`Be like Darryl': Cardinals manager Tony La Russa gave his team the simplest piece of advice for dealing with the loss of a teammate and friend. (Baseball).

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is sitting inside a sweltering interview room at Wrigley Field. Pitcher Woody Williams and center fielder Jim Edmonds stand behind him, fighting back tears.

It is the first day of the rest of their lives without Darryl Kile. The questions come awkwardly, haltingly. How will the Cardinals recover from the death of one of their best pitchers? How will they endure the loss of a leader and friend?

The answers will not come on this night against the Cubs, an 8-3 loss on a solemn night at the ballpark with virtually no music or public-address announcements. The answers might not even come in the weeks and months ahead. The ...