Joe Maddon
Joe Maddon
Joseph John "Joe" Maddonis an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager who currently manages the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. Maddon began his coaching career in MLB with the California Angels in 1993 and served under managers Buck Rodgers, Marcel Lachemann, John McNamara, Terry Collins, and Mike Scioscia. He served two stints as interim manager during this time. He managed the Tampa Bay Rays from 2006 through 2014, winning the 2008 American League pennant. After opting out of...
everybody exceeded great impression last liked night saw spring training wonderful
Honestly, everybody liked him in spring training. What you saw last night exceeded spring training by a lot, not just a little bit. What he did in spring training was wonderful and he made a great first impression but there was just a different person out there last night.
backup difficult moment spring step written
It's not how we've written it up in spring training, but the show must go on. The other people, the backup people, have to step up and get it done, and they will. It's just a difficult moment right now. That's all, but nobody's quitting.
bad bat effort hard seeing swinging takes
It's just a bad spot. Swinging the bat takes a lot of effort there. I know he's working hard and seeing some progress, but we just have to be patient.
almost bus difference exactly felt led rides turned
It was different than I have been led to believe. I felt like I was in Arizona. The bus rides weren't bad. It was almost exactly like doing it in Arizona, as it turned out. No difference for me.
group hard stay wear
It's always hard to have to come from behind. It can wear you down. We as a group have to stay away from the big inning.
hard wear
It's always hard to come from behind. It can wear you out.
league enough
I have not seen the National League enough to know.
giving guy other-guys
Sometimes you have to give credit to the other guy pitching.
pressure moments pleasure
Don't let the pressure of the moment outweigh the pleasure.
softball beach thinking
I think Daniel Murphy definitely is premeditated what he'd like to do. He's very good about not missing his pitch when he sees it. I know the ball has to look like at least a softball right now, at least, maybe more to the beach ball variety. He's seeing everything that well. He's a good hitter that is seeing the ball really well right now, and you have to make good pitches to get him out.
brain trying littles
Maybe tweeting is a more appealing method of getting your thoughts out to the masses a little bit more often. That's the only way I consider it. Otherwise, I do it for the fans' purposes; it's definitely not to try to empty my brain out to anybody else.
pressure pleasure exceed
Don't ever let the pressure exceed the pleasure.
philosophy player reality
I want the players to play that way, so I'd better manage that way. The philosophy has been thrown out there. We've been talking about it. We've been working on it, so let's see how it works. Let's see if theory and reality can come together.
night cards pressure
Don't ever permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure. That's on the top of my lineup card every night.