Tell us something we don’t know. Wish he got the admiration he deserves from Stl fans. I loved the Whitey years, but Tony NEVER loses a team. He is a tireless worker. (So maybe he can’t do drywall, who cares?) Always on top of things. I just can’t imagine Cardinal baseball without Larussa. He’s a true winner. When he leaves, I’m not sure I will be able to digest my dinner. Not sure I can trust the team with anyone else. (except maybe Red)

Ditto to JDM.

TLR is a great manager. His personality may rub some people the wrong way but his body of work speaks for itself. Its too bad he doesn’t get more respect here in St.Louis. I will enjoy his tenure here and be sad when he’s gone. Hopefully he can bring another champion to STL before he and Pujols leaves.

Keep him. He’s a living legend with many years left to manage. If the Cards are going to be frugal, and they are, then why not have the manager that maximizes performance better than any other. No brainer.

I really think the silent majority of Cardinal Nation realize how really fortunate we are to have TLR in St. Louis. He is truely one of the best ever to manage in the Big Leagues. To have sources outside of St. Louis stamp him as the best is just further reinforcement of his greatness. I’m not sure what kind of a negative spin his local critics can put on this, but one thing is for sure, you can’t blame the Post Dispatch writers for this one.

A lot of these idiot Tony bashers are going to be the first ones that miss him when he’s finally gone. Some of you know nothing of what it does for a franchise to have a manager and staff dedicated to one goal, all on the same page. Tony is a HOF’er!

Oh come on! Are you trying to tell me that MLB “scouts, front-office types, players, and coaches” know more about baseball than the He-Man Tony Haters Club on these forums? Oh. You are? Well. . .come to think of it. . .they do. Bet it doesn’t stop the little goobers, though

In the history and tradition of Cardinal baseball, TLR is a legend in his own time. Unfortunately he will not be fully appreciated until he leaves the game. As a loyal Cardinal fan I have come to highly appreciate what TLR and DUNC mean to the St. Louis Cardinals. Mainly they bring a baseball sound fundamental work ethic and they know how to instill a team concept into all the working parts. This allows them to get the most out of all those working parts. They are also humanitarians who put the welfare of their people first, which helps to stitch a tight squad so that everyone is on the same page going the same direction. Thats what great leaders do.

Tony Larussa will go down as one of the best managers of all time without a doubt. He got over looked while manager of the Oakland A’s because of how talented they were. 2006 World Series winner, last season’s team, and this years team shows how valauble a manager he really is. Has there ever been a manager who gets so much out of so less? Look at some of the pitching staffs he has had to work with, look at some of the lineups he has had to put out there constanly mixing and matching utility players. Think about all the great utility players we have had the past decade or so with Tony. Look at their numbers when they leave St. Louis and Tony Larussa. He gets the best from every player that plays for him. One thing you can always count on with Tony is that his team will play hard and play a full nine. I have much respect for Tony and will miss him if he leaves

I have had one chance encounter with TLR a few years ago at a Winter Warm-up. He was walking around the crowds and my buddy and I stopped him and asked for his autograph. He joked and said ‘I doubt it will ever be worth the 10 bucks I have to charge you for it’. I hear all the negative about the man but I always remember that encounter and how he thanked us for approaching him. The man is the best modern-day manager hands down and I think we will all appreciate him a lot more after his time here is done. That is truly unfortunate for the knowledgeable STL fans.

I think Tony is arrogant, thinks he’s smarter than everybody else and definitely not somebody I would be buddies with. But … he’s a great manager — the best in Cardinals’ history. He includes all his players and gets the most out of them. How many people do you see have career years here and then move on to founder. It’s because Tony puts them in positions to succeed. I’ll hate to see him leave.