St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa retires
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter gives some emotional thoughts on the retirement of manager Tony La Russa during a press conference at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on October 31, 2011. La Russa, (67) who managed the Cardinals for 16 seasons guided his club to the franchise’s 11th World Championship just days ago. La Russa has 2,728 career wins. UPI/Bill Greenblatt