02-25-2009, 02:00 AM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Piniella was discussing his old off-season jobs, such as selling municipal bonds and Chris Evert sportswear when he played for the Yankees. He then disclosed he'd taken classes at a local college in Tampa before running into a roadblock.
"I flunked square-dancing, and then I said, 'To heck with it,' " he said.
How does one flunk square-dancing?
"I didn't show up for the final," he said. "I studied too hard for the biology exam. I did OK in the exam, but I didn't get to the square-dancing part afterward. … They shouldn't have [flunked me]. They should have given me a D. So you're not going to see me doing the hoedowns at the ballpark."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
"I flunked square-dancing, and then I said, 'To heck with it,' " he said.
How does one flunk square-dancing?
"I didn't show up for the final," he said. "I studied too hard for the biology exam. I did OK in the exam, but I didn't get to the square-dancing part afterward. … They shouldn't have [flunked me]. They should have given me a D. So you're not going to see me doing the hoedowns at the ballpark."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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