Piniella, Tino and Arod reunion at Malio's in Tampa

3/12/11, Bill Madden, "That was quite an interesting dinner party at Malio's restaurant in Tampa last Thursday night - Lou Piniella and Tino Martinez and their wives along with Alex Rodriguez and Cameron Diaz. Cracked Piniella, who is now a special assistant to Giants GM Brian Sabean: "It was a Seattle Mariners reunion dinner. Those two guys won a lot of games for me over there. Then I got Tino traded to the Yankees and what does he do? He turns around and helps beat me in the playoffs. I didn't count on that.""

• 3/12/11, "Despite defections of Carl Crawford, Matt Garza and more, Joe Maddon likes his Tampa Bay Rays," Bill Madden, NY Daily News. "It's a Madd, Madd World"

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