Lou Piniella's Mother Dies At 92

Via the Tampa Bay Times. One of the reasons Lou gave for retiring when he did, was to help care for his mother and spend more time with her. Glad he got a chance to do that.

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My condolences to Sweet Lou and his family.

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by daver on Jan 26, 2012 3:11 PM CST reply actions 13 recs

Ditto

by Easy Ed on Jan 26, 2012 4:10 PM CST up reply actions

Thirded.

by Dcr18 on Jan 26, 2012 4:49 PM CST up reply actions

Fourthed

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by BeerCub on Jan 27, 2012 8:36 AM CST up reply actions

Sorry for your loss Lou...

THEEEEEOOOOOOO....

by Endrick on Jan 26, 2012 4:50 PM CST reply actions

Sounds like Lou is a chip off the old block

She famously once ran onto the court during one of Lou’s Jesuit High basketball games to argue with the referee.

Condolences, Lou.

"Wait, are you saying I'm a sunshine-pumping, koolaid-drinking, Soriano-loving, rainbow-rising, unicorn-riding, double-clutching, Sweet Lou-backing, Hendry-supporting, hey hey whaddya saying, Cubs are going all the waying, glass is overflowing, Rothschild is all-knowing, Cubs fan? - ballhawk

by vonde6 on Jan 26, 2012 7:32 PM CST reply actions

frownie face

Just wee-un.

by jesus christos on Jan 26, 2012 8:38 PM CST reply actions

Well...

he got to spend a little less than a year and a half with her and I’m not sure how much of his decision was based on guilt from being too busy/obligated during the baseball portion of the calendar to see her for decades (her birthday sometime between Feb-Sept?). Weigh it against the remainder of the Cubs’ 2010 season and the Cubs 2011 season. No contest, he made the right decision. Cubs weren’t going anywhere and whatever he gained from that wouldn’t have given him the peace of mind and memories/experiences he had by doing this.

Go Lou Go! Go Lou Go! Hey Chicago what do you say, Lou got to spend time with his mom today. (applied to about 190~200 Cubs games he could’ve been at had he stayed)

by ddoubleheader on Jan 27, 2012 2:30 AM CST reply actions

What the hell is this?

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by BeerCub on Jan 27, 2012 8:35 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah, I think perhaps that post could have just stayed untyped

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by Nunyabidness on Jan 27, 2012 9:04 AM CST up reply actions

You knew there would be one

Shameful

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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 27, 2012 12:22 PM CST up reply actions

Sad thing is

When I opened this thread I expected about 5….

by ak123 on Jan 28, 2012 11:55 AM CST up reply actions

Wow!

Lemme guess…a Grief Therapist, right?

by Easy Ed on Jan 27, 2012 1:52 PM CST up reply actions

Sad news.

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by shoemile on Jan 27, 2012 4:26 AM CST reply actions

Condolences, sweet Lou

Also, I would hope my mom could live as long as Lou’s mom did.

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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 27, 2012 2:15 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Really sad news and all the best Lou

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by eths on Jan 27, 2012 6:07 PM CST reply actions