Hmmm, so someone else doesn't think Joe Maddon is the worst manager in baseball? Yes, Maddon does deserve to hear from critics for how he handles the bullpen at times. He should get grilled and seemingly was called out by the front office for not having his team have a greater sense of urgency throughout the 2018 season, but much of the kicking and screaming about him is pretty dumb. That being said there's no guarantee Maddon will return to the Cubs after 2019. He starts this year as a lame-duck manager after the Cubs passed on negotiating an extension this offseason. Theo Epstein said they'd revisit talks near the end or after the season finished. The Cubs have won the most games in MLB since Maddon took over in the dugout in 2015. The team reached the NLCS three years in a row and for the first time in team history made it to the postseason four consecutive seasons. It's the most successful run in team history and Maddon's been the guy in the dugout to watch it all. But he faces a new challenge in 2019. For the first time in this era the Cubs are being doubted and have their backs up against the wall. The year of reckoning has arrived and Maddon has to get his guys to respond to the adversity. So, that means it's time for a new team slogan.6. Joe Maddon, Cubs — Maddon reinvented managing in this era, combining the heavily analytics slant of the Rays when he ran that team to the big-market, high-resource Cubs, where he ended the franchise’s 108-year drought between championships.
All right. Hopefully the slogan in 2020 for the Cubs is "still hungover" after winning another World Series. h/t: Cubs Insider
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