Lou Piniella
Lou Piniella
Louis Victor Piniellais a former professional baseball player and manager. An outfielder in the major leagues, he played five seasons with the Kansas City Royals and eleven seasons with the New York Yankees, then led five teams as manager. Piniella was nicknamed "Sweet Lou", both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager. He finished his managerial career ranked 14th all-time on the list of managerial wins...
bother humble instead kick next putting sudden win
It doesn't bother me, but I get a kick out of it, because now, you're putting expectations on yourself for no reason, ... Just go out there and play, and play hard, have fun, win a ballgame, be humble about it and go out and try to do it the next day again, instead of having that bravado. All of a sudden you've got to back up bravado. You don't have to back up humility.
against cleveland double good knew playing team win
We knew Cleveland would come back at us. What a big double play at the end. This is a good win against a team that's really been playing great.
came interested situation talking three win winning
When I came here three years ago, we were talking about a situation where we wanted to win now, and we were interested in winning now,
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Uh, look. When you're last in the league in pitching and last in the league in errors, that's not a good combination to win baseball games. We're last in the league in walks. There's a direct correlation between those things.
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When you win with the frequency that they did, you're playing with a lot of confidence. That adrenaline takes you a pretty good ways. All of a sudden you start losing, and maybe you start doubting yourself a little bit. Outside of that, it's a nice ball club with some nice talent over there.
pitches pitching winning
He's a lot responsible for the way we've played. To me, he's pitching with a lot more confidence. You can see it out there. But that's what winning does for you. You get aggressive, you make better pitches and you make better choices.
winning organization track
Ive gotten a chance to look at their organization and at the same time talk to Chuck and Vince about how they perceive things. Ive come away satisfied that this organization wants to win and get things on track.
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Even though I will not be a part of it next year, Rays fans should look forward to the team's continued success. With this core group of young players and other promising talent coming up through the minors, the future is bright for the Devil Rays.
close couple dad freer needed passed spent time valuable
You always have regrets, but I needed to get close to home. My dad passed away this spring; I spent some valuable time with him. I had a couple of other things that were pressing ... Now, I'm a little freer again.
muscles runs yankees
Well, the Yankees flexed their muscles today. Put 10 runs up in the first two innings, and that was that. Only one game; still have two to go.
forget home run
That's what I like to look at. Forget the home run balls. They're going to come because you're strong.
manage
I would like to manage again, but it would have to be the right situation.
definitive hoping wish
I wish I had a definitive answer. I'm hoping it continues.
fun takes
I was tired; it takes a lot of concentration, ... But overall, I had some fun with it.