Lou the Landscaper

Buried in the ST "Cubs in Brief" notes were two items that caught my eye:

Lou spent the 3-day All Star break sightseeing in Chicago (you are free to speculate on why he'd choose now to sightsee rather than go home for the break)

and Lou owned a landscaping business in Tampa that landscaped the late George Steinbrenner's home there.

Now there is one situation where saying (to Steinbrenner), "Look, what do you want me to do?" would actually work.

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I can't imagine Lou actually cutting the grass at Steinbrenner's home.

But you never know.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Jul 16, 2010 6:59 AM CDT reply actions

No, he'd be the on-site super!

Standing there with his arms folded chatting with Georgie while his minions did the actual work.

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by Zeke on Jul 16, 2010 7:08 AM CDT up reply actions

Nah he'd grab a chair and doze.

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by Sandberg's evil twin on Jul 16, 2010 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions

"Look, what do you want me to mow?"

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Jul 16, 2010 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions

So a "Piniella Mows My Lawn" shirt would NOT be tacky like those others are?

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by katie casey on Jul 16, 2010 9:22 AM CDT reply actions

It still might warrant a citation from the PC patrol.

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by ernaga on Jul 16, 2010 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions

maybe Lou is sight-seeing Chicago cuz he knows he wont be coming back here after the season is over

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by cooliogirl47 on Jul 16, 2010 6:29 PM CDT reply actions

maybe he was looking for clients

and is opening a Chicago branch

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by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 16, 2010 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions

He told either the Fox or ESPN guys before the ASB....

… when they do those manager interviews between innngs that he had family coming in and they were going to go out on a boat on Lake Michigan and then see the town, among other things.

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by BeerCub on Jul 18, 2010 12:50 AM CDT reply actions