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Once Twitter’s arch-nemesis, St.

Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is now buddy-buddy with the primetime startup. Need proof?

Baseball manager Tony La Russa has officially dropped his lawsuit against Twitter concerning a fake Twitter account created in his name.

It looks like a lawsuit was the final push Twitter needed to announce a verification program to thwart celebrity impersonators on Twitter.

This week really has been an active one for Twitter in the sports realm.

First, we learned that St. Louis Cardinals baseball manager had sued Twitter for an impostor account (and then settled only days later).

Well, that was quick.

Two days ago we reported that St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was suing Twitter for unspecified damages after he became aware of a Twitter user cybersquatting on the @tonylarussa name.

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Alas, the days of Twitter’s innocence in hijacked celebrity accounts may have come to an end.

Tony La Russa, the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, is up in arms over the fact that someone other than him tweeted under his likeness and that Twitter permitted it.

In fact, he’s so pissed that he’s taking Twitter to court.