Lou Piniella
Lou Piniella
Louis Victor Piniellais a former professional baseball player and manager. An outfielder in the major leagues, he played five seasons with the Kansas City Royals and eleven seasons with the New York Yankees, then led five teams as manager. Piniella was nicknamed "Sweet Lou", both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager. He finished his managerial career ranked 14th all-time on the list of managerial wins...
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Everybody has contributed in a way. We have nice numbers and nice representation throughout the lineup. That's the reason it works for us.
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Well, the Yankees flexed their muscles today. Put 10 runs up in the first two innings, and that was that. Only one game; still have two to go.
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What's a three-letter word for a popular TV crime show?
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You always have regrets, but I needed to get close to home. My dad passed away this spring; I spent some valuable time with him. I had a couple of other things that were pressing ... Now, I'm a little freer again.
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We need a real potent bat in the lineup, we need starting pitching, we need some late-inning bullpen help and then we need to beef up our bench.
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When I came here three years ago, we were talking about a situation where we wanted to win now, and we were interested in winning now,
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