WTF Maddon

[sneakypower]

My only complaint so far is pulling Hendricks after 81 pitches. Pulling him early led to this exhausted bullpen the Cubs now have.

it seems he got pulled quite a few times with relatively low pitch counts last year, and i've wondered if there's an organizational mindset that he won't fare very well the 4th time through the order, even though statistically there seems to be little to support that idea

[Clem Fandango]

STOP USING SCHLITTER

[Guest]

http://m.mlb.com/chc/video/topic/7417714/v91552083/joe-maddon-joins-it-from-wrigley-field

 

This was fun

 

When he said Dempster hates that stuff was [expletive] great

[treebird]

http://m.mlb.com/chc/video/topic/7417714/v91552083/joe-maddon-joins-it-from-wrigley-field

 

This was fun

 

When he said Dempster hates that stuff was [expletive] great

 

millar is so so bad

[treebird]

http://m.mlb.com/chc/video/topic/7417714/v91552083/joe-maddon-joins-it-from-wrigley-field

 

This was fun

 

When he said Dempster hates that stuff was [expletive] great

 

millar is so so bad

 

also, maddon says "you-ber" instead of "ooh-ber"

[Guest]

http://m.mlb.com/chc/video/topic/7417714/v91552083/joe-maddon-joins-it-from-wrigley-field

 

This was fun

 

When he said Dempster hates that stuff was [expletive] great

 

millar is so so bad

 

also, maddon says "you-ber" instead of "ooh-ber"

 

after he said "as sut would say" (or something like that) i'm not sure if he was making fun of sut or not

[Guest]

http://www1.play.it/audio/the-spiegel-and-goff-show/

 

Maddon's appearance this week is on hour 4.

 

Talks about a number of things. Thinks Soler's issues are cold related.

[sontensei]

http://www1.play.it/audio/the-spiegel-and-goff-show/

 

Maddon's appearance this week is on hour 4.

 

Talks about a number of things. Thinks Soler's issues are cold related.

 

wanna try that pepper sauce

[Brian]

@BruceMiles2112: Told Don Zimmer hit-and-ran with bases loaded, Maddon said we'd see the "Zim play at some point." Can't wait. #Cubs

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

http://www1.play.it/audio/the-spiegel-and-goff-show/

 

Maddon's appearance this week is on hour 4.

 

Talks about a number of things. Thinks Soler's issues are cold related.

 

wanna try that pepper sauce

 

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vw0pSBhR1qb9ftxo1_500.gif

[seanimal]

http://www1.play.it/audio/the-spiegel-and-goff-show/

 

Maddon's appearance this week is on hour 4.

 

Talks about a number of things. Thinks Soler's issues are cold related.

 

wanna try that pepper sauce

 

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vw0pSBhR1qb9ftxo1_500.gif

 

not gonna lie, i got hungry during the sandwich talk too

[Cubswin11]

Double switching Ross in so he has to hit in the pitchers spot due up in the 9th with Soler on the bench...

[Andy]

Double switching Ross in so he has to hit in the pitchers spot due up in the 9th with Soler on the bench...

No way Soler is available. If he is, then yeah, Maddon is dumb.

[Guest]

maddon kind of sucks, just like every other manager.

[treebird]

using your best relievers (including your closer) early in extra innings on the road instead of saving them for save situations that may never come is an easy thing smart teams can do to gain an advantage over dumb teams.

 

the cubs are one of the dumb teams in this regard.

[Guest]

maddon kind of sucks, just like every other manager.

lol - ok

[Guest]

i like the stuff he says in between games and he seems like a kewl dude and stuff, but every time i watch a game he does a lot of annoying things that i would have expected him not to do.

[Guest]

i like the stuff he says in between games and he seems like a kewl dude and stuff, but every time i watch a game he does a lot of annoying things that i would have expected him not to do.

This was the first game that I was actually annoyed with the decisions. That is a far, far better rate than most managers.

[DiamondMind]

i like the stuff he says in between games and he seems like a kewl dude and stuff, but every time i watch a game he does a lot of annoying things that i would have expected him not to do.

 

Yep.

[Guest]

Most second guessing in game is just agreeing to disagree with factors that would take a 45/55 decision from 55/45, so I don't mind it much. But I get especially irritated at managers saving closers on the road in extra innings, and with Rondon warming up so many times to prove he was available and going to be used if they got a lead, there's just no good reason to lose without him entering the game.

[Guest]

i like the stuff he says in between games and he seems like a kewl dude and stuff, but every time i watch a game he does a lot of annoying things that i would have expected him not to do.

This was the first game that I was actually annoyed with the decisions. That is a far, far better rate than most managers.

 

i'm not saying he's terrible or anything, and i'm glad we have him, i just haven't been that impressed. the pitch restriction stuff has been wonky, he seems to over manage a lot in close games, and i consider him somewhat complicit in the 3 catchers/short bench nonsense.

 

it's just the rondon thing that is a real kick in the dick. i guess i could have already known about that by doing 2 minutes of research on his managing history in tampa, but i've been pretty surprised. it seems like such an easy decision to make for a guy who is obviously smart.

[Guest]

I want to say that the SF series was by far Maddon's best job of managing during his tenure in Chicago. He pushed all the right buttons and was not afraid to use his guys when he thought the game was on the line. For the first time, I was really impressed with how he managed and I think it made a measurable difference in the outcome.

[UMFan83]

I want to say that the SF series was by far Maddon's best job of managing during his tenure in Chicago. He pushed all the right buttons and was not afraid to use his guys when he thought the game was on the line. For the first time, I was really impressed with how he managed and I think it made a measurable difference in the outcome.

 

It was nice to see that Maddon recognized it as a big series, didn't shy away from saying so, and then managed like these games meant more than the others. On the other side of things, I actually also think Bochy rightly (IMO) treated them like any other series with his veteran=championship core. At the end of the day, the young, hungry team who happened to be playing better baseball going in, swept the series and greatly improved their confidence going forward.

[Guest]

I want to say that the SF series was by far Maddon's best job of managing during his tenure in Chicago. He pushed all the right buttons and was not afraid to use his guys when he thought the game was on the line. For the first time, I was really impressed with how he managed and I think it made a measurable difference in the outcome.

 

It was nice to see that Maddon recognized it as a big series, didn't shy away from saying so, and then managed like these games meant more than the others. On the other side of things, I actually also think Bochy rightly (IMO) treated them like any other series with his veteran=championship core. At the end of the day, the young, hungry team who happened to be playing better baseball going in, swept the series and greatly improved their confidence going forward.

 

If Bochy treated these games like they were any other series, then he was mistaken. They were hugely important in playoff positioning (granted, it might not have mattered all that much because the Dodgers got swept, but it does hurt one of their options badly) and, "veteran/championship core" or not, should have been treated as such. The odds swung greatly as a result.

[jersey cubs fan]

I want to say that the SF series was by far Maddon's best job of managing during his tenure in Chicago. He pushed all the right buttons and was not afraid to use his guys when he thought the game was on the line. For the first time, I was really impressed with how he managed and I think it made a measurable difference in the outcome.

 

It was nice to see that Maddon recognized it as a big series, didn't shy away from saying so, and then managed like these games meant more than the others. On the other side of things, I actually also think Bochy rightly (IMO) treated them like any other series with his veteran=championship core. At the end of the day, the young, hungry team who happened to be playing better baseball going in, swept the series and greatly improved their confidence going forward.

 

If Bochy treated these games like they were any other series, then he was mistaken. They were hugely important in playoff positioning (granted, it might not have mattered all that much because the Dodgers got swept, but it does hurt one of their options badly) and, "veteran/championship core" or not, should have been treated as such. The odds swung greatly as a result.

The playoffs odds swung greatly as a result of the game, but not necessarily as a result of how the manager's chose to "treat" the games.