Breaking Up Is Hard to Lou: Cubs’ Piniella Needs to Go

Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Jack Stentwiller in MLB
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The time has come. It pains me to say, but Lou Piniella should not be the manager of the Chicago Cubs next season. Lou has mentioned himself that this year's club lacked the chemistry of the past few years. I agree. The 2007 and 2008 team's must have had good chemistry, because the team was not extremely talented. The lack of talent is Jim Hendry's responsibility (see http://bleacherreport.com/articles/258580-wait-til-next-year-2010-cubs-to-look-awfully-familiar) but Lou is not without blame either. While the manager can have an effect on team chemistry, there is something much more important he must do. He has to demand that his players play baseball the right way. I am a baseball guy, but I understand that it is not interesting reading to go over the particulars and niches of baseball ga ...

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