They Said It: Lou Piniella

Chalk up another loss for the Chicago Cubs. Tuesday night, the Cubs blew another lead, which allowed the rest of the National League Central to inch closer. Manager Lou Piniella is understandably becoming more and more frustrated with each loss, especially in September. For a team that has a history of blowing leads late in the year (and dare we say… choke), should we begin wondering whether or not the Cubs will be in the postseason? Not exactly. It seems Chicago will make the postseason, considering the rest of the NL Central, besides Houston, are struggling just as much as the Cubs.

After Tuesday’s loss, Piniella ripped his club a little. Piniella fired off a pair of great quotes to the Chicago Tribune.

“I’m getting tired of watching it,” Piniella said during a brief monologue, his voice rising throughout. “That’s not the way we played all year to get where we are. I know we’re trying, but truthfully trying’s not enough.”

AND

“You can talk about having fun, talk about relaxing,” he said. “You have to get your damn shirt [sleeves] rolled up and kick somebody’s [butt]. Period. Period.”

YES!!! ‘Atta boy Lou! I love it when a manager gets all fired up. Piniella is one of the best. “You have to get your damn shirt [sleeves] rolled up and kick somebody’s [butt].” That’s the kind of manager I would want to motivate me.

Let’s hope the Cubs don’t blow this four-and-one-game lead on the NL Central. You can only imagine what kind of quotes Piniella would spout off if the Cubs [insert any word similar to choke you prefer here].

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