Looooooooou! Looooooooou!

I love Lou Piniella. Not since Leo Durocher managed the Cubs when I was a kid has a manager so captivated me. (Though Leo scared me, and I think "Sweet Lou" is completely adorable.)

The Cubs are down by two runs in the 9th, the bases are loaded and there are no outs ... and yet Lou hasn't given up and won't give in. He pulled the damnedest move tonight -- bringing Sean Marshall (a left-handed relief pitcher) in to pitch to one Cardinal, then using Marshall to replace Soriano in the outfield so he can bring in another reliever but still put Marshall back on the mound as need be. Never seen anything like it.

But then, that's Lou.

His wacky maneuver got the Cubs out of the top of 9th inning without giving up any more runs. He's also re-energized the Wrigley Field faithful and screwed with the Cardinals' heads. He's spent his life in the MLB, and it shows.

The ONE Meme

Respond to these questions with ONE WORD answers:

Where is your cell phone? Purse

Your significant other? MIA

Your hair? Short

Your mother? Trenna

Your father? Bill

Your favorite thing? Critters

Your dream last night? Storm

Your favorite drink? Coke

Your dream/goal? Happy

What room are you in? Livingroom

Your hobby? Cubs

Your fear? Health

Where do you want to be in 6 years ? Here

Where were you last night? Here

Something that you aren't? Thin

Muffins? Corn

Wish list item? Pennant

Last thing you did? Workout

What are you wearing? Shorts

TV? Sylvania

Friends? Wonderful Your life? Independent

Your mood? Hopeful

Missing someone? Yes

Drinking? Coke

Smoking? Never

Your car? Metra

Something you're not wearing? Socks

Your favorite store? Carson's

Your favorite color? Blue

When is the last time you cried? Marley

Where do you go to over and over? Office

My favorite place to eat? Ada's

Favorite place I'd like to be at right now? Spa

If you play along, let me know so I can compare our answers.

Thank you, Ladies!

I got 7 of the loveliest, most positive comments from sister bloggers yesterday. I appreciate their kindess so much! It's wonderful to feel that there's a pink wall of support for me in the blogosphere.