By whom? It's been pretty much the scuttlebutt all season long that this would be his last in Saint Louis. According to the article, he gave them the word in August. This was totally expected. Well it was news to me, but admittedly I wasn't paying much attention to what might happen to Tony LaRussa after the season. Most people down here thought 2012 would be his last year in an effort to get to #2 on the alltime wins list.