What Lou Piniella has learned about his Cubs
Published 6/24/2008 at chicagotribune.com - Sports
Sly comment in Tampa sparks several theories
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After the Cubs were swept by Tampa Bay last week at Tropicana Field, manager Lou Piniella made a cryptic comment.
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