Cardinals manager Tony La Russa isn't buying into trade rumors involving Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard. La Russa also disagrees with the assertion that the rumors might be distracting. "The media can be really useful or really abusive. To come up with that one is really abusive," La Russa said. "To the extent that anyone takes it seriously, it could distract the Phillies, it could distract here. I'm pretty sure neither is happening."