UNDATED (AP) - The Cubs have picked up the option on manager Lou
Piniella's contract for 2010, one day before the NL
Central champions open the playoffs against the Los Angeles
Dodgers.
The 65-year-old Piniella guided the Cubs to a league-best
97-and-64 record. The Cubs have gone 182-and-141 in two seasons
under Piniella, winning consecutive division titles for the first
time since 1908, which is the last time the team won the World
Series.