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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Was President Barack Obama too busy watching the “Operation Repo” marathon or something else last Friday night? When KMOX host Charlie Brennan asked now-retired St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa how the traditional call of congratulations from the White House went, La Russa suddenly realized that…it never happened. “That’s a good point, I hadn’t really even thought about that,” replied a surprised-sounding La Russa, who can be forgiven for having a few other things on his mind over the past week. “As we were getting into the World Series we had a call from the...

WASHINGTON -- Albert Pujols spoke only briefly at the "Restoring Honor" rally on Saturday, where he was presented with the Hope Award for his actions and contributions off the baseball field. However, the slugger was happy to talk at length afterward about his decision to participate in the event.

Albert Pujols And Tony La Russa Will Be Appearing At Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” Rally Albert Pujols Glenn Beck Sports And Politics St. Louis Cardinals Tony LaRussa by Tyler Reisinger | 11:40 am, August 27th, 2010 Albert Pujols and Tony La Russa will be making an appearance at Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally, and Pujols will reportedly be honored in some way. No word yet on whether or not that honor will be “Most Awkward First Baseman To Talk To.” In case you’re just joining us: Organized by Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck and featuring former Republican vice...

But the biggest news of the night came when Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa expressed his views of the Tea Party and Arizona's immigration policy to KSDK. "You're supposed to be able to have opinions and disagree, and a lot of things they (Tea Party) do I think are correct," said La Russa. "I'm actually a supporter of what Arizona's doing, you know, people don't fix your problem, and the government, national government doesn't fix your problem, and you've got a problem, they've got to take care of it themselves."

"I've believed in him from day one. I still believe in him," the St. Louis Cardinals manager said Tuesday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. McGwire is appearing on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, and an AP survey of 125 baseball writers who are eligible to vote - about 20 percent of the total - showed that only one in four who gave an opinion planned to vote for McGwire. "It would be two in five then. I'd make it two in five," La Russa said. "I can't answer for anybody else, what priorities...