Cubs accidentally fire Lou Piniella (flag)
www.serioussportsnewsnetwork.com — Chicagoland sports websites, talk radio shows and barbershops are buzzing today after it was announced that the Cubs, who have baseball’s best record, inadvertently fired Lou Piniella . According to reports out of Chicago, the firing came as a result of a spate of managerial replacements, with Willie Randolph , John McLaren and John Gibbons being axed this week - HILARIOUS!
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