| Lou Piniella | ||
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| Outfielder / Manager | ||
| Born: August 28, 1943 Tampa, Florida | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| Sept 4, 1964 for the Baltimore Orioles | ||
| Final game | ||
| June 16, 1984 for the New York Yankees | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 291 | |
| Home runs | 102 | |
| Runs batted in | 766 | |
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Louis Victor Piniella (pronounced /pɨˈnɛlə/; born August 28, 1943, in Tampa, Florida, United States) is the current manager of the Chicago Cubs and a former Major League Baseball outfielder. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1977 World Series matched the returning American League champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees The 1990 World Series matched the defending champions and heavily-favored Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter He has been nicknamed "Sweet Lou," both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager.
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Early life
Piniella grew up in West Tampa, Florida. West Tampa is one of the oldest districts within the city limits of Tampa, USA and a former incorporated city located just west of downtown Tampa His Asturian grandparents immigrated to Florida from Asturias, Spain. The Asturians are one of the regional nationalities of Spain, issuing from the historical country of the Principality of Asturias, and also from the provinces The Principality of Asturias ( Spanish: Principado de Asturias, Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies or Asturies) is an Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. As a child, he played PONY League Baseball alongside Tony La Russa. PONY Baseball and Softball is a Non-profit organization dedicated to helping young people grow into healthier and happier adults primarily through the organization of Baseball Anthony "Tony" La Russa Jr (ləˈɹuːsə born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League He attended Jesuit High School of Tampa where he was an All-American in basketball. Jesuit High School of Tampa is a private Catholic all-male High school located in Tampa Florida, USA, and established in 1899. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m After graduation, he attended the University of Tampa where he was an All-American in baseball. The University of Tampa, or UT, is a private co-educational university in downtown Tampa Florida.
Playing career
Piniella, at the age of 21, played in his first major league game in 1964 with the Baltimore Orioles. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. At 24, his second major league season was with the Indians. He joined the Seattle Pilots during their 1969 preseason, but was quickly traded. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets He was prominently mentioned in Jim Bouton's classic book about the Seattle Pilots, Ball Four. James Alan Bouton (born March 8, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, United States) is a former Major League Baseball player and Ball Four is a book written by former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Bouton in.
Piniella played for the Kansas City Royals from 1969-73, and was the American League's AL Rookie of the Year in 1969. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America He was the first player to come to bat in Royals history. On April 8 of their first season, he led off the bottom of the 1st against left-hander Tom Hall of the Minnesota Twins. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Tom Edward Hall ( November 23, 1947 in Thomasville North Carolina) is a former professional baseball player who played Pitcher in the Major The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He doubled to left field, then scored on an RBI single by Jerry Adair. In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire Kenneth Jerry Adair ( December 17, 1936 &ndash May 31, 1987) was a professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles,
That was followed by 11 years as a member of the New York Yankees, where they won five AL East titles (1976-78, 1980 and 1981), four AL pennants (1976-78 and 1981), and two World Series championships (1977-78). The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The American League East Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1977 World Series matched the returning American League champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees After centerfielder Mickey Rivers was traded, during the 1979 season, Piniella became the Yankees leadoff hitter. John Milton "Mickey" Rivers (born October 31, 1948 in Miami Florida) was a Major League Baseball player from 1970-1984 for the One of the more underrated players of the 1970s (he made just one all star team), he compiled 1705 lifetime hits despite not playing full time for just under half of his career.
He wore uniform number 24 for the Orioles, and 23 for the Indians. His longer stretches were wearing number 9 for the Royals, and 14 for the Yankees.
Managerial career
New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds
After retiring as a player, Piniella managed the Yankees from 1986 to 1987 and for most of 1988 before briefly serving as the club's general manager for the rest of the 1988 and 1989 seasons. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St In Major League Baseball, the General Manager or GM of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, Piniella managed the Cincinnati Reds between 1990 and 1992, a tenure that included winning the 1990 World Series against the heavily-favored Oakland Athletics. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The 1990 World Series matched the defending champions and heavily-favored Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.
Seattle Mariners
From 1993-2002, he finally came to Seattle, where he managed the Mariners, winning the AL Manager of the Year Award in 1995, and again in 2001 when he led the Mariners to a record-tying 116 wins. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: After winning the 2001 AL Division Series, the Mariners dropped the first two games of the AL Championship Series, and Piniella held an angry post-game press conference in which he guaranteed the Mariners would win two out of three games in New York to return the ALCS to Seattle. The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2001 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 9, and ended on The American League Championship Series was a rematch of the 2000 ALCS between the New York Yankees, who had come off a dramatic comeback against the However, the Yankees closed out the series at Yankee Stadium, and the Mariners have not reached the playoffs since. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Following the 2002 season, Piniella was included in a rare "trade" that sent him to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, with outfielder Randy Winn going to Seattle. The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St Dwight Randolph "Randy" Winn (born June 9 1974 in) is an Outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball
In the Mariners' 30-season history, they have had nine winning seasons and reached the playoffs four times. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Seven of the winning seasons and all of the playoff appearances occurred during Piniella's ten years with the Mariners.
Piniella is the only manager in Mariners history to have a winning record in his tenure with the team, while serving at least one season.
In a game in the 2002 season, Piniella came out to argue a call and was immediately tossed after throwing down his hat. Afterwards, he kicked his hat several times, aggressively approached the umpire, and kicked dirt on the umpire as well. He then ripped first base from the diamond then threw it down the right field foul line twice after he imitated the umpire tossing him out. [1]
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
In his first two seasons with the Devil Rays, Piniella was able to improve the team somewhat, and they won a franchise-record 70 games in 2004, which was also their first season in which they did not finish last in their division, which he also guaranteed (he also jokingly said, after saying it several times, "If I say it any more times I might have us winning the World Series!". The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. ) During the 2005 season, Piniella was very critical of Devil Rays front office for focusing too much on the future and not enough on immediate results, and for not increasing payroll quickly enough to field a competitive team (they started the season with a $30 million payroll, which was the lowest in the major leagues; the Yankees payroll in 2005 was over $208 million). 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series
Tensions eventually made Piniella step down as the Devil Rays' manager on September 21, 2005. The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Sweet Lou had one more season remaining on his contract from October 2002, but agreed to a $2. 2 million buyout, in lieu of $4. 4 million that he was due, had he decided to manage the team for one more season. He would have also received $1. 25 million in deferred salary from 2003.
Chicago Cubs
On October 16, 2006, Piniella agreed to a three-year contract to manage the Chicago Cubs. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The contract is for $10 million over three seasons with a $5 million option for a fourth year [2]
Famous for his anger and meltdowns, he showed it during a press conference after a Cubs-Reds game on April 13, 2007 when Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano blew a five run lead in the 5th inning in which the Reds scored 6 runs, winning the game 6-5. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Carlos Alberto Zambrano (born June 1 1981 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) popularly known as "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a right-handed A reporter asked him what was not working for the Cubs. He responded in a loud, angry voice, "What the hell do you think isn't working?! You saw the damn game! … This guy is your ace, you got a 5-0 lead with the eighth and ninth hitters coming up, you feel pretty good about that inning and all of a sudden it turns into a six-run inning,” Piniella said, obviously still agitated but calmer. “And then I bring in the reliever who’s throwing 30-to-40-foot curveballs to boot. I can see. I can start to see some of the ways this team has lost ballgames. I can see it. We’ve got to correct it obviously. This game here is one that got away from us that really shouldn’t. ” In a similar meltdown after the May 17, 2007, game against the Mets, Lou stated, "I don't care about feelings".
On June 2, 2007, Piniella was ejected as a Cub for the first time, after throwing down his hat, kicking dirt at third base umpire Mark Wegner, and kicking his hat three times. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He was arguing a call that Angel Pagan was out at third attempting to advance on a wild pitch. Angel Pagán (born July 2, 1981 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is currently an Outfielder in Major League Baseball In the post-game press conference, he said Pagan looked safe from the dugout, but acknowledged that, after seeing the replay, the umpire made the right call. However, he also said he was going to argue no matter if Pagan was safe or out: "it didn't make a damn bit of difference. " He was suspended for four games, the longest of his career. Though the full effects of the display cannot be substantiated, the Cubs - 22-31 in their 53 games through June 2nd - went 35-18 over the subsequent 53 games, and went on from there to capture the National League Central Division title.
Known for his often aggressive and sometimes explosive behavior, Piniella is one of the most-ejected managers in major league history with 60 career ejections, only one behind long-time friend and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. Anthony "Tony" La Russa Jr (ləˈɹuːsə born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League [3] He had a reputation for being less than patient with pitchers, often sending his pitching coach to remove them from the game. He even got into a clubhouse scuffle with pitcher Rob Dibble while with the Reds which was caught on video, ending with the two being pulled apart and Lou screaming, "You don't want to be treated like a man!"
Managerial record
Updated through June 6, 2008
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| New York Yankees | 1986 | 90 | 72 | . Robert Keith Dibble (born January 24, 1964 in Bridgeport Connecticut) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 556 | 2nd in AL East | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | 89 | 73 | . The American League East Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions 549 | 3rd in AL East | - | - | - | - | |
| 1988 | 45 | 48 | . 484 | 5th in AL East | - | - | - | - | |
| NYY Total | 224 | 193 | . 537 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1990 | 91 | 71 | . The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA 562 | 1st in NL West | 8 | 2 | . The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball 's National League. 800 | Won World Series |
| 1991 | 74 | 88 | . The 1990 World Series matched the defending champions and heavily-favored Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four 457 | 5th in NL West | - | - | - | - | |
| 1992 | 90 | 72 | . 556 | 2nd in NL West | - | - | - | - | |
| CIN Total | 255 | 231 | . 525 | - | 8 | 2 | . 800 | - | |
| Seattle Mariners | 1993 | 82 | 80 | . The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. 506 | 4th in AL West | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | 49 | 63 | . The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball 's American League. 438 | 3rd in AL West | - | - | - | - | |
| 1995 | 79 | 66 | . 545 | 1st in AL West | 5 | 6 | . 455 | Lost ALCS | |
| 1996 | 85 | 76 | . The American League Championship Series ( ALCS) the second round of the 1995 American League playoffs matched the Central Division champion Cleveland 528 | 2nd in AL West | - | - | - | - | |
| 1997 | 90 | 72 | . 556 | 1st in AL West | 1 | 3 | . 250 | Lost ALDS | |
| 1998 | 76 | 85 | . The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 1997 American League playoffs began on Tuesday September 30, and ended 472 | 3rd in AL West | - | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | 79 | 83 | . 488 | 3rd in AL West | - | - | - | - | |
| 2000 | 91 | 71 | . 562 | 2nd in AL West | 5 | 4 | . 556 | Lost ALCS | |
| 2001 | 116 | 46 | . The American League Championship Series was a matchup between the Eastern Division Champion New York Yankees and the Wild Card Seattle Mariners. 716 | 1st in AL West | 4 | 6 | . 400 | Lost ALCS | |
| 2002 | 93 | 69 | . The American League Championship Series was a rematch of the 2000 ALCS between the New York Yankees, who had come off a dramatic comeback against the 574 | 3rd in AL West | - | - | - | - | |
| SEA Total | 840 | 711 | . 542 | - | 15 | 19 | . 441 | 3 Divsional Titles | |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 2003 | 63 | 99 | . The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St 389 | 5th in AL East | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | 70 | 91 | . 435 | 4th in AL East | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | 67 | 95 | . 414 | 5th in AL East | - | - | - | - | |
| TB Total | 200 | 285 | . 412 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chicago Cubs | 2007 | 85 | 77 | . The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. 525 | 1st in NL Central | 0 | 3 | . The National League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions 000 | Lost NLDS |
| 2008 | 44 | 25 | . The 2007 National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2007 National League playoffs began on Wednesday October 3 637 | ||||||
| CHC Total | 124 | 100 | . 554 | - | 0 | 3 | . 000 | 1 Divisional Title | |
| AL Total | 1264 | 1189 | . 515 | - | 15 | 19 | . 441 | 3 Divisional Titles | |
| NL Total | 380 | 330 | . 535 | - | 8 | 5 | . 615 | World Series | |
| Career Total | 1,644 | 1,519 | . 520 | - | 23 | 24 | . 489 | World Series, 4 Divisional Titles | |
Awards
- 1969 - AL Rookie of the Year
- 1972 - AL All-Star
- 1995 - AL Manager of the Year
- 2001 - AL Manager of the Year
Broadcasting career
After parting ways with the Devil Rays, Piniella spent one season as a color commentator for Fox Sports, joining Thom Brennaman and Steve Lyons in calling postseason baseball games. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play See also Fox Sports (Australia and Fox Sports Net. Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company (part of Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American Sportscaster, and the son of sportscaster Marty Brennaman Stephen John Lyons (born June 3, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball player and a Television Sportscaster.
During their broadcast of Game 3 of the 2006 American League Championship Series, Piniella was commenting on player Marco Scutaro who had struggled during the regular season but was playing well during the series. The 2006 American League Championship Series ( ALCS) was the second round of the 2006 American League playoffs it began on October 10 Marcos Scutaro (ˈskuːtəroʊ born October 30, 1975 in He stated that to expect Scutaro to continue playing well would be similar to finding a wallet on Friday and expecting to find another wallet on Saturday and Sunday. A wallet, or billfold, is a small flat case used to carry personal items such as Cash, Credit cards and identification documents such as a Driver's Piniella then commented that player Frank Thomas needed to get "en fuego" which is Spanish for "on fire", because he was "frio" meaning "cold". Frank Edward Thomas (born May 27 1968 is a Major League Baseball Designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics. Lyons responded by saying that Piniella was "hablaing [sic] Español" and added,"I still can't find my wallet. Sic is a Latin word meaning "thus" "so" "as such" or "just as that" I don't understand him, and I don't want to sit close to him now. "[4]
FOX fired Lyons for making the above remarks, which FOX determined to be racially insensitive. [5] Piniella later defended Lyons saying Lyons was "kidding" and that "There isn't a racist bone in his [Lyons'] body. [6].
In other media
Piniella made a cameo in the 1994 film Little Big League. Little Big League is a 1994 film about an 11-year-old (later turns 12 who suddenly becomes the owner and then manager of the Minnesota
In late 2007 Piniella appeared in a television commercial for Aquafina bottled water in which he parodies his famous 2002 meltdown in Seattle. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Aquafina is a brand of Bottled water. It was first distributed in Wichita, Kansas in 1994 and was distributed across the United States, Bottled water is Drinking water packaged in Bottles for individual consumption and retail sale Piniella, as manager of the Cubs, emerges from the dugout after a member of the opposing team is called safe at third base. In Baseball, a Baserunner is safe when he reaches a base without being put out by various ways A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Although he visually appears to be arguing with the third base umpire, Piniella actually yells, "What a great call! You're doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset, so I'm going to kick some dirt, you understand?" The conversation continues in this way, appearing to be a heated argument but really a friendly conversation, so convincing that the crowd cheers and the play-by-play commentator remarks, "Lou is really giving it to him. In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making " Finally, Piniella asks the umpire to eject him from the game. In sports an ejection (or dismissal or sending-off) is a disqualifying action assessed to a player or coach by a game official (such as a Referee The umpire obliges, and Piniella tells him to "say hello to the misses" before removing third base and throwing it into the infield.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2007
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2008
References
- ^ How to lose mind ... and keep dignity
- ^ Cubs come to terms with Piniella,MLB.com. Major League Baseball recognizes doubles champions in the American League and National League each season American League National League Other Years American League National League Other Years MLBcom is the official site of Major League Baseball. MLBcom is a source of baseball-related information including baseball news statistics and sports columns
- ^ Devil Rays Managers and Coaches page
- ^ Lyons fired by Fox,The Boston Globe
- ^ Fox fires baseball announcer Steve Lyons after racially insensitive comment,USA Today
- ^ Fired Baseball Announcer Lyons Finds Support, IMDb
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Baseball Almanac
- BaseballLibrary.com - career highlights
- Piniella, Rays Parting Ways - Tampa Tribune
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