1. Nobody ever showed more grace by falling to his knees and windmilling his arms, while screaming at the ump.
2. He deeked Rick Burleson, blinded on Jerry Remy's fly.
3. He worked for Marge Schott, George Steinbrenner and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
4. Nobody ever showed more soccer skill, kicking his cap, while screaming at the ump.
5. In 1978, after we lost the first two WS games, he flatly said the Yankees would sweep the Dodgers the rest of the way.
6. First MLB player thrown out at first, second, third and home in one game.
7. Tino Martinez grew up across the street in Tampa.
8. Nobody ever lifted bases from their anchors and threw them, while screaming at umps.
9. He broke in at age 26 through the expansion draft.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
10 Reasons Lou Piniella belongs in Cooperstown
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Funny thing about Lou was although his lifetime OBP was a merely average .333 and he hit only 102 homers in 18 seasons, you always felt like you had a much better chance of winning when he was on your side. Nothing against Torre, but I wish Lou could have been the guy we hired to manage in 1996 when we were finally ready to start winning again.
Buck Foston says,
He can kick that cap better then Team USA can kick a soccer ball.
The fact that when he managed the Yanks (1986-87), he began every response to a Scooter interview question with, "No question, Phil....," will be forever etched in my memory, and should be etched on his Hall of Fame plaque.
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