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Yellow caution tape was wrapped around the entrances of the top section of Wrigley Field 's center-field bleachers Wednesday afternoon, preventing fans from sitting there during the opening game of a day-night doubleheader against Pittsburgh. It was a...
Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Lou Piniella, Kevin Gregg, Wrigley Field, manager lou, Charlie Morton
With the news Friday that terms of the sale of the Cubs to the Ricketts family were finalized, one of the next major orders of business followed quickly: Manager Lou Piniella told the Sun-Times he intends to return for the final year of his contract and...
Tags: Cubs, Tribune Co., Lou Piniella, Tom Ricketts, ricketts family, Chicago Tribune, Alfonso Soriano, manager lou, Jim Hendry
Cubs manager Lou Piniella got off with a warning Tuesday when San Diego police stopped him for jaywalking in the Gaslamp District. Piniella was talking to his son on his phone when he heard a police siren, and stopped to see what was up. "But it was for...
Tags: Lou Piniella, Cubs, Kevin Gregg, manager lou, cubs manager, Carlos Marmol, piniella got, Oklahoma City
The Chicago Cubs ' curse of the goat has been around for more than 60 years, but manager Lou Piniella has grown tired of it after just three years. Piniella is still miffed that Marlins ' mascot Billy the Marlin paraded a billy goat in front of the Cubs'...
Tags: Lou Piniella, Marlins, manager lou
Lou Piniella dropped Milton Bradley to sixth in the batting order tonight against Pittsburgh lefty Zach Duke. It's the third time this season that Bradley has batted sixth, and it's where he's likely to stay once Aramis Ramirez returns to the lineup in...
Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Milton Bradley, Lou Piniella, Carlos Zambrano, Rich Harden, Chicago Cubs, Aramis Ramírez, John Danks, White Sox, manager lou
Milton Bradley's temper tantrum was one too many for Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella. Piniella told the mercurial slugger to go home yesterday afternoon after Bradley threw his helmet and went after a water cooler following a fly out in the top of...
Tags: Lou Piniella, Milton Bradley, Chicago Cubs, manager lou, Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen, Anaheim Detention Center
Cubs manager Lou Piniella says his job status is a "non-issue" despite comments he made that have prompted questions about his future. "I'm signed through next year and that's it," he said in a Chicago Tribune interview published Friday. "I'm signed."
Tags: Lou Piniella, Bradley, White Sox, manager lou
The Cubs' lack of depth at third base has created a strain on the lineup beyond the loss of All-Star Aramis Ramirez. Mike Fontenot has proved to be the best-fielding backup to Ramirez among a handful of out-of-position options, but his lengthy hitting...
Tags: Lou Piniella, Mike Fontenot, manager lou, Carlos Zambrano
Ramirez, who has been sidelined since hurting the calf a week ago in St. Louis, had an MRI on Thursday that showed no serious damage, then showed improvement in a pregame workout after a day of no activity. ''He's much better,'' said manager Lou Piniella,...
Tags: Lou Piniella, Aramis Ramírez, manager lou
Chicago Cubs Manager Lou Piniella says outfielder Milton Bradley will not play again until his strained right groin is completely healed. The right fielder has one hit in 23 at-bats (.043) since the 2009 season started, including no hits in four at-bats...
Tags: Milton Bradley, Lou Piniella, Chicago Cubs, manager lou, Cincinnati Reds, right fielder