Lou Piniella is Sick of Losing

From the Chicago Sun-Times:

'I don't like the idea of our pitching staff getting hit around, whether it's spring training or playing tiddlywinks,'' manager Lou Piniella said. ''I mean, we're giving up seven runs a game down here, and we've got to get better at that.''


...''Carlos Zambrano and Rich Hill pitched well; that was the positive of the day,'' he said. ''The rest of it, I'm getting tired of losing ballgames, even in spring training.''


...''You look at all the good arms that we had when we started throwing,'' Piniella said. ''I guess I'm naive in a way. I've been doing this for a long time, but, boy, I start seeing these guys throw on the side, and you say, 'My gosh, what a nice collection of arms.' And all of a sudden the games start, and they start stepping on their toes.''

And these aren't meaningless games, Piniella stressed.

''They don't count in the standings, but they're important because you can formulate ideas on some of these pitchers,'' he said, referring to later decisions on recalling players from the minors. ''But, boy, they leave a bad impression here. I mean, it hurts them.''

I don't think Lou Piniella has played TiddlyWinks before, or maybe I don't know how it's played. Lou talks about the pitchers getting hit, whether it's on the mound or playing TiddlyWinks. You can hit people when you play TiddlyWinks? I used to play with my Grandma when I was 5, but I thought she only hit me because she was drunk. Now I'll have to reaccess with my therapist some more.

Lou Doesn't Know Board Games [Chicago Sun-Times]