Piniella,"This is my last job....."

     The sixty-four year old manager declared that this would be his last job at least managerial. "Maybe a little consulting job somewhere, but outside of that, no, this will be it managing wise."

     Now, does this necessarily mean that Piniella would not be open to an option in 2010 that would be worth 10 million. "As long as I'm enjoying it, and as long as the club is playing well and ownership group and the front office is satisified, I'm open for discussion."

     This announcement was made before the Cubs played the Seattle Mariners. The vary team he had managed for ten of the more successful seasons in the franchises history.

     In a career that began in 1986 with the team that Piniella had played for in the New York Yankees, then moved on to Cincinnati where he won a World Series in 1990. Sandwiched in between Seattle and his American League record winning 116 games in 2001 to his present team were three non-eventful years in Tampa Bay.

     On a side note, Piniella apoligized for his comments which were prompted because of Jason Marquis's demand for a trade if he was not in the starting rotation to open the season.

     "Well, if that's the case, he can go somewhere else. How's that?"

     Cub fans and media alike could not have blamed the Cub skipper for responding the way he did because Marquis is not in a position to dictate where he starts the season. After sporting a 4.60 ERA during the regular season, Marquis was left off the playoff roster. The disgruntled pitcher is battling Jon Lieber and Sean Marshall for the clubs fifth spot in the rotation.