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The feisty manager of the Chicago Cubs came to Chicago in 2007 with the goal of changing the culture of losing that has defined the organization for several decades. A former major-league outfielder who made his reputation with the "Bronx Zoo" edition of the New York Yankees in the 1970s, Piniella will begin the 2008 season with 1,604 wins as manager, ranking 15th on the all-time list. Piniella had a memorable debut season in Chicago, guiding the Cubs to a Central Division championship before they bowed out in three straight games to Arizona in the postseason. After a poor start, the turnaround of the '07 Cubs was traced to a sunny afternoon at Wrigley Field in early June when Piniella was e...
The feisty manager of the Chicago Cubs came to Chicago in 2007 with the goal of changing the culture of losing that has defined the organization for several decades. A former major-league outfielder who made his reputation with the "Bronx Zoo" edition of the New York Yankees in the 1970s, Piniella will begin the 2008 season with 1,604 wins as manager, ranking 15th on the all-time list. Piniella had a memorable debut season in Chicago, guiding the Cubs to a Central Division championship before they bowed out in three straight games to Arizona in the postseason. After a poor start, the turnaround of the '07 Cubs was traced to a sunny afternoon at Wrigley Field in early June when Piniella was ejected (and eventually suspended) for kicking dirt on an umpire. Piniella has two "Manager of the Year" awards to his credit, and he won a world championship in his first year with Cincinnati in 1990. Known by his nickname "Sweet Lou," Piniella has recently tried to downplay his age-old image as a short-tempered lunatic who fights with umpires and throws bases when a call goes against him. Piniella is signed through the 2009 season, and insists that the Cubs job will be his last before retiring.
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Where will Francona manage next season?
Where the next curse is Dom Amore Hartford Courant The Cubs are bedeviled by the most hideous curse in sports, so what do they need? A manager who has proven he can break such things. There are only two out there who have proven then can win with...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Ozzie Guillen, Los Angeles Times, College Baseball, Chicago Tribune
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Ex-Yanks star, broadcaster Bobby Murcer dies at 62
The Associated PressBobby Murcer succeeded Mickey Mantle, played in pinstripes with Don Mattingly and watched proudly from the broadcast booth when the New York Yankees returned to power. A cherished link from former Yankees greats to the club's current stars, Murcer died...Tags: Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Willie Mays, Hospitals and Clinics, Emmy Awards (tv program)
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Faceoff: Should baseball have waited until next season to implement instant replay?
Let's go to the tape By Childs Walker Too often in this life, we ignore chances to make modest improvements because we're waiting for the perfect solution. I'm glad baseball didn't make that mistake with instant replay. Instead, commissioner Bud Selig...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, Football, Baseball
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Faceoff: Will Cubs and Red Sox meet in World Series?
Boston short on pitching By Dan Connolly Tradition and fan support don't win league pennants. Pitching does. And, the way things look, the Red Sox do not have the pitching to guarantee a spot in the World Series, especially if Josh Beckett isn't...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Josh Beckett, Hank Steinbrenner, Manny Ramirez, National League
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Ex-MLB pitcher killed by lightning
The Associated PressFormer major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez, who won 11 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1997, was killed by a lightning strike in his native Venezuela on Sunday. He was 33. Emergency management official Herman Bracho said Monday that Gonzalez was struck by...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, Sammy Sosa, Wrigley Field, New York Mets
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How to deal?
Sun reportersThere is no prescribed path, no blueprint Mike Hargrove can give Joe Gibbs. Dealing with death in sports is not in any coaching manual. In the aftermath of the shooting death of Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor, Gibbs has to pull his shattered team together...Tags: New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Hospitals and Clinics, George Mason, Family
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Prospect Perlozzo is coach at heart
Sun StaffThe Orioles' managerial search reached a compelling turn yesterday when Sam Perlozzo, a man of fierce loyalty who had spent the past three years as Mike Hargrove's bench coach, was asked to describe how his managing style would differ from Hargrove's....Tags: Robert Machado, Eddie Murray, Public Employees, Willis Roberts, Mike Flanagan
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Mazzilli interviews for O's job
The Associated PressLee Mazzilli interviewed Thursday to be the Orioles' manager, and Grady Little is up next. Mazzilli, the New York Yankees' first base coach, became the seventh person to interview for the post that opened when the Orioles fired manager Mike Hargrove on...Tags: New York Yankees, Public Employees, Mike Flanagan, New York Mets, World Series
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At shortstop, a glove story
Sun StaffJim Palmer and Mark Belanger did a double take the first time they saw Cal Ripken the potential major-leaguer hustle out to third base at Miami Stadium. It was nothing like their encounters with Ripken the toddler, Ripken the teen-ager or Ripken the...Tags: Texas Rangers, Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, Punishment, Cincinnati Reds
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Dempster can't buy a break
PITTSBURGH — It was five years ago this week that an exasperated Lou Piniella announced he had seen enough of his underachieving Cubs' lineup. "Maybe we'll draw the darn thing out of a hat," the Cubs' manager fumed after a four-game losing streak...
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Befitting career, Wood leaves lasting memories
Having covered Kerry Wood's first and last pitches in the majors and chronicled his best and worst moments — in simulated games, Cactus League games and playoffs games, through elbow, shoulder, knee, back, blister and hot tub injuries — I'm...
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What will this year's Chi-town series be like?
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago White Sox - INSIDE PITCH Catcher A.J. Pierzynski described the 6-1 win over the Angels on Thursday as "nice to win a get-away game, especially a long flight and the crazy trip we have." But if two games at...Tags: Major League Baseball, Matt Thornton, Chicago Cubs, Alfonso Soriano, Robin Ventura
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