One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season Audiobook

" LaRussa proves he's the pompous ass you always thought he was. "

" Perfect reading during postseason baseball, especially if you are a Cardinal baseball fan. Great insight into the man who coached the Cards to two World Series Championships, one which will likely be the most remarkable Series ever in history. "

" La Russa's ghost writer failed miserably in his job to make a non-writer's writing read like it was written by a professional. "

" First of all, I place a high value on intelligence and how people who have it, use it. Secondly, I have been a rabid baseball fan for as long as I can remember. Given those things, LaRussa has always been one of my favorite - and one of the most compelling to me - people in the game. This book is tremendous. Engaging. Insightful. Written at a level a cut above most other books of its kind. "

" For a baseball and St. Louis Cardinals fan, this was a fun, snow day read when I was wishing the boys of summer were back. "

" I've been studying these players for a project that is being written. I loved the insight and answers to the whys to the times of asking. La Russa is a funny and soft spoken man when I met and talked with him. What a man! "

" Not bad, but more often than not reads like a La Russa press conference. The candid and honest portions are worth it, but are sadly in the minority of stories. "

" Normally I like baseball books, but this one get boring real quickly. Maybe the subject (Cardinals) was part of the problem, as I am a Cubs fan. "

" I'm a huge fan of TLR and his accomplishments! But he's not ready to tell tales yet and I was hoping for more insights! "

" I've always liked Tony La Russa so I was excited to read this book. It not only has good insight into the Cards 2011 Championship season, but Tony makes flashbacks to other high points in his career (i.e. transition from player to manager, A's years, and 1989 earthquake). "

" Just OK. Cardinals fans and many baseball fans will like the book, but once an arrogant jackass, always an arrogant jackass. Nothing much here to change that. "

" Being a die-hard Card's fan I was anxious to read this. I enjoyed the book but only because I am a fan. Tony seemed to go out of his way to be non-controversial which made the book less interesting. "

" La Russa isn't the greatest storyteller, and can be a bit dry at times, but, considering the subject matter, I enjoyed it nonetheless. "

" Maybe a little too involved for the casual baseball fan (and gives very little in the way of behind-the-scenes-in-the-clubhouse stories), but some excellent insight on managing big games, and a successful attempt to capture the giddy joy of the Cardinals 2011 season. "

" Must reading for St. Louis Cardinal fans...provided a great insight into Tony LaRusso who as manager gave us 15 years of great baseball and provided much fodder for second guessing fans. "