I don't deny that La Russa wins. He's won everywhere he's been. He is very well thought of in baseball circles. Why am I a bit put off by him being the man in charge when Canseco and McGwire were doping in Oakland, and again in St. Louis with McGwire, and claiming he had no knowledge of any of it? Denying it even happened? McGwire assures us that La Russa had no knowledge, but that sounds like falling on his sword to protect his long-time manager. La Russa sees these players every single day for months on end, and is known as extremely detail-oriented, knowing what's going on in his clubhouse. For him to toss it aside as "hard work, not juicing" seems like turning a blind eye, of not wanting to know why these guys are pumped up like bodybuilders. It just nags at me for some reason.