tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544917133612494081.post1255665018195710758..comments2023-07-07T06:42:30.946-04:00Comments on This Is This: Already missing Lou PiniellaJeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928784448776483987noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544917133612494081.post-59829856694656549572010-08-25T11:05:39.032-04:002010-08-25T11:05:39.032-04:00"But...Where are the tributes and accolades f..."But...Where are the tributes and accolades for one of baseball's most memorable characters and a skipper who won three Manager of the Year Awards, a pennant and a World Series title?"<br /><br />Certainly, they are right here at "This is This". If you write it...<br /><br />Hopefully, the baseball world will see it, and feel it and know it. Kudos to one of the good guys, and to you for saying it.Monica E. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869710851377388881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544917133612494081.post-73293423176794483432010-08-24T22:23:41.400-04:002010-08-24T22:23:41.400-04:00Nicely said, Jeremy!
It seems as though Lou was al...Nicely said, Jeremy!<br />It seems as though Lou was always around somewhere when each new season began--and, in fact, he was!<br />Since I was a little kid just starting to learn about baseball--about 50 years ago...Lou was just starting his career. And through all the landmark moments of my life--graduations, jobs/career, marriage, births of children, their graduations and independent lives--Lou was making his mark in baseball...FOR baseball! A long, long time to be in any sport--and Lou will be remembered as one of the great ones!<br />I'm sure that he would appreciate the words and sentiment you expressed in your remembrance!<br />OldGrandDadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544917133612494081.post-2487330483301796182010-08-23T10:25:40.158-04:002010-08-23T10:25:40.158-04:00I linked over here from your HuffPost note. Nice ...I linked over here from your HuffPost note. Nice comments about a consumate professional, fierce competitor and an all around credit to a sport that needs many much more honesty in the executive ranks than it often displays. I agree, he should be a lock for election to the Hall of Fame.AbeMartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544917133612494081.post-35438527591912125432010-08-23T08:57:11.158-04:002010-08-23T08:57:11.158-04:00Lou definetly has the credentials to be inducted i...Lou definetly has the credentials to be inducted into the Hall of Faem, but out of all his accomplishments as a manager, it should never be overlooked that he is the only guy in a hundred years to take the Cubs to the playoffs in consecutive seasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com