chicagotribune.com - 11/14/2008
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A NL Manager of the Year plaque doesn't have the same cache as a World Series ring, but Lou Piniella was honored Wednesday after earning his third managerial award for guiding the Cubs to a league-best 97 victories. Was it a bittersweet feeling for Piniella after the way the Cubs bowed out in October? Not really.
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CHICAGO -- Lou Piniella, who guided the Cubs
to the best record in the National League, was
named Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Wednesday. It's the third time Piniella, 65, has won the award and first time in ...
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