Lou Piniella

The man Yankees fans loved and later loved to hate as a visiting manager, Lou Piniella , is close to signing a deal that would bring him back to the Bronx as a broadcaster for the YES Network, according to Bob Raissman of the NY Daily News . Sweet Lou actually broadcasted Yankees games in 1989 for MSG after he was fired as the team’s manager. He will likely do just a few games this season in both the booth and in the studio. Hopefully he does at least a couple of games with Paul O’Neill...Read Full Story

    I have to be honest, I was somewhat shocked yesterday morning when I woke up to a multitude of Tweets regarding the impending retirement of Lou Piniella. I have a hard time believing that a guy with the resources Piniella has couldn’t get his mother help and finish a season which only has another 6 weeks left. But I guess it was just time to go. This actually, to me, has the feeling of a firing, but I doubt the Ricketts’ have those kind of cajones…well, maybe the sister. Also, the...Read Full Story

After many ejections a baseball great calls it quits! CHICAGO (AP) – After all the wins, all the losses and all those arguments, Lou Piniella clearly felt it was time to leave. Saying the final goodbye after a half-century in baseball, that was the hard part. “I cried a little bit after the game. You get emotional. I’m sorry, I’m not trying to be,” the Chicago Cubs manager said Sunday, his eyes tearing up again and his voice cracking. “This will be the last time I put on my uniform...Read Full Story

Chicago Cubs manager, Lou Piniella (“Sweet Lou”), has decided to retire at the end of the season stating that he wants to spend more time with his family. His announcement came Tuesday and will give the team plenty of time to replace him. Lou Piniella, 66, announces retirement after 2010 season Piniella, 66, achieved three championship rings after reaching The World Series five times. In a released statement Piniella says, “I’ve grown to love the city and the fans but at my age it will be...Read Full Story

After all the wins, all the losses and all those arguments, Lou Piniella clearly felt it was time to leave. Saying the final goodbye after a half-century in baseball, that was the hard part. "I cried a little bit after the game. You get emotional. I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be," the Chicago Cubs manager said Sunday, his eyes tearing up again and his voice cracking. "This will be the last time I put on my uniform," he said. The 66-year-old Piniella announced before the Cubs-Atlanta game that...Read Full Story