legal training. He says everything he wants you to know!!! At some points, the book becomes laborious. Very Lawyerly. La Russa defies the Fanboy ideas that a Manager exists to make out the lineup card, argue with umpires, change pitchers, scream at his......more