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Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

Valadius Aug 22 2010 10:48 AM

He apparently decided he couldn't wait until the end of the season. His 90-year-old mother has been very ill, it seems. [url]http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AsUj7itfQNwJt12NEoiDq4wRvLYF?slug=tsn-166180

metirish Aug 22 2010 01:48 PM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

The poor woman didn't even see the Cubs win their last one, old but not that old.

Zvon Aug 22 2010 01:56 PM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

I think he just can't take watching the Cubs play anymore. I am surprised that he is stepping down. I hope his mom is around for many more years.

MFS62 Aug 22 2010 06:29 PM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

Nice career, Lou. I remember you as being a very loud Yankee manager. Have a nice retirement. But right now I'm more concerned that the Mets offense looks like it retired before today's game. Later

Zvon Aug 22 2010 06:33 PM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

If you haven't seen it try and catch the "Best Of Lou" collection of clips they have been running on ESPN. I didn't realize it til I saw these clips. I am gonna miss this guy. I've seen the bit 3 times so far today and the one clip, where he goes to kick the hat and misses it, cracks me up every time.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 22 2010 09:19 PM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

Managed 5 teams for 23 seasons over 25 years. Just 9 losing seasons but only 1 league title and WS championship, with the mercurial 1990 Reds.

Valadius Aug 22 2010 09:55 PM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

That Reds team looks like such an aberration when you look back on the historical record. It was bookended by two 5th-place seasons of 75 wins and 74 wins, respectively. And they only won 91 games to finish in first that year.

Frayed Knot Aug 23 2010 06:47 AM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

And Oakland was such a ridiculously heavy favorite that year that whoever bet the Reds to not just win the WS but sweep probably made a fortune ... except that I doubt anyone actually did. At least half of Lou's losing seasons came while in TB The other high/low point of his career is probably the 2001 Mariners. 116 wins and then barely competitive in the playoffs

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 23 2010 06:48 AM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

They put on a great show in the NLCS to beat a very strong Pittsburgh team then swept the WS

Rockin' Doc Aug 23 2010 05:55 PM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

Pinella coached against the Pirates when they were good? Damn, Pinella was around a long, long time.

HahnSolo Aug 23 2010 06:24 PM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

Frayed Knot wrote: And Oakland was such a ridiculously heavy favorite that year that whoever bet the Reds to not just win the WS but sweep probably made a fortune ... except that I doubt anyone actually did. At least half of Lou's losing seasons came while in TB The other high/low point of his career is probably the 2001 Mariners. 116 wins and then barely competitive in the playoffs My dad knew a guy who was having a good run in Vegas in October of '90, so he threw a few bills down on a Reds sweep and won 30K. The '01 Mariners, great as they were, did not have the rotation to make an extended run in the postseason, unfortunately.

Fman99 Aug 23 2010 07:58 PM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

Frayed Knot wrote: And Oakland was such a ridiculously heavy favorite that year that whoever bet the Reds to not just win the WS but sweep probably made a fortune ... except that I doubt anyone actually did. Hey!

metsguyinmichigan Aug 23 2010 09:25 PM Re: Lou Piniella Retiring After Today's Game

I think he'll be back.