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...
beat came home wears
Let me tell you what -- I came here because I thought it could be done, ... I didn't come here just to be home. Being home and getting beat wears off pretty quick.
beer
I didn't think beer could be that sudsy.
pitches pitching winning
He's a lot responsible for the way we've played. To me, he's pitching with a lot more confidence. You can see it out there. But that's what winning does for you. You get aggressive, you make better pitches and you make better choices.
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He did a really nice job in our two years together. He was very well prepared and worked hard. He did a good job with our young pitchers.
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I think it will probably curtail that type of thing from happening at other ballparks. It'll keep the playing field safer, which is a concern. You hate to see a fan penalized, but what are you going to do?
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I'm free, but it doesn't mean that I have anything in mind or I'm looking for a job. I'll entertain, but I'm not talking about the Yankees' job, but in general. I'm prepared to sit out and play some golf and catch up on my leisure time. I'm unemployed.
days hard played
Really, it's like two days off with the day off (today). He has played hard this season; played a lot of games.
nice
But they got a nice savings, also. It's a nice win-win for both.
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I'm not going there. Twenty home runs in a half a season in any era is pretty darn good.
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He's been one of my favorites I've ever managed, ... He could very easily have been captain of the team. If I had chosen a captain, with all the great players we had, I think Danny would have ended up taking that position.
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It's not easy, but it's the right thing, ... I wouldn't deviate from my decision. I'm perfectly content with it. Now I'll relax, play some golf and fish and do the things I want to do, and evaluate opportunities if they come and when they come.
muscles runs yankees
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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Uh, look. When you're last in the league in pitching and last in the league in errors, that's not a good combination to win baseball games. We're last in the league in walks. There's a direct correlation between those things.