Lou Piniella Quotations

It makes me feel good just talking about him,

I'm a little nervous, ... I haven't done this in a while.

Look, there are a lot of people who care about him and work with him, ... He has to be careful how he responds to the media. Basically you have to be careful. ... He wants to do well. He gets a little bewildered.

I said, 'let's get in the middle of the ring and throw some right hooks,'

When you win with the frequency that they did, you're playing with a lot of confidence. That adrenaline takes you a pretty good ways. All of a sudden you start losing, and maybe you start doubting yourself a little bit. Outside of that, it's a nice ball club with some nice talent over there.

Even though I will not be a part of it next year, Rays fans should look forward to the team's continued success. With this core group of young players and other promising talent coming up through the minors, the future is bright for the Devil Rays.

I'm not going there. Twenty home runs in a half a season in any era is pretty darn good.

But they got a nice savings, also. It's a nice win-win for both.

I wish I had a definitive answer. I'm hoping it continues.

I was tired; it takes a lot of concentration, ... But overall, I had some fun with it.