In the seventh inning, however, Lou Piniella opted to send Bob Howry to the mound, and most fans, eager to see Kerry back on the hill, mistakenly gave Howry a standing ovation, only to realize moments later it was actually not Wood.

This theory reached its zenith in 1990, when the factor " predicted " that the Oakland Athletics were " doomed " in that year's World Series, and the A's were swept by the Cincinnati Reds in a stunning upset ( coincidentally, then Reds manager Lou Piniella became the Cubs manager later on ).

Piniella later defended Lyons saying Lyons was " a man " and that " There isn't a racist bone in his body.

The Cubs ' manager, Lou Piniella, assigned Soriano to play center field, but later moved him to left field after he sustained a hamstring injury.

In June 1982, Pepitone was hired as a batting coach with the Yankees, but was replaced by Lou Piniella later in the season.

This was the second instance in major-league history where a manager has been part of a baseball trade ( Joe Gordon and Jimmie Dykes were traded for each other in the 1960s ; Lou Piniella of the Seattle Mariners was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays almost 30 years later ).

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner issued a press release claiming that manager Lou Piniella wanted to trade Henderson for " jaking it " ( playing lackadaisically ).

O ' Neill clashed with Reds manager Lou Piniella, who wanted O ' Neill to change his swing to hit more home runs.

However, on August 22, 2010, Piniella decided to resign after that day's game, stating that he wanted to care for his ailing 90-year old mother.

Sánchez had not been playing every day, due to his inconsistent defensive play, and manager Lou Piniella said Sánchez was unhappy because he wanted to be an everyday player.

Piniella praised Wood's performance, stating " He threw the ball real good ", and " His breaking ball had some bite to it, and he threw it up there about 93-94, about what we expected ".

Piniella then commented that player Frank Thomas needed to get " en fuego " which is Spanish for " on fire ", because he was " frio " meaning " cold ".

" He has also been cited as an influence to other prominent managers, including Lou Piniella.

Fisk and Piniella shoved each other at home plate, triggering another bench-clearing brawl.

For example, McGriff falsely certified that Piniella was in compliance with parole requirements ; she and Younger provided the gang leaders with information from their parole files, false identification documents, and information about the whereabouts of other parolees ; and McGriff, who as a Parole Officer carried a gun, supplied Supreme Team members with ammunition.

Coincidentally, Piniella and La Russa both grew up in Tampa and faced each other in the 1990 World Series as managers of the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics, respectively.

Lou Piniella then scored Jackson on an opposite-field RBI single to make it 3 – 0.

The Cincinnati Reds won another division title in 1979 -- losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS -- but did not return to the World Series until their championship season of, when manager Lou Piniella led the team to the team's most recent championship, a four-game sweep of the heavily-favored Oakland Athletics, a re-match of sorts from the 1972 World Series.

After winning the 2001 AL Division Series, the Mariners dropped the first two games of the AL Championship Series, and Piniella held an angry post-game press conference in which he guaranteed the Mariners would win two out of three games in New York to return the ALCS to Seattle.

After the 2000 ALCS game against the Mariners where he knocked down future teammate Alex Rodriguez and then argued with him, Seattle Mariners manager Lou Piniella called Clemens a " headhunter.

Also on hand for the game were Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, coach Yogi Berra, and players Reggie Jackson, Bucky Dent, Lou Piniella, Bobby Murcer, Goose Gossage, Tommy John, and Johnny Oates.

Among the Yankees in attendance for the game were Billy Martin, Yogi Berra, Goose Gossage, Ken Griffey, Sr., Dave Winfield, Lou Piniella, and Willie Randolph.

In another incident typifying the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, Fisk was also involved in an altercation with Lou Piniella during a May 20, 1976 game at Yankee Stadium.

In the sixth inning of this game, Piniella barreled into Fisk trying to score on an Otto Velez single.

Piniella played in his first major league game in with the Baltimore Orioles at the age of 21.

Piniella managed the Cincinnati Reds between 1990 and 1992, a tenure that included winning the 1990 World Series in a 4 game sweep of the heavily-favored Oakland Athletics, who were the defending champions.

The Dodgers almost tied the game in the fourth when Ron Cey sent a drive to deep left that Lou Piniella leaped up and caught, robbing him of a home run.

After Lou Piniella dismissed the two from the game, another fight ensued within the Cubs ’ clubhouse, and Zambrano punched Barrett's lip.

Yankees present at the game were owner George Steinbrenner, coach Yogi Berra, and players Reggie Jackson, Bucky Dent, Lou Piniella, Bobby Murcer, Goose Gossage, Tommy John, and Johnny Oates.

Dibble also was involved in a locker room brawl with Reds manager Lou Piniella after a game.

Piniella and his wife had been residents of Allendale, New Jersey before he accepted the managerial spot with the Seattle Mariners, a position his wife insisted that he not take, insisting that it was too far away from where they lived with their family and children.

In the offseason they signed Alfonso Soriano to the richest contract in Cubs history at 8 years for $ 136 million, and replaced unpopular skipper Dusty Baker with fiery veteran manager Lou Piniella.

On August 22, Lou Piniella, who had already announced his retirement at the end of the season, announced that he would leave the Cubs prematurely to take care of his sick mother.

Former manager Lou Piniella suggested that Sandberg, as manager of the Cubs ' top minor-league affiliate, would be in the mix to replace him when he retires after the 2010 season.

On October 16,, Piniella agreed to a three-year contract to manage the Chicago Cubs for $ 10 million with a $ 5 million option for a fourth year.

On July 20, 2010, Piniella announced his intention to retire as manager of the Cubs following the end of the season.

During the four-game suspension of Lou Piniella in 2007, Trammell was acting manager of the Chicago Cubs.

On November 9, 2006, Miller signed an incentive-laden, 1. 5 million dollar one-year extension to stay with the Chicago Cubs under new manager Lou Piniella.

* Lou Piniella, former Major League Baseball player and manager: 1964 Baltimore Orioles, 1968 Cleveland Indians, 1969-1973 Kansas City Royals, 1974-1984 New York Yankees, 1985-1986 New York Yankees ( coach ), 1986-1988 New York Yankees ( manager ), 1990-1992 Cincinnati Reds ( manager ), 1993-2002 Seattle Mariners ( manager ), 2003-2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays ( manager ), 2007-2010 Chicago Cubs ( manager )

However, the Cubs chose to go with veteran manager Lou Piniella.

After the Cubs fired Dusty Baker in 2006, the rivalry was raised by another notch as they replaced him with Lou Piniella.