Dusty Baker-Tony La Russa spat, Cubs-Cardinals, Sept. 3, 2003

In the fourth game of a critical five-game series between the Cubs and Cardinals at Wrigley Field in 2003, tensions rose in the bottom of the third inning. Cardinals starter Dan Haren, who was plunked by Cubs starter Matt Clement in the second, retaliated by hitting Clement in the leg with a pitch in the third. It led to a heated exchange between Cubs manager Dusty Baker and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, who were shouting at each other from dugout to dugout. The Cubs, who trailed 2-0 at the time, fell behind 6-0 in the sixth before rallying to win 8-7. I'll upload the entire game later, but the Baker-La Russa spat was too good not to post as soon as possible. Here's the link to the box score from Baseball Reference: bit.ly/2b543bD

[@gamernorcal]

love the old bare wrigley field brick backstop before all the ads were put on it.

[@Johnkoth]

also the view in left field.

[@jimmccloud2098]

Then you truly hate all other fields.

[@imatter4619]

Ads have taken over the world. Even fighters paint ads on there bodys nowadays.

[@arthurwg4898]

Boohoo

[@zr8693]

I was forced to watch an ad before this video.

[@uncletony6210]

"For those of you who read lips, he's saying, 'I'm not having a fine time.'"

[@Person-mu4si]

Love Steve Stone 😂

[@larrysmith5439]

I read it different, but🤣🤣

[@gamernorcal]

I really enjoyed Chip when he was w/ the Cubs. And with Stone they were a great team. They told it like it was and the Cubs didnt like that.

[@scottb3034]

Actually the Cubs were fine with that right up until the back half of 2004.

[@pshyeah1128]

Holy shit I forgot Pujols actually played Left lol

[@71bxboy]

thinking the same thing, HOF all the way

[@AlecLapierre108]

People often overlook how he turned himself into a gold glove first basemen. A complete asset to any club. he would be my first baseman in an all time, dream team roster

[@yup3675]

Gunning people too

[@josephhale9198]

He played 3rd base. Left field 1st base.

[@pika62221]

You forgot about Tino Martinez?

[@jackspickphone6656]

Thanks for playing this through to the end of the inning. Steve Stone is always a pleasure to listen to. Even now with the White Sox.

[@workingclassrunner]

Dusty in the dugout yelling the official catchphrase of Chicago motorists at Tony LaRussa.

[@ronaldm.6150]

Profanity is a huge problem in our society.

[@martywhite5384]

@@ronaldm.6150 Fuck you. Bitch.

No fuck you

[@englenn806]

@@ronaldm.6150 you’re an wimp

[@dalethelander3781]

@@ronaldm.6150 Y'know, sometimes "shucky darns" doesn't quite cut it.

[@NathanTransportLLc]

I read Dusty’s lips he said “play nice in the sand box” in modern English.. also he said translated from old English “go fornicate thyself”

[@PCCMike]

For those of you reading lips he said hes not having a fine time. Lol. Gotta love it

[@gunplaygaming6830]

Hilarious line

[@CIARUNSITE]

LaRussa definitely looks like the kind of guy who passes out drunk in his car in an intersection and then drops the "do you know who I am?" line.

[@andrewjacks2716]

Damn dude, this comment aged like fine wine 😂

[@joeysbestfriend2614]

Did he really say that during his DUI? Some nerve. If I was the police officer I would tell him that outside his ballpark he’s NOBODY out here in the streets and cuffed him

[@T0mat0_S0up]

Which is surprising because LaRussa has been sober for a very long time until that incident before he got hired by the White Sox

[@gunplaygaming6830]

He’s an asshole

[@danejurus69]

Ikr. Because managing a baseball team will afford you the right to drive drunk. What an ass LaRussa is.

[@paulwicklund1052]

Put the cubs back on when free TV.

[@Logan-zf3cn]

The good days; coming home from school cubs on wgn gas was 65 cent a gallon.

[@austinmiller9059]

Cubs and Braves. The good old days.

[@TL2354]

Huh

[@rrmond]

This was before Sammy turned into a salmon colored vampire

[@DarKKnightt07]

lmao

[@cadenr06]

No, he used some face cream before each night that ended up lightening his skin, allegedly

[@michaelzaug8750]

Yup I think Sammy bleached his skin I will say this though the man showed up and did his job every day the fans loved him

[@ZPLS18]

😂😂😂😂

[@user-vu5jd2dm4t]

You mean right before the PED pandemic

[@mattsharpe2861]

Matt Clement is Abe Lincoln reincarnated

[@Tmillea]

😂😂😂. I feel bad. He was having a cy young season then got hit on the head in 2005.

[@StellarWishGaming2002]

2:52 Probably not deciding where they're going to have dinner" lmao

[@teemorg9902]

When Sammy Sosa was Dominican. He is now Chinese

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

I know right.

[@robertmasina4610]

Whatever he is now, little one can do about the skin pigmentation nature gives one.

[@CIARUNSITE]

Too bad he didn't turn white sooner or he may have been forgiven like McGwire.

[@gforce97]

lmao

[@matthewhohenbery2287]

He’s actually white.

[@majorbs1080]

This could happen again when the White Sox and Astros face each other next year.

[@craigrichard5949]

You called it!

[@bentron3030]

One of the best regular season series ever! Five games, spicy as hell. Crowd was amazing every game. What a season. Knowing they won the WS in 2016 makes losing to the Marlins a bit less painful lol.

[@ronaldm.6150]

This year was great for both teams, as the Cubs had the best team in baseball (probably) with the Cardinals having maybe the best offense in history.

[@keithhakanson6520]

I agree especially with the way the Cubs came back to win being down 3 games to 1.

[@libertarianlogic]

I was seven years old in '03, that was the first playoff Cub team I can remember. By 2016 I had drifted from watching baseball though I tuned into the World series run.

[@travisaaron2841]

3:06 The umpire is sooooooo happy the catcher dug that pitch out!!

[@FreedomIsAChoice777]

Cards fan. Love it when the cubs are good and we push each other. Should be a good battle in 2019!

[@chadanding8692]

It was until that 4 game sweep at Wrigley smh

[@RagingEggs]

I remember an old college coach telling me “if he gets thrown at with the first pitch of the AB it’s intentional. That’s how good these guys are.”

[@timg.3162]

Well, 20 years later, Dusty’s definitely a much happier guy today 🏆

[@sldl04]

He still doesn't like LaRussa...they have never been fond of each other.

[@Noles4LifeFSU]

​@Eight Loco three times. '89, '06 & '11. 🥰

[@timetowakeup6302]

Baker couldn’t carry Larussa’s jock

[@TankHill69]

Lmao dumb argument since Larusa has multiple rings. But also not hard to argue that Dusty is far more liked and respected by his former players… also not a senile drunk.

[@travismcdonald6576]

@@timetowakeup6302. Baker always looks lost. Good manager though.

[@michaelmcshane1081]

Man this was a Cubs team with stars and very good potential to win around 95 games but we only had 88 and a disappointing nlcs series. Good thing 2016 was better than 2003-2004.

[@dalethelander3781]

Probably would've if Kerry Wood had been healthy during the regular season.

[@austinlamonge4741]

Announcing the game is an unspoken art form

[@paulkeilman3510]

Stone Pony has been a pro for 40 years.

[@Dancon7]

Incorrect. It is literally a spoken art form.

[@JG-wu6rx]

I concur! Listen to vintage Phils Broadcaster Harry Kalas.

[@fjccommish]

Clement was a master at pitching just well enough to lose.

[@dalethelander3781]

Looks like he couldn't find the plate with a bloodhound.

[@carlosmatos9848]

2:43 "I respectfully disagree with your assertion, good Sir. Have a fine day"

[@thosetwodudes]

4 minutes 20 seconds in, "I would just like to see the Cardinals once or twice, not execute on defense" well that's what today's Cardinals are all about. I really miss THIS CARDINAL team and their defense

[@steveaustin7214]

thosetwodudes screw the Cardinals they're overrated they've always been overrated they are losers

[@lcrossmk8563]

@@steveaustin7214 Oh, hey, are you jealous? Well, SUCK IT, BUDDY! We stole the World Series not once, but TWICE under everyone else's noses! We're the most decorated franchise in the National League and YOU KNOW IT!

[@americassportscar]

Steve Austin you know the cubs have been horrible their whole existence right!

[@dalethelander3781]

@@americassportscar Not in 1908 and 2016.

[@OldBenKenobi2318]

Today’s cardinals team are one of if not the best defensive team in the Majors

[@Tyler-mb8ce]

I think Dusty said, "I love YOU!!!", and then Tony replied, "I love you TOO!!!".

[@worldtraveler721]

❤❤❤

[@bigeric1030]

Chip Caray noting Matheny actually being in the "catcher's box" is hilarious to me as a Braves' fan. Many people may remember that the Atlanta Braves actually suspended Chip's dad, Skip Caray and also Pete Van Wieren after they continually noted live on-air on the TBS Superstation how far out of the "catcher's box" Javy Lopez was setting up. Their repeated attention to the situation got back to the umpires and the umpires actually gave an opposing runner first base after he noticed Lopez doing it again in the following game. I believe MLB fined Atlanta for not having a proper CB lined out, as well. The fans outcry actually got the suspension lifted after only two games if memory serves correctly.

[@scottb3034]

The Carays have had a family history of run-ins with the ballclubs they call for. Chip and the Cubs, Skip and the Braves...and I think even Harry had some with the Cards or Sox.

[@stephenolaughlin6595]

Definitely with the Cards it’s ultimately what got him fired. There was. rumor that Harry was involved with Busch’s wife , Harry being flattered by it didn’t deny it. He did his press conference with a six pack of Schlitz on the table. Which he claimed in his book was another mistake, cause he was a Bud man all the way.

[@dalethelander3781]

@@stephenolaughlin6595 I think Joe Schlutz, the manager of the Seattle Pilots, was schtupping Auggie Busch's wife. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

Steve Stone is still one of the best announcers.

[@jeffclark2620]

He’s not even close to Cardinals broadcasters.

[@gforce97]

Gary Cohen and the SNY team are the best

[@Payton3434]

Haha. You are absolutely correct. Then the other two replies are like, ‘well, blah blah whine…”. Classic.

[@WoodsTM]

Can I use this video for my school project?

[@bentron3030]

This series was straight fire

[@BeardofBeesPool]

Don't know if you know this or not... Do you have the game where one of the Dodger bullpen players got in to a fight with a cub fan in the stands? It was early spring 2000.. I think April or May..

[@ChicagoSportsTVClassics]

Beard of Bees Pool I know the game, but I don't have it. I think it was Chad Kreuter who went after the fan or it was his hat that was taken. It was nuts.

[@harrycarrey1225]

That was me. But it wasnt a player, I got into a fight with Vin Scully. I threw him around like a rag doll at first but apparently his martial arts training took over and I was taken out of Wrigley on a stretcher.

[@SethTaylorProffitt]

Look at that Cubs dugout though, Alou, Zambrano, Sosa?! Those cards ain’t fuckin with the Cubs

[@GrimmyDee]

Anybody else think Clement was safe at second? That was a pretty high tag.

[@Gruenders]

Dave Grimmett as a cardinals fan, absolutely lol I was looking for this comment.

[@roycampbell5767]

Think he was till he came off the base n Renteria held the tag till his was off

[@roccosteo8328]

He came off the base it was that whole vicinity play

[@ryanwalsh3399]

Miss these days man, such elite banter and baseball

[@larrysproul9424]

I went to this series. Weather was perfect and each game seemed like a playoff game. I think the Cubs won 4 out of 5 games.

[@jlh4jc]

I think that this was one of those off the record Tastes Great/Less Filling debates that got out of hand. I say off the record so Tony wouldn't get in trouble with the Busch Family.

[@Raabulls]

I miss those players in this season in this year I wish dusty baker would come back to chicago

[@mshy87]

God I miss these two going at it!

[@davidmata9952]

Dusty Baker played for Tony LaRussa on the 1986 A's.

[@jackson5116]

You mean the 3-time World Champion Hall of Famer Tony LaRussa? Yeah, credentials kind of speak louder than calling him names. Doesn't matter what you think of him, he's a Hall of Famer, and Baker will be lucky if he's even on the ballot, especially if he can't find a way to win in the playoffs.

[@nonstoprocker5377]

When the Reds swept the A,s in 1990...I laughed and laughed and laughed...

[@lcrossmk8563]

Then what's their deal? Let me guess, Dusty's had issues with Tony LaRussa ever since they were player and manager on the A's. Oh well, I don't know. Does anybody else know?

[@scottb3034]

Baker has won enough managerial games to make the Hall. Only managers ahead of him not in the hall are the active Bruce Bochy and Gene Mauch. Bochy figures. Baker won as many games in 4 years less time than Mauch.

[@steveaustin7214]

Jack Son Tony larussa being in the Hall of Fame just shows that the Hall of Fame is nothing but a suck up kiss ass place please he went in the Hall of Fame as a manager not a player the real reason those two hate each other as they played for the Braves back in 1971 and told him loose a could make the 25-man roster and got caught and sent to the minors look at their Major League career you'd rather have Dusty Baker than Tony larussa Tony larussa is an alcoholic and a hothead he thinks he's a tough guy and I want to be mafioso f*** Tony larussa screw Tony larussa fans he kissed asked sucked up he's a cheater that employed steroid ballplayers

[@rwbteam7468]

8:03 young Albert Pujols?

[@ztoxtube]

The Cards catcher Matheny made a stellar play at the end, to guide that foot off the plate. Also, Dusty was absolutely right. His pitcher made a human mistake in the moment. La Russa's pitcher was following orders.

[@burtmacklinfbi8824]

Pujols in left lol

[@pika62221]

Tino Martinez at first, so nowhere else to play him.

[@TimeofQwerty]

found this just as Baker/La Russa heats up once again for the first time in...nine years?

[@EAP--]

Stone ripping on Ron Santo?

[@gregstephens4028]

Ahhh love Steve Stone, he got so bitter at the Cubs being bad he became almost like Bob Uecker in the Major League movies. And you heard a glimpse of that there at the end. Out by 30 feet haha

[@robbie2951]

Maybe he was bitter about something else because the Cubs won the division title a few weeks later.

[@gregstephens4028]

One good season between lousy ones.

[@robbie2951]

Just like '08.

[@TFrost420]

Wrong. The Cubs made the playoffs in 07 too.

[@robbie2951]

Boy, that's a year I'd like to forget. Still, the '04 Cubs were a great team that finished with 89 wins yet failed to make the playoffs. Their Pythagorean record was 94-68. So maybe there were occasions were there were two good seasons between lousy ones.

[@spark20]

I think Dusty was saying "I love you" to Tony. lol

[@1luiszepol]

Did Dusty and Tony reunite after this to talk about the incident?

[@kevinbushracing58]

Possibly

[@tyler-vt4tf]

Why didn't they cut this short? I was expecting something else to happen

[@cyberpimp29]

Spoiler alert: Tony LaRussa becomes the coach with the third most wins in MLBs 130 year history. Dusty Baker goes on to be the goat (in the cursed sense) for team after team after team to this very day...

[@thecluckingassassin]

Not anymore

[@gaspanic69]

If you don't ever want to win a championship, hire Dusty Baker.

[@cubzrulz]

ComedyRoom10 reds no nats maybe

[@MrPernell27]

gaspanic69 if you wanna win a championship with juiced up plz Ayers, here LaRussa

[@jeffsamuels2539]

ComedyRoom10 lmao what did Dusty manage the cubbies for 100 years? #gosox

[@kingtrav]

No but he managed the Giants for the entire time Bonds was playing and never won a WS

[@ashleyp3662]

He got close but never got job done

[@cardinalsproductions4687]

Fast forward 6 years later: Phillips and Molina get at it.

[@jackson5116]

Those 2 had issues going all the way back to the 90's when the Giants and Cardinals matched up.

[@lcrossmk8563]

Why? Can't they just show some respect toward the other for once? I'm not asking them to like each other--in fact, I don't care if they're best buddies or not, I just want them to be able to honestly shake each other's hands without any false flattery.

[@steveaustin7214]

Jack Son , get educated it goes further back 1971 Dusty Baker made the Braves 25-man roster Tony larussa was sent to the minors same thing in 1972 look it up larussa had a cup of coffee with the Braves those years and Dusty Baker was an up-and-coming star with great Braves teams with Hank Aaron Ralph Garr Phil Niekro the Braves had some players Darrell Evans Davey Johnson three guys have 40 or more homeruns Darrell Evans Hank Aaron Davey Johnson and Dusty Baker pounded out 26 1 year and 73 okay Tony larussa suck as a major league ball player he had a 1964 Topps baseball card as a member of the Kansas City Athletics is his rookie card he had a few at-bats in the sixties a couple of that baths in the seventies he sucks

[@lcrossmk8563]

@@steveaustin7214 That doesn't erase the fact that Tony is still more successful than Dusty. Sure, both are good, but one succeeds in the playoffs, while the other...not so much.

[@LevinsConvoy]

These two are about to face each other in the ALDS. Can't wait.

[@theheadlesslegend]

La Russa might've created Dusty Baker's urge to get an edge. Houston is the best team in the MLB and I'm a Mariners fan. La Russa is down and out.

[@jamesbarnett2483]

Steve Stone was a great broadcaster. A lot of knowledge, and told it exactly like it was.

[@ThePurdue]

Ramon is out by a good 30 feet?? Tf is steve talkin about

[@rickcruz3382]

That was some choice colorful language it's good they can't bleep lip reading !

[@The_yeffy1]

2003 looks and sounds like 1973

[@jeffsamuels2539]

Jcurvs99 back when Sammy was black

[@jonathansterling2731]

I mean... was television really THAT bad back then? Holy crap... I'd turn the tv off and read a book if I had to watch anything of that quality right now.

[@lordvengerx]

I always think it's from the 70s n 80s then you see it's the 90s your like bruh what you appreciate hd and 4k even more xD

[@ashleyp3662]

Thats cause your a kid

[@harveyboy7019]

2003 was a much simpler time

[@tinov1122]

Somebody send this to JOM BOY MEDIA. I wish I could read what they are saying

[@Cmcoluch]

There’s the beef history that came out today

[@TL2354]

Why don’t you? Lazy fuck

[@tinov1122]

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[@andrewmahtani4983]

I remember this . I miss TLR, but Shildt is doing good at the moment though.

[@brentdrury2490]

Playoff bound thx to Shildt being a great manager

[@seanmyers7151]

If you want to see Tony again drive around Chicago. He will be sitting at a green light passed out.

[@TJPatriot74]

30 feet serve?

[@mtoohill]

The good ol days when even the Cubs announcers had to give the Cardinals credit for good defense and had a defeatist attitude about their own team's base running.

[@Craig2760]

Wonder where all these guys are 20 years later.

[@josephhale9198]

How many rings does dusty have?

[@walkoff2]

Who’s watching this video after listening to Pardon My Take?

[@andrewwillis7165]

Just think, without fans in the stadium this season, we will actually hear what is being shouted

[@Nickrj3]

How hard is it to watch your third base coach?

[@ChicagoSportsTVClassics]

Chip's immediate defense of Kim shows what fans thought of Wavin' Wendell, doesn't it?

[@BestTits]

he sent SOOO many men to the slaughterhouse

[@acdc2454]

Do you have anything else from this series?

[@Nickrj3]

+Jeff Agrest I noticed chip said "Wendell's gonna....put up the stop sign." He hesitated.

[@lovingyou2301]

RIP Waving Kim

[@deadpan80]

2:47 cant quite make out what he is saying here

[@brooklyn6times]

Albert Pujols played first, third, and the outfield when he came up to the Cardinals from the minor leagues!

[@Riptide27]

4:17 “I would just like to see the Cardinals, once or twice, NOT execute on defense.” Well, Steve, you had to wait 15 years, but we’re sure there now.The Cards have the most errors in baseball.

[@patrickperry8951]

Cubs went over a hundred years without a world series ring. Cardinals won numerous in that time

[@markbridges2125]

And the most world championships in the Nation League.

[@ThatBrothaBill]

Not saying who is right or wrong but Baker needs to think about managing smart and winning

[@joe-kz4bc]

if he hasn't figured that out by now, dont think he is going to.

[@jackson5116]

he got bounced out of the NLDS yet AGAIN! He's showing how not to manage elimination games apparently with back-to-back horrible game 5's! Really, Scherzer on 2 days rest? REALLY, Baker?? *REALLY* ??

[@scottb3034]

Well he knows how to win, his record shows that.

[@bjstone9358]

"They are one bad baserunning team" - over 100 years in a row that has been applicable. You'd think they could change that.

[@timwoodwardjr.8191]

At 2:43 read Larussa's lips as he talks to Baker: "Boy I want your chocolate body. *shrugs* Want your chocolate body." I guess it was a lover's spat.

[@matt4122]

hahahaha

[@hammer44head]

LaRussa looks like the old dude down the street who looks out the window like Tony is doing, to see if my dog i'm walking is gonna crap on his lawn! Just waiting to see if my dog does it again!

[@Geotubest]

As usual Steve Stone provides insight that few can. He's magnificent.

[@toemasii]

I like the way Sosa cries about a called strike right down the middle 🙄

[@Person-mu4si]

Omg look at the huge bump in the foul line at 5:15

[@dalethelander3781]

I noticed that and was all, like, WTF? Where's the groundskeeper?

[@amsalek]

...and during that spat, somewhere Luis Castillo is hitting a ball down the left field line.

[@scottb3034]

Marlins actually had off that day.

[@brandonjones9998]

Never liked Tony La Russa just simply for the fact he wants to walk around like he is the greatest manager of all-time. Don't get me wrong he did a hell of a job managing the Cardinals but in my opinion Joe Torre and Bobby Cox were the two best managers during their time.

[@alexo.6557]

Brandon Jones you're a dumb ass if you think Torre is one of the best ever

[@brandonjones9998]

Alex Ortiz 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 so I'm a dumbass based on MY opinion? Right. That's what's wrong with America. Can't have your own opinion unless it suits everyone else. Fuck out of here dude

[@chrisbirenbaum1103]

Steve Stone: Awe, some hostility there. Probably not deciding where they are having dinner.

[@YankeeMystique]

Didn't Dusty play for Tony back in Oakland?

[@aarond23]

Javy Baez would have found a way to avoid that tag....

[@carlosmatos9848]

Haha yeah, dude's an absolute base running beast

[@chrisj6773]

Man this was the cardinals team i watched growing up. Miss those days.

[@DBEENE123]

it restarted the fire for a lot of fans. McGwire lit the fire after Whitey ball (ozzie, Mcgee) ended and then we had the best Cardinals from 98 - on. I feel like Renteria as our short stop forever! it seems like just yesterday

[@RH-cv1rg]

The runner is out by a good 30 feet....... foot is 12 inches from the plate before the tag is applied.

[@ivanramirez7835]

Chicago bears and Chicago Cubs nice combination team,,😁

[@steve3439]

Was it really bad base running or was it just a perfect throw by Pujols?

[@MrDeterioration]

30 feet????

[@justinschoenwalder5902]

No he did not say that he said I'm not having a good time

[@fredweatherspoon2630]

Great game

[@PerryCuda]

8:32 "out by a good 30 ft." lol

[@dhinton1]

Ignatius easily 30 feet. lol

[@preponement]

The slide into second @4:40 is absolutely awful and he actually may have been safe, but he seems to WANT the fielder to tag him out.

[@David-wk6md]

I miss Stone's sly humor. Chip's too.

[@benmiddleton9984]

Ahhhhh......I miss baseball

[@119Agent]

Wow what happened with Matt Clement? He was pretty good for a while and then an injury just derailed his career.

[@CudKidi]

You just answered your own question...

[@shawntisdale830]

I think he got traded to the Cardinals but never pitched a game

[@TheLocalLt]

I know when he was with the Red Sox he got absolutely smashed in the head with a line drive off the bat of Carl Crawford

[@garygiampa2557]

Hi go cubs

[@misterholttv]

2022, totally forgot that Pujols played OF.

[@alonsomedina2527]

I remember this game

[@FreedomIsAChoice777]

Dusty would probably win a hand to hand fight...but La Russa is Italian...he would likely have someone else take care of the situation.

[@qwerty52676]

Dusty would have won easily. He was a professional athlete

[@Tmillea]

Wave em home Wendell was the Cubs 3rd base coach. Wtf. I thought he was done after Boston.

[@mattsharpe2861]

Lol, the audio sounds like it's from 1975

[@CuteLesbo69]

It's how baseball is supposed to sound.

[@keithmiath]

Shortstop didn’t tag runner til he was on the bag. No issue as runner overslid bag, just sayin’