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Piniella, La Russa vow to remain friends

By Phil Rogers
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, December 22, 2006

Forget about the introductions at home plate April 20, when the Chicago Cubs play the St. Louis Cardinals for the first time since the Cubs' latest managerial change. Lou Piniella and Tony La Russa know each other almost as well as they know themselves. The question is: Can a friendship with its roots in childhood survive the intensity of the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry? La Russa was saddened to see his relationship with Dusty Baker sour during the four years they maneuvered against each other, emo ...

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