Piniella Quotes

You've got to have the right pieces to do that. That's what a manager's supposed to do if he has the right pieces. - Lou Piniella

You're down to under 20 games [remaining]. Whatever degrees you got to turn it up to, now is the time to do it. They look more focused. - Lou Piniella

Young pitchers are going to be inconsistent. Young pitchers, when you expect really good things, you tend to get a little disappointed. - Lou Piniella

You look forward to the ballgame a little more, knowing that you can sidetrack somebody's chances. - Lou Piniella

You look at his starts, and there's always one big crooked number. For him to take the next step forward as a major-league pitcher, he's got to correct some of these things. - Lou Piniella

You know, what happened is a shame, That's about all I have to say about it. - Lou Piniella

You can't expect to walk five, six hitters every time you go out there and expect to win at the big league level. It's impossible. The last few times he's pitched, we've beaten up our bullpen. If we get another one like that, we'll try to find a replacement for him, too. - Lou Piniella

You are paying those late-inning specialists a lot of money, and if you don't use them and lose the game, you have a lot of questions to answer. - Lou Piniella

You always have regrets, but I needed to get close to home. My dad passed away this spring; I spent some valuable time with him. I had a couple of other things that were pressing ... Now, I'm a little freer again. - Lou Piniella

With young pitchers, you're going to get what you saw tonight at times. - Lou Piniella