Joe Maddon to the Cubs. UPDATE: He’s gone (p 19)

[lukethedrifter]

sez early reports
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-l ... 42896.html

[slide_into_first]

Did you not see the other thread or do you prefer to keep clear boundaries?

[mikechamp]

I think a lot of people would want Maddon as the manager of their team, but keep in mind we've seen this from the small bears before. The question for me is, does Maddon become Dusty Baker 3.0, or Lou Piniella 2.0?

[lukethedrifter]

Did you not see the other thread or do you prefer to keep clear boundaries?

one large Joe Maddon thread makes it difficult to follow all the Joe Maddon developments

[ghostrunner]

Where is he going to find baby seals to club so far inland?

[Fat Strat]

Where is he going to find baby seals to club so far inland?

That's what puppies are for.

[letsgocards89]

I thought it was an unwritten rule among coaches and managers in all the pro sports that you don't interview for/take jobs that someone else has.

[BW23]

Maybe they can sign Shields this offseason to pitch all the Big Games.

[Magneto2.0]

Figured this much. Only team that made sense

[letsgocards89]

The other shoe drops: Renteria fired.

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/ ... one-season