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Lou keeps it in perspective :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chris De Luca
There's joy in Wrigleyville, but Cubs manager says there's a long way to go Excuse Lou Piniella if he can't muster the same brand of maniacal Cubs excitement that is sweeping most everyone else in Wrigleyville. The Cubs manager who celebrated his 64th birthday Tuesday has lived through too many of these ''showdown series.'' He had a front-row seat to all those Yankees-Red Sox bouts. He was ...
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Lou keeps it in perspective :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chris De Luca
BBTF's Baseball Primer NewsblogLou keeps it in perspective :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chris De Luca So much riding in August? Piniella said during his pregame chat with reporters. I don t know. I think you are going to have a hell of a lot more riding [on the games] in the middle of September than you are now if we play the way we expect to play. ... It s exciting, Piniella said, but you have to keep your perspective. You can t get carried away. What do the hostages think?

The Week In Quotes: August 26-September 2 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus — ... , on a pennant race. (Chris De Luca, Chicago Sun-Times ) -- Alex Carnevale is a contributor to Baseball Prospectus.

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