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Lou Piniella sets out for Cincinnati, ends up near Pittsburgh
Big League Stew — ... to this series. Electing to drive from Chicago on Friday morning instead of fly, Piniella and Cubs coach/chaffeur Matt Sinatro missed a turn south and ended up near the Pennsylvania border before realizing their big boo-boo.  Oh, to have been a fly on the wall when Piniella woke up from his nap and realized that Sinatro was pointing the car toward the Pirates instead of the Reds. (But given the Cubs' 14-4 record against Pittsburgh this year, could you blame him?) From the Chicago Tribune: "We stopped at one of the (gas) stations along ...

Do Reporters Ask Follow-Ups?
wrigleyville23 — ... Every article on the Cubs' 10-2 loss to the Reds last night shares the anecdote of Lou Pinella and First Base Coach Matt Sinatro getting lost on the way to Cincinnati. The dynamic driving duo nearly made it to Cleveland before realizing they had gone several hours out of their way. ...

Misguided Road Trip Helps Piniella Forget Troubles
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Lou Piniella , his thoughts surely consumed by the recent backslide of his Chicago Cubs, could really use a distraction. Thanks to a directionally-challenged first base coach, he got exactly that on Friday. [image] The CHICAGO TRIBUNE tells the tale of a road trip gone horribly awry . Manager Lou Piniella and first base coach Matt Sinatro decided to drive to Cincinnati from Chicago on Friday. With Sinatro behind the wheel and directions at hand from a Google search, the two set out at 8 a.m. and headed across the northern part of Indiana and Ohio. With Piniella catching up ...