Piniella: 'Look, I Have Smoked Dope'
Blak4rest: Sports, Media and Vegas —
... Cubs' manager Lou Piniella defended his catcher Geovany Soto for testing positive for weed during the World Baseball Classic months ago. "It's a non-issue as far as I'm concerned," Piniella said. Good for him. You'd wish more sports figures would be stand-up guys about smoking marijuana. But too many hypocrites are afraid to do so because of the fallout from other hypocrites. ESPN.com
For One Day In His Life Lou Piniella Was A Pot Head
Total Pro Sports —
... "I do know young people make mistakes at times and learn from mistakes. I've made a lot of mistakes in my life personally, and I've learned from them." [ESPN] ...
Lou Piniella Once Smoked The Devil’s Marihuana
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... (Okay, he’s no Jerry Garcia , but whatever.) Cubs manager Lou Piniella defended Soto today, saying that if he had known earlier than this week about the drug test, he would have encouraged Soto to come clean with it much earlier, rather than having it weigh on his mind and affect his performance. Then Uncle Lou engaged in an unusually candid bit of solidarity, saying that he, too, had smoked the reefer back in the day. Said Piniella, courtesy of ESPN CHICAGO (click on the circle thing at the link to hear the interview) : Look, I have smoked dope one time in my life, And it ...
Baseball’s Latest Drug Casualties : Sid Vicious, Sweet Lou
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... during the WBC. Manager Lou Piniella quickly spoke in support of his catcher, telling ESPN Chicago, “A lot of people (smoke marijuana). You can even buy it in California from a pharmacy.” Would it be so difficult for Lou to provide this pharmacy’s name and address? ...
Lou Piniella Admits That He Tried Marijuana
Hail Mary Jane —
... . As you may have guessed, some media outlets came down on him but at least he has his manager in his corner. Cubs Manager Lou Piniella admitted yesterday that "he had smoked dope" and that it had no effect on him. ...
Sweet Lou Didn't Like "Dope"
MLB Notebook - Major League Baseball New, Notes, and Analysis —
ESPN: Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella on Friday defended catcher Geovany Soto, who tested positive for marijuana during the World Baseball Classic, by admitting he once smoked pot. "Look, I have smoked dope one time in my life," Piniella said before ...
Daily Box Score 6/28: Having a Bad Night, Instant Replay and Chasing Minor League Strikeouts
Beyond the Box Score —
... , who recently tested positive for the use of marijuana. In fact, Lou Piniella now is admitting that he, too, has inhaled. Does this mean he tried steroids, too, or that he really can differentiate reefers and steroids? ...
Pinella DOES Know A Reefer
GoatRiders of the Apocalypse —
Lou Pinella admitted that he smoked pot. Once.
No big deal really, as a lot of people have tried it. I did too in college...wasn't a fan.
But what cracks me up is that back when Sammy was linked to have tested positive for PED's back in 2003, which means steroids, Pinella said the following: "I wouldn't know the difference between a reefer and a steroid."
Well, technically, since Lou has now admitted that he knew what a reefer is, shouldn't he know the difference between a reefer and a ...
