The Zo Zone

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is upset at a poem that appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch because it poked fun at the Chicago Cubs.

La Russa called the poem -- that's right, we're talking about a poem -- a cheap shot at the Cubs and refuses to talk with reporters from the Post-Dispatch this weekend as a result. The dialogue between La Russa and Post-Dispatch columnist Bernie Miklasz can be heard here. La Russa and Cubs manager Lou Piniella grew up together in Tampa, so there is a loyalty issue there. But La Russa also might be concerned that the Cubs will use the poem -- that's right, we're still talking about a poem -- as bulletin board material.

I think I just found something sillier than Schilling's bloody sock.

But maybe the Post-Dispatch could write a correction -- maybe in haiku form -- to appease La Russa:

We wrote a crap poem,
It was a pretty bad joke,
Now win games Tony