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

[TimeForGuinness]

I'm jealous...I'm not a Matheny fan.

[Cheddar Tom]

Cardinals hire Joe Maddon: greatest hire in the history of the world.
Cubs hire Joe Maddon: Cubs are liars and scumbags of the world. Managers are devalued and Maddon is vastly overrated.

Why don't you go troll elsewhere

[ZigZagCardsFan]

Cardinals hire Joe Maddon: greatest hire in the history of the world.
Cubs hire Joe Maddon: Cubs are liars and scumbags of the world. Managers are devalued and Maddon is vastly overrated.

I think you're reading one forum and posting at another.

Be sure to visit during the season. It gets really fun here in the fall.

[BW23]

Cubs are always scumbags of the world. That has nothing to do with Maddon.

[jim]

Cardinals hire Joe Maddon: greatest hire in the history of the world.
Cubs hire Joe Maddon: Cubs are liars and scumbags of the world. Managers are devalued and Maddon is vastly overrated.

I think you're reading one forum and posting at another.

Be sure to visit during the season. It gets really fun here in the fall.

Yeah I think so. I'm sure there was a post or two in here to that regards, but it certainly wasn't from me. I've been very consistent in what I've said about Maddon and the Cubs. He's a good manager, he also brings some confidence with him, and he won't cost the Cubs a pennant and may help them achieve that goal. If they do, he will be about the 10th most important reason behind guys like Bryant and Russell and deep pockets.

But probably not, because they are still the Cubs after all.

[Cheddar Tom]

I'm a big Maddon fan....just don't see this as the baseball equivalent of hiring Bill Belichick.

[JoeMcKim]

With Maddon's grey hair and thick framed glasses kind of looks like Martin Scorsese.

[RickStain]

Well, Epstein and Hoyer are widely regarded as one of the top 5 or so front offices in the game.

Given some value of "or so" I guess. But it's a pretty big value.

[TruffleShuffle]

Cubs are always scumbags of the world. That has nothing to do with Maddon.

Well, as long as we're not throwing around ridiculous generalizations or anything...

[ZigZagCardsFan]

OK. Which one of the regulars opened Pandora's box?