Author Buzz Bissinger Not Finished Trashing Tony La Russa, Albert Pujols

By Chad Garrison on Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:33 am

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Bissinger and La Russa in happier times.

So, you think you have strong feelings about Albert Pujols and Tony La Russa attending a Glenn Beck rally this past weekend at the Lincoln Memorial?

You've got nothing on Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger. Trust me.

Bissinger and La Russa were once buddies. Bissinger even wrote a book about La Russa called Three Nights in August. Today they're no longer friends, and for the past several days Bissinger has been bashing TLR and Pujols mercilessly on his Twitter feed.

Call it a bad case of twittarrhea, but it does makes for some entertaining reading with Bissinger comparing Beck to Hitler, mocking Pujols' spirituality and saying that La Russa needs to retire.

Among some of the highlights...

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