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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella talks to reporters before a spring training baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 4, 2009.

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SURPRISE, AZ - FEBRUARY 27: Lou Piniella manager of the Chicago Cubs waves at fans before the start of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers at the Surprise Stadium on February 27, 2009 in Surprise, Arizona.

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SURPRISE, AZ - FEBRUARY 27: Lou Piniella manager of the Chicago Cubs waves at fans before the start of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers at the Surprise Stadium on February 27, 2009 in Surprise, Arizona.

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SURPRISE, AZ - FEBRUARY 27: Lou Piniella manager of the Chicago Cubs scratches his head before the start of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers at the Surprise Stadium on February 27, 2009 in Surprise, Arizona.

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SURPRISE, AZ - FEBRUARY 27: Lou Piniella manager of the Chicago Cubs scratches his head before the start of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers at the Surprise Stadium on February 27, 2009 in Surprise, Arizona.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella responds to a questions during a new conference during the baseball winter meetings in Indianapolis, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella responds to a question during a news conference at the baseball winter meetings in Indianapolis, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella arrives for a new conference during the baseball winter meetings in Indianapolis, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella argues a call with the first base umpire during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in Milwaukee.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, left, talks on the mound with starting pitcher Ted Lilly before pulling him out of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals during the eighth inning Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in St. Louis.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella paces in the dugout during the sixth inning of the Cubs' 9-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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Chicago Cubs' Aramis Ramirez, left, is greeted in the dugout by Manager Lou Piniella after his two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella grimaces in the dugout during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.

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Chicago Cubs' Milton Bradley(21) celebrates with bench coach Alan Trammell, center, and manager Lou Piniella after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, right, talks to pitcher Ted Lilly as they watch their team play against the Washington Nationals during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009.

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In a light rain, Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, left, congratulates right fielder Milton Bradley after their baseball game and 9-4 win over the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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Chicago Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano, right, is pulled from the game by manager Lou Piniella during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Chicago, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, second from right, coaches Matt Sinatro, right, Larry Rothchild, left, and Alan Trammell react after the San Diego Padres tied a baseball game in the ninth inning Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, in San Diego.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella gives the indication that he is intentionally walking San Diego Padres' Kevin Kouzmanoff in order to pitch to rookie Kyle Blanks in the ninth inning of a tied baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, in San Diego.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, foreground, confers with coach Mike Quade in the eighth inning of the Colorado Rockies' 11-5 victory over the Cubs in a baseball game in Denver on Monday, Aug. 10, 2009.

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Chicago Cubs coach Alan Trammell, right, who was acting as manager after Lou Piniella was ejected from the game, outlines a lineup change for home plate umpire Bill Welke between the eighth and ninth innings of the Colorado Rockies' 11-5 victory in a baseball game in Denver on Sunday, A...

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella walks back to the dugout after questioning umpire Paul Emmel on a play at second base in the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, in Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the game 4-0.

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An unidentified trainer, center, tends to Chicago Cubs' Aramis Ramirez as manager Lou Piniella looks on, after Ramirez was hit by a pitch during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, second from right, talks to pitcher Carlos Zambrano, of Venezuela, during the third inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.

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Chicago Cubs' Manager Lou Piniella congratulates Kosuke Fukudome after a baseball game and 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.