Joe Maddon: The Man Behind the Glasses

[Canadouche]

I'm wondering if Maddon's style and outlook is perfect for a young team facing the pressures of toppling a historic championship drought, but not necessarily a perfect fit for a team trying to build a Cubs Way of winning for years to come.

I have a feeling that Joe will try to go out on top next year, and will take some kind of position in the Cubs front office, paving the way toward hiring a replacement who can help the Cubs take the next step toward perennial contention.

[Quality Start Machine]

I'm wondering if Maddon's style and outlook is perfect for a young team facing the pressures of toppling a historic championship drought, but not necessarily a perfect fit for a team trying to build a Cubs Way of winning for years to come.

I have a feeling that Joe will try to go out on top next year, and will take some kind of position in the Cubs front office, paving the way toward hiring a replacement who can help the Cubs take the next step toward perennial contention.

He's going to win it all, go out on top, then replace Renteria in Bridgeport.

[PenFoe]

I'm wondering if Maddon's style and outlook is perfect for a young team facing the pressures of toppling a historic championship drought, but not necessarily a perfect fit for a team trying to build a Cubs Way of winning for years to come.

I have a feeling that Joe will try to go out on top next year, and will take some kind of position in the Cubs front office, paving the way toward hiring a replacement who can help the Cubs take the next step toward perennial contention.

He's going to win it all, go out on top, then replace Renteria in Bridgeport.

And then we get Cubs Manager, David Ross?

[Canadouche]

Assuming Joe doesn't accept a promotion into the front office, he's on track to become the 5th winningest manager in Cubs history this coming year. Joe will surpass Joe McCarthy sometime in 2019. Only Charlie Grimm, and Hall of Famers McCarthy, Cap Anson, Frank Chance, and Leo Durocher are ahead of him. In his short time with the team, he's surpassed Riggleman, Baker, and Pinella, who are directly below him on the list.

[Quality Start Machine]

Assuming Joe doesn't accept a promotion into the front office, he's on track to become the 5th winningest manager in Cubs history this coming year. Joe will surpass Joe McCarthy sometime in 2019. Only Charlie Grimm, and Hall of Famers McCarthy, Cap Anson, Frank Chance, and Leo Durocher are ahead of him. In his short time with the team, he's surpassed Riggleman, Baker, and Pinella, who are directly below him on the list.

Can anybody here imagine Joe Maddon being happy in Theo Epstein's shadow? He's going to want a gig where there are reporters around him each day.

[Saul Goodman]

Assuming Joe doesn't accept a promotion into the front office, he's on track to become the 5th winningest manager in Cubs history this coming year. Joe will surpass Joe McCarthy sometime in 2019. Only Charlie Grimm, and Hall of Famers McCarthy, Cap Anson, Frank Chance, and Leo Durocher are ahead of him. In his short time with the team, he's surpassed Riggleman, Baker, and Pinella, who are directly below him on the list.

Can anybody here imagine Joe Maddon being happy in Theo Epstein's shadow? He's going to want a gig where there are reporters around him each day.

Everyone knows "Joe Maddon: Live From the Cousin Eddie" is coming to Netflix in April 2020.

[Shooter]

It would have made sense to pinch hit for Hendricks in the top of the sixth if Bote had gotten on base, and you had two on and no outs -- you really need to get a run there. But when he hit a two run homer, he should have stuck with Hendricks. Instead, he needed to get four innings from the pen, and had to bring Strop -- who he doesn't trust in high leverage situations currently -- in with two on and one out in a one run game.

I realize the front office has handed him a shitty bullpen, but his management of it doesn't help.

[Armchair_QB]

Even if he waits an inning to pinch hit, he still probably ends up using Strop and they still lose.