Lou pinella retiring after today's game against the Braves

Bluehorseshoe · 08-22-10, 01:36 PM

He should have resigned after those great decisions he made in the playoffs a few years back.

sonyman · 08-22-10, 01:46 PM

what a terrible year for the cubs. now they have traded lilly and derek lee.

jbrent95 · 08-22-10, 02:04 PM

Who is the new manager?

Slim · 08-22-10, 03:41 PM

Lou can't take it anymore. Sitting through a Cubs game is painful.

keyboarding · 08-22-10, 03:55 PM

What a send off.

GonzosDirtyTrail · 08-22-10, 04:22 PM

I've been fading the cubs for some time now... at least 20 wins in the last month fading them. This is only going to make it better.

Slim · 08-22-10, 08:26 PM

Now Pinella can catch up on his drinking.

jjgold · 08-22-10, 08:29 PM

Lou single handled ruined Cubs

Art Vandelay · 08-22-10, 08:36 PM

That horrific Cubs team finally drove the poor guy into retirement. Can't believe he lasted that long with that bunch of losers!

ryanspeer2001 · 08-22-10, 08:56 PM

Rough day to call it a career.

Mr KLC · 08-22-10, 09:01 PM

The man deserved a much better sendoff than that.

Jon825 · 08-23-10, 12:04 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

Lou single handled ruined Cubs

single handedly took us from worst to first in 2007 and manager of the year in 2008 for a ballclub that scored the most runs in the NL. if thats what you call ruining then i guess your right.

We will miss you sweet Lou!!

stealthyburrito · 08-23-10, 12:06 AM

damn, what a shitty way to go out, no one playing with emotion.

to be fair though the cubs have looked worse this season.

bbar86 · 08-23-10, 12:07 AM

he was a character....
i know the cubs suck already but i wonder how they will fare now that he is gone

BadNina · 08-23-10, 12:17 AM

I admire him for going to take care of his mother. That is a real man right there. And a couple of years from now he will look back and know he made the right decision.

stealthyburrito · 08-23-10, 12:23 AM

if the cubs were in the middle of a pennant race, would he have quit midseason like this to care for his mother?

Bswitz32 · 08-23-10, 12:26 AM

Who cares.....he did leave and now we can move on with our pathetic team and find someone else to blame besides outselves

BOL

redsoxmn98 · 08-23-10, 12:30 AM

its sad they couldnt win for him

stealthyburrito · 08-23-10, 12:33 AM

Originally posted by Bswitz32

Who cares.....he did leave and now we can move on with our pathetic team and find someone else to blame besides outselves

BOL

oldstylecubsfan · 08-23-10, 12:33 AM

Its been a good four years lou...now lets bring on some brenly

blueghost · 08-23-10, 01:21 AM

you only get one mother lots of teams to coach ..not a hard decision

hhsilver · 08-23-10, 07:17 AM

Without looking up records, etc, I think he had one of the top careers (maybe top) when you consider what he did as a player and manager overall. He should look back with pride and enjoy retirement.

Betting Guru · 08-23-10, 08:12 AM

That's a terrible way to go out. Getting blown out by the Braves at home! See-ya Lou, it's been real!

pavyracer · 08-23-10, 08:19 AM

Lou's first game and last game this year ended in 16-5 losses to the same team.