[JohnnyZ]

LaRussa was largely a failure until last year because he had not won a pennant.

LaRussa did have some success in his previous job, if you think back a little.

[steve8714]

We don't look at his previous job. Joe Torre has had much success in his subsequent job- neither has anything to do with their performance here. LaRussa was outmanaged by Bobby Cox in '96 and later by Valentine in the Mets' year. I'd rather split into 4 eight team leagues with no interleague play than continue the wild card system, so "post season" means little to me. Only the pennant has meaning.