sports.aol.com - 8/23/2007
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Filed under: Chicago , Cubs , NL Central Lou Piniella is all kinds of awesome. He's cranky, old, unpredictable, and politically incorrect, kind of like your crazy but endearing grandpa or something. Of course he's not your grandpa (well, unless you're one of Lou Piniella's grandkids, I guess), but rather the manager of the Cubs, which makes things even more awesome. Today in an article about ...
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Clayton Hamilton's mysterious injury
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
... On the bright side, it let me get in both a House and a Scrubs reference over at FanHouse today, which means that it's probably a good day.
FanHouse: Fri AM 'Torn Scrotum' Edition
John Clifford Ness —
... Lou Piniella Doesn't Know His Players' Names: Either Pineilla just doesn't bother to learn his players' names or he's actually trying to piss Eyre off by calling him the wrong name (though I'd imagine if he were to do that he'd probably go more ...
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