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nydailynews.com - 10/27/2008

Madden: No Sweet success for Lou Piniella

— nydailynews.com — Lou Piniella, who relates to only the "Devil" part of the Tampa Bay Rays, got home the... other day from Arizona, where his Chicago Cubs were holding organizational meetings, only to find a World Series going on in his backyard, of all things.  ... (more) Madden: No Sweet success for Lou Piniella

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