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Somebody Buy Lou Piniella a GPS

Sep 6, 2008 – 1:06 PM
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Tom Fornelli

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Following their 10-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds last night, the Chicago Cubs have now lost six games in a row. Not exactly a great thing for a team holding onto a division lead in September, but at the same time, it's the Cubs first real losing streak of the season. It was bound to happen at some point.

Things almost got a lot worse for the Cubs on Friday, because before they lost the game, they nearly lost their manager. Lou Piniella and first-base coach Matt Sinatro decided to make the drive together from Chicago to Cincinnati, but apparently all that time spent coaching baseball doesn't help a man's sense of direction.
Lou and Matty's Excellent Adventure ended up in the right place Friday -- albeit, three hours after they planned to get to the ballpark on their drive from Chicago and only after overshooting that right turn at Toledo by 90 miles and buying a map.

''I don't know what happened,'' manager Lou Piniella said. ''I probably shouldn't have taken the nap. Anyway, we're here."
Unfortunately for Cubs fans, Bob Howry has a GPS system in his car, and made it to the stadium on time. Maybe Lou should take him on one of those rides where he'll mysteriously disappear.
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