Tony La Russa Untold: The Mastermind Behind MLB's Greatest Moments | Undeniable with Joe Buck

[@letstalksports4800]

Joe Buck and Tony La Russa two of my favorite St. Louis legends.

[@lindamcdaniel2419]

You mean Jack Buck

[@letstalksports4800]

@@lindamcdaniel2419 No I mean Joe Buck and Tony La Russa. Jack Buck is a St. Louis legend too but he was way before my time.

[@dean3434]

LaRussa talked about how he neglected his family due to the intensity he gave to the game, and he said he regrets that neglect. I'd say most if not all of the greatest of athletes, coaches, managers, as well as the world class musicians have all neglected their families to some extent due to the intensity they all bring to their chosen profession. Those chosen professions are not just day jobs, those chosen professions do indeed become your life. I salute those men and women who have to some extent given up their personal - family lives to excel in what they did and do for our enjoyment.

[@MrGarysugarman]

He reminds me of Johnny Cash here - look, voice, demeanor, introspection, and inner strength.

[@zacheryboggs9700]

I thought the same thing, and got in the comments to see if anyone else did.

[@georgeesquivel8623]

One of the greatest, if not best ever manager!!!

[@YouthIncSports]

For sure he is in the conversation

[@ShawnFerguson-ng2pc]

certainly a top 5. my vote goes to Bruce Bochy

[@danzemacabre8899]

Yep, I loved watching Tony manage he actually had a map and once you were familiar with it you knew exactly where he was going and was just so good at times .Bobby knight uses come to the games just to watch Tony manage a game

[@stevencohn922]

I wish each show would include the exact date of the interviews!

[@BS-ql9zm]

Google it. Took me like 10 seconds. 10/5/2016

[@beefsteew420]

You can fool other people don’t fool yourself. I like that man Edit: finally finished this episode and I already respected Tony a bunch but this is definitely the kind of guy you want representing your ball club

[@edwardsmith3576]

I agree!

[@GregsGameRoom]

I really miss seeing Tony in that St. Louis dugout... Man, what a legend!

[@Handles-R-Lame]

Yeah but at least we got that iconic 2011 world series from him. Oh yeah, and 2006 was nice too. Lol

[@Snakeman612]

Love this....Tony is my all time fave manager and believe it or not too me he is underrated by most

[@YouthIncSports]

He was awesome to interview!

[@skaz777]

not often, I physically applaud during a video, but I did it a lot during this one!

[@derekm30]

What a great interview! My all time favorite manager

[@CVBASEBALLCARDCOLLECTOR]

2015 filmed!! GREAT INTERVIEW!😊

[@georgeesquivel8623]

Don't remember of him in chicago,but Oakland love the unis!!!Oakland was super in that period!!!

[@stevencohn922]

He was white Sox manager in 1983 went to playoffs after that he became Oakland manager then St. Louis

[@stevencohn922]

I started watching these sports interviews a few months ago watching the ones where the interviewee was someone who interests me. I assumed these are recent interviews but I’m being told they are from years past!

[@briancanterberry3085]

He Was in Chicago White Sox in 2021 and won the division and made the playoffs.

[@stevencohn922]

@@briancanterberry3085 are you sure about the Sox in the playoffs recently? I remember the 1983 season when they won the division but that’s a long time ago!

[@briancanterberry3085]

Yes I am.

[@edgardoberlioz2168]

Congratulations 🍾 Tony & your wonderful family

[@SMusial]

How about the wife and two girls he walked out on when his playing career was a bust. He never had contact with them, no alimony, nothing. There is a lot more than that is in the press.

[@anthonymirkovich5156]

I was there … the cars in the parking lot look like they were rolling on waves in the parking lot and then the sound came … it was crazy day .. I worked at the stadium we got stuck there till 3 am

[@gturcott1]

You just go with it. Mr integrity

[@markkuskin5453]

Fantastic!

[@SOSchangedme]

Great baseball story. Thanks Tony and thank you for not walking Kirk Gibson... 😉

[@yeti2-y32]

I would love the question of who is the best player he’s ever coached

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

I bet. Ricky Henderson,

[@jasonkraatz9574]

As an Astros fan, I had a dislike for this man. But as time went on I learned to appreciate his uniqueness. One of the greatest to ever coach. I almost compare him to being the Bill Belichick of baseball. Except obviously Belichick saw many more championships.

[@Handles-R-Lame]

As a Cardinals fan i can understand the bitterness. But hey you got your chips later alls well that ends well in baseball.. well unless you're the _Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays._

[@rolandomedina9773]

He definitely would make a better MLB commissioner than what we have been force to see out there

[@rolandomedina9773]

He definitely is one of the very best. And WHITE SOX fans should be proud to have him around. He didn't try to "Change the Game" Viva Tony

[@viking6888]

Yes!..he does

[@stevencohn922]

The ending questions are just ridiculous! Why not ask each interviewee say something encouraging and meaningful to the audience to end each interview instead of those thoughtless questions!!!

[@retiredusvet4396]

They are starting to get pretty STUPID.

[@OhCanadathebest]

Shutnup

[@jameson6930]

Maybe we, as a culture, are taking ourselves a little too seriously. We can no longer make a Blazing Saddles or even a Caddy Shack.

[@southpawred7172]

They spend the whole interview being serious, why not have a little fun.🤷‍♂️

[@shackdaddy7106]

I think the end of the interview questions are great. I think the message comes out to the audience throughout the course of the entire hour. In this case, you don’t need to put a big statement at the end.

[@observer3232]

Certainly can't knock LaRussa's record, but Whitey Herzog is my #1 Cardinal manager.

[@michaelrenkes4463]

Alex Cintron prevented the Cardinals from reaching and probably winning the World Series in 2002 when he injured Scott Rolen in one of the stupidest base running gaffes I have even seen. With Pujols and Edmonds, Rolen had combined to carry the Cardinals offense most of the season. (They were called the MV3). When he got hurt, I think he was on the roster for the NLCS with the Giants but didn't play, but it was too much to overcome, the air went out of the balloon, which had carried them since DK's death

[@SMusial]

Plus he wanted to sign Barry Bonds in the middle of the steroid scandal, Cardinal ownership said "NO WAY"

[@michaelrenkes4463]

@@SMusial I was part of the St. Louis media covering baseball during that period and I heard nothing about signing Bonds. But who knows?

[@yeti2-y32]

Would love to see John Elway, Rickey Henderson, and an old Raider as well.

[@daltonfarris]

Tony La Russa is a branch rickey type, around for some of the biggest moments for the league.

[@gabrielv.2647]

Wow the fact he only has 3 rings with all the amazing teams he has coached is just shows how hard it is to win one ring let alone 3...

[@thomaspalazzi7795]

I remember Tony Mgr of White Sox in 70's

[@raulreyesjesus63]

La rusaaaaa 🎉

[@michaelrenkes4463]

Too bad the Cardinals ownership doesn't care about going after championship' anymore. Gosh, I miss Tony and Dunc (pitching coach Dave Duncan). They played to win it all back in those days.

[@elijahcason1]

Those two were legends- I’m not even sure there’s anyone actively coaching that comes close to those guys, they don’t exactly grow on trees. I don’t fault them for not having 2 guys like that to step right up and follow, the issue I have is they refuse to think outside the box anymore. They used to be front runners around that time in innovation to make up for their lessor budget than the big markets, whether it be scouting, drafting and developing or being ahead of the game analytically. They stick to the same format now, passed and approved by DeWitt. DeWitt had more passion back then as an owner I believe bc he had the task of making a profit on his investment by bringing fans back to the stadium after the horrible 90s. Now that he’s exponentially multiplied his investment- he become complacent with what he thinks he can spend compared to the attendance for the most profit. It’s become more of a business for this franchise these days and less passion from the front office.

[@thomaspalazzi7795]

Did fairly well with Whitesox they had some good talent

[@toddm9501]

From the looks of Mr. LaRussa. He's still on The Sauce.

[@peteorigliasso6834]

You're ridiculous. One of the best managers ever.

[@jamespinch5132]

He was a great coach Play Ace in St Louis

[@Hardcoredawg420]

Back when cardinals were good. Now. They are shit show. 2011 was there last great year then all downhill from there

[@stevencohn922]

Tony’s had his share of run ins with the Law over the years!

[@jackthoma3600]

@stevencohn922....yes he drinks too much and seems very arrogant

[@ZChoate]

These conversations should not be had in front of all these people.

[@ramongonzalez2112]

Great coach, class guy, and animal lover 🦊👏

[@uncletony6210]

"What a dick!" *It appears Buck never matured beyond junior high.

[@Joseph-lz5er]

Like an entitled big baby.

[@naomilambert4994]

You should be as smart as him. Nobody cares if he used that word except you😝

[@uncletony6210]

@@naomilambert4994 You're right there with him.

[@Handles-R-Lame]

​@@uncletony6210well excuse me, Uncle Tony, but he was obviously talking about Richard back stage. 🙄

[@bgb946]

This guy had more juice in his locker rooms than a 8 year old girls lemonade stand. 🤣Wonder why he trusted Walt Jocketty from the As as a GM in the move to Cardinals? MORE JUICE maybe and he keeps quite.

[@Wanderlust598]

Who cares? Everyone used steroids in the 80s and 90s and the commissioner vouched for the game being clean. He won more championships AFTER testing was implemented than he won before it was implemented.

[@SMusial]

Though a good manager, but surely no angel of a man. Could not handle Ozzie Smith, brought in another shortstop (Royce Clayton) when Ozzie was not ready to retire, stated whoever played better in Spring Training, Smith had better batting average and fewer errors in Spring Training, still started Royce Clayton, pushed Smith to retire. How did Royce Clayton end up? Ozzie would not step in the Cardinal stadium until La Russa left the city. Also walked out on his first wife and two daughters (kept out of press for years and still today), who threatened lawsuits for never mentioning them in his book and killed the movie version of "August Nights." Several drunk driving arrests and the ground zero managers of the steroid boys: Mark McGuire, Canseco, Rickey Henderson, Tony Phillips, and Dennis Eckersley. Tony has a very dark side; tell the whole story!

[@naomilambert4994]

Everyone one who joe interviewed was a great interview but this one is not his best. He`s human.

[@devonbrooks246]

How can Oakland go from all that success to probably moving to Las Vegas?

[@GavinBurts-eg3vs]

It shows the unpredictability of baseball. Even the best team loses 25% of your games at least ,every year. 7 game series. Anything can happen 😮

[@DavidSilva-fq7nt]

How does the manager not know about Canseco,McGuire and others on steroids?

[@2bigbufords]

Exactly. He knew and its dishonest to say you didnt.

[@johndarling2771]

How do so many parents not know what their children are doing?

[@2bigbufords]

@@johndarling2771 what a stupid remark. If a sprained wrist usually takes 3 months to heal and suddenly after 2 weeks its healed you know something is not right.

[@dhaz2847]

Didn't matter they were accepted during that time....steroids weren't taboo then..I personally believe the hall of fame caliber players of that time should receive amnesty. They were great players already

[@Fryerfaith]

Let’s face it steroid save the game of baseball. There’s no doubt about it. As far as I’m concerned all the steroid players should be in the Hall of Fame because anybody that plays baseball knows that taking steroids really gives you no advantage except for strength if use the proper way. It’s all hand coordination And having a great swing and they all had everyone of those traits I just mentioned.

[@lildannefantom6195]

I seen thumbnail and thought what the hell happened to Joe Pesci?

[@bravesrule384]

This interview must have been conducted before he got hired to manage the White Sox again in 2021.

[@JasonSmith-vj1de]

La Russa is 79 there.

[@TK0_23_]

I used to like him.

[@brucewayne3602]

perhaps perhaps perhaps ----- Tony could/should save the Mets ???

[@InChristalone737]

Joe, cuss words only add negativity to your interviews

[@naomilambert4994]

Big deal. You should be so good at your job

[@2bigbufords]

Mr. "I dint know players were using steroids"

[@georgeesquivel8623]

Me as a truck driver 30 years!!!😢😢😢😢😢

[@MrRicklynch57]

Joe Buck is spineless. If he were interviewing Bonds he would try to grind him the whole interview over steroids. LaRusa was the biggest pill pusher in MLB history and he doesn’t even mention it. Please interview Artie Lange again. Also this is what is hypocritical about baseball. Bonds, McGwire, Canseco, Clemens, all not even allowed to the table of the Hall of Fame, yet Selig and LaRusa are in. No wonder no one likes baseball anymore.

[@kurdt_patrick]

And he’s still not a better manager than Bruce Bochy. He’s also responsible for turning the HoF into a joke by voting Harold Baines in. Everyone but him seems to know Baines wasn’t/isn’t Hall worthy.

[@DougMiddleton-rd5vh]

Stephen Cohen..an hour of educational baseball information and you gripe about 2 minutes of nonsense. You know it's coming, turn the channel

[@ernestopena1358]

No accountability for being the head of two team who abused steroids

[@stevencohn922]

I disagree most of them are just plain ridiculous nonsense questions if I were asked would just decline to even answer I would like to listen to each athlete say something in closing the interview that will encourage and challenge the audience rather than these awful questions about the stupidest things!!

[@bradhorowitz2765]

Disappointing interview: not much on Tony’s worse aspects; the kinda racism he showed throughout his career, the stories that he cheated during his time as the white Sox’s manager back in the 80s, his culpability on the e steroid era (personally I don’t think that’s as much of a a deal), and of course his tenure as the white Sox’s manager the second time where he demanded his players play the game the “white” way and he humiliated the organization forgetting the rules and getting drunk.

[@Joseph-lz5er]

He's half Spanish and Italian. He's white?

[@bradhorowitz2765]

I specifically mentioned the "white"way. The informal codes that players for most of the game's hsitory used to stop celebrations-celebrations and antics that mostly black/Hispanic players used. Go back and look at reporters covering the times a player was knocked down, or criticized for not "being normal" and said person was probably not white. Jose Fernandez, cc Sabathia, tim Anderson, etc. When satchel paige joined the league, he had an assortment of fun pitches he had developed during his time in the negro leagues; mlb then began banning his pitches aside from the normal" ones.

[@Beezy001]

Shoulda asked him how he ruined the 2020s white sox

[@michaelleroy9281]

Jerry Reinsdorf has ruined the White Sox since their last World Series 🏆 Championship 2005

[@Joseph-lz5er]

This interview was held in 2015 lol

[@toddm9501]

Mr. ABCfezqoijnscnxcABCrtpwzmctid. What's that Mr. LaRussa? Too much liquor? Step into the squad car, Mr. LaRussa. Fingerprints, please Mr. LaRussa.

[@mheff28]

LaRussa is the most overrated manager in WS history. He was a punk that always starting trouble to disrupt his opponents. His best players were steroid enhanced. No character at all. When he managed the White Sox, he left them in a shambles. BOTH TIMES!!

[@Wanderlust598]

The White Soxs were a joke before and after he left. He won more World Series managing teams after testing was implemented than before.