Highlights from previous May 17th Cubs games of the past...

This gets interesting.

As a player for the Yankees, Lou Piniella was platooned with Bobby Murcer and Oscar Gamble for most of his NYY career.

Source:
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballl...

I wonder if Piniella was the reason Murcer was traded to the Cubs.

The above webpage also mentions that:

Piniella became the team’s (NYY) TV commentator after Dallas Green was hired in 1989 to replace him in the dugout,...

Dallas Green left the Cubs after the 1987 season.

More about Lou Piniella here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Piniell...

Photos from Ryne Sandberg Day at Wrigley Field