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The Tony La Russa Bullpen Phone Debacle In A Nutshell

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By: Athlon Sports | 10/25/11, 7:24 PM EDT

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Tony La Russa poo-poo'd the bullpen phone debacle that may have cost the St. Louis Cardinals game five of the 2011 World Series against the Texas Rangers. In his mind it was not that big of a deal, but seeing as it was the biggest game of the series (so far), it seems like kind of a huge mistake to us.

So here's how it seems like that Tony La Russa call to the bullpen went. Sounds about right.

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