Joe Maddon
FameRank: 5

"As Manager"

* Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/California Angels / Anaheim Angels (, )

* Tampa Bay Rays/Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays (–)

* Chicago Cubs (–present)

"As Coach"

* Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/California / Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (–)

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* 2× AL Manager of the Year (2008, 2011)

* World Series champion (2002 World Series/2002)}}

"Joseph John Maddon" (born February 8, 1954) is a Major League Baseball manager (baseball)/manager, currently serving as manager of the Chicago Cubs.

Maddon began his coaching career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/California Angels in 1993 and served under managers Buck Rodgers, Marcel Lachemann, John McNamara (baseball)/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 MLB season/2008 American League pennant. After opting out of his contract following the 2014 season, he joined the Cubs.

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I don't believe in just being out there and just grinding away. Let's do it intelligently, let's do it quickly, let's get it done. And then move on.

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If [players are] around 30 and take good care of themselves they might be productive for five or six years. What's wrong with that?

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I'm very happy, excited, eager, all those things. It's a great situation and I'm really looking forward to it.

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I know his legs are probably killing him, because he's not used to catching. He's so much better.

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The most difficult pitch for a young catcher to catch is the glove-hand side pitch. You have a tendency to want to turn your glove the wrong way, and that's when you break your thumb or at least bruise it.

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You probably need a seven- to nine-man pitching staff among starters to really get through a season. I would say seven, maybe eight. You're always looking for what's going to happen, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, in case of a breakdown.

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This guy has been swinging at strikes and taking balls. That's been the most impressive thing he's done at the plate. The obvious thing was the home run, but he moves really well in the outfield.

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I know how deeply I believe in that relationship and how it impacts the win column. No one is going to win unless the pitching staff does a great job and the catchers are true extensions of the pitchers. So why not bring these people together as closely as possible? That's what we're trying to do.

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I like them to think.

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