it wouldn’t totally shock me. I, for one, seen a beat up senior citizen sitting in that dugout the past 1 1/2 years. That left handed bat they brought in from Texas last year, and having to deal with Zambrano’s antics on a weekly basis, pretty much let whatever air was left in Lou’s balloon, leak out. He looked relieved after his announcement in July. He looked like a man who was totally “all-in” during his last press conference, after his final game. 67 years old is a good time to start spending the millions he earned throughout his 50 years in baseball…to enjoy life. I hope he does.

Too many of them covering the same games and stories. Not much insight or anything to worry about here.

Jim Hendry neglected to mention that Lou was a GM during the Yankee days of the 1980s. I could definitely see Lou returning to the Yankees as a consultant. Much has been made about Lou not being the best speaker. Well, Charlie Manuel isn’t exactly Tony Robbins at the podium either. But Charlie and Lou know baseball.

Seeing as how today’s new breed of managers are probably going to be more numbers-driven, stats-oriented, it might make sense to have an old warhorse, go by the gut guy as your bench coach – somebody like Zim, Torre or Sweet Lou.

But not anytime soon – Lou definitely needs a year or two off to rest, relax, recharge and tend to other matters in his life.

I could see Lou managing the Yankees for a couple of years.

But one his mom dies… he could start missing the game again.

It’s more likely he is a bench coach though

…Durocher may have been making the same “last time” clubhouse comments as Lou in July of ’72, but before the season was over he was managing the Astros. As a Stengel for the new century, Lou may resurface at an advanced age to manage the Mets or, more probably, as a push-button leader of an AL team that is ready to spend big.

Nobody, especially a man with Lou’s credentials, wants to go out this way. I’m sure he loves his mom, but he probably never had a team quit on him before, and that SD series, coupled with the horrendous Friday loss to the Braves may have led him to throw in the towel.