Derrick Goold is among the members of the media weighing in on Tony La Russa and the Cardinals' collective ultimatum—La Russa will have a decision in the next week, and it's difficult to tell at this moment what that decision will be.
↵It'll be good to have closure, whatever it is, and while I suppose I'd agree with B.J. Rains that not managing seems more likely than it did in the past, I'd still be surprised if La Russa actually does walk away. If nothing else, he seemed to enjoy playing the youngsters too much.