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One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season|Paperback
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Read Tony La Russa's letter on stepping down as White Sox manager
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Tony La Russa's Plaque In Baseball Hall Of Fame Will Need Revisions
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Tony La Russa out indefinitely as White Sox manager with heart issue
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Tony La Russa hired as Chicago White Sox manager
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