In a book written by Buzz Bissinger, "3 Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager"(to be released in April), Bissinger accounts decisions made by Tony La Russa. Bissinger, who had unprecedented access to La Russa during the 2003 season, compiled various stories of decisions made during that period.
One of these decisions was to take a payback pitch at Luis Gonzale...
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