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...
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.
lying hate two
If I'm honest with you, you might not like me for a day or two. But if I lie to you, you're going to hate me forever.
baseball pressure pleasure
Never permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure.
great group keeps power skill talking team
Everyone keeps talking about how we have no power, but athleticism. There's great skill on this team offensively, but we have some power there. This group can be a well-balanced team. We have some fascinating players.
everybody issue
Everybody is so different. So the issue is where they all get to know one another.
beat close expect game good pitching red win
You have to get good pitching to beat the Red Sox, period. They win a lot of close games. We've got to beat them at their own game sometimes also. When you have pitching like they do, you can't expect to come in here and go toe-to-toe with them and beat them 9-8 all the time. You're just not going to do it.
ball guy heavy hits left normally patterns rows single
You have to look for heavy patterns. You just don't do it. Once you see the heavy patterns you go with it. When a guy hits a single to left when he normally hits a ball 13 rows up, I'll take the single to left.
games growing video
It must have been from too many video games growing up.