ST. LOUIS - JULY 12: Hall of famer Ozzie Smith looks on during the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game at Busch Stadium on July 12, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
The former St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith and manager Tony La Russa have been enemies for 24 years; will it ever end?
The Oct. 2 passing of Bob Gibson has left Ozzie Smith, 65, as the greatest living Cardinal.* Tony La Russa, just hired to manage the Chicago White Sox at age 76, ranks as the team’s greatest living ex-manager.