“Tony TV” sometimes was must-see programming when he was managing the Cardinals.
Fox Sports Midwest showed Tony La Russa’s postgame conferences and viewers never knew what was coming. He could be charming or brusque and volatile — a heated exchange with then-Post-Dispatch sports columnist Bernie Miklasz in 2007 was especially memorable.
La Russa no longer is in the dugout, having moved to an executive role with the Arizona Diamondbacks. But his fire remains, as he had a confrontation this week in Pittsburgh with Pirates TV broadcaster Greg Brown after La Russa took offense to Brown’s comments about La Russa’s history of being involved in retaliatory pitches.