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Say Goodbye To Buck Showalter
 On Tuesday, I was doing what I'm always doing in the early evening, watching MLB Network. I saw the capture that read, "Chicago Cubs Press Conference" and Lou Pineilla was on my screen.
Now, the Chicago Cubs aren't really relevant to air their mid-day press conference, so there has to be some breaking news involving this team. With Lou Pineilla being on the screen, it has to be surrounding him.
Earlier, on the Rob Long Show, I was discussing the problems of the Chicago Cubs and how I believed that many of their issues were because of Pineilla. Whether they were issues because of what Pineilla did or did not do, they were because of the manager.
I know, many are going to come to the defense of Lou Pineilla and remind me of the things that he did, a long time ago. I can never take those things from him, and he was a great manager. However, that was long ago, and I thought he was done when he was in Tampa Bay.
This move may affect the Baltimore Orioles and their search for a manager. With Pineilla leaving an opening with one of the more celebrated franchises in Major League Baseball, and that team being in a division where winning is more obtainable, this could leave the Orioles on the outside looking in.
Buck Showalter has been regarded as the frontrunner for the O's managerial opening. But with Andy MacPhail "dragging his feet" in this process, the club has allowed for competition in the pursuit of Showalter.
Now, in typical Baltimore Orioles' fashion, they have put themselves in position where they'd have to settle on second or third best, instead of getting the best man available. Don't be surprised if Showalter is wearing Cubs pinstripes in 2011.
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