Cosell may have been right when he said it, but it's COMPLETELY inaccurate regarding Piniella in the latter stages of his career -- it was just the reverse. I am a longtime Cubs' fan (I mean LONGTIME). By the time Piniella became the Cubs' manager, his heart was no longer in it. He was stealing money. The most salient feature of his tenure as Cubs manager was how clearly you could see that he was just mailing it in.
Cosell may have been right when he said it, but it's COMPLETELY inaccurate regarding Piniella in the latter stages of his career -- it was just the reverse. I am a longtime Cubs' fan (I mean LONGTIME). By the time Piniella became the Cubs' manager, his heart was no longer in it. He was stealing money. The most salient feature of his tenure as Cubs manager was how clearly you could see that he was just mailing it in.
