It's Lou!

The Cubs officially introduced Lou Pinella as their new manager today.

I'm delighted! Babou put it well: "He's Ditka, rather than Lovie." No knock on Lovie, who is doing an obviously more than splendid job with Da Bearss. But the Cubs need a Ditka, maybe with George Patton as his bench coach.





That might do.

I never knew about Pinella's lifelong rivalry with Cardinals' manager Tony LaRussa, dating back literally to childhood. Should have an interesting effect on the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry.