It's Maddoning

[Clem Fandango]

Can anyone point to actual tangible or documented evidence of players altering their swing mechanics because of Chili Davis or is everyone just looking at offensive results and assuming it's his fault the players who sucked this year sucked because of him and him alone? Serious question.

[Sammy Sofa]

It's not necessarily an issue of a coach messing with someone's mechanics. One would think it would often be a matter of coaching to try and see/take pitches differently.

[Cubswin11]

I believe the hiring of Chili was more about approach and philosophy, not changing mechanics. They said Malle was the mechanics guy for the young guys and they got out of him what they wanted and they were ready to move on to the philosophical/approach side with Chili. If I remember the spin on it last offseason.

[Stu]

Maddon's first two years, I thought he was great. Funny, creative, pushed all the right buttons and the team was loose. After the WS something changed. The Cubs haven't been as fun to watch and Maddon hasn't been the entertaining whack job he was.

[Regular Show]

I believe the hiring of Chili was more about approach and philosophy, not changing mechanics. They said Malle was the mechanics guy for the young guys and they got out of him what they wanted and they were ready to move on to the philosophical/approach side with Chili. If I remember the spin on it last offseason.

 

I agree with what you're saying -- more changing the hitting philosophy over mechanics.

 

Still, I think he was working with Heyward on his mechanics. I think every Cubs hitting coach is obligated to work with Heyward at this point...

 

That's the one player he was trying to change and help (I believe). I thought he did actually help him and it seemed like Heyward was using his hands/wrists again in his swing.

 

I think Heyward looked better at the plate before regressing and becoming bad Heyward again. I think he is what he is at this point.

[Banedon]

Oh...oh no...no no...

 

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[Sammy Sofa]

Man, I really hope this ends up being his last season with the Cubs.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

FJM

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Please don’t take another job this year Brandon Hyde

[Cubfanintheknow]

Oh...oh no...no no...

 

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I'm interpreting this as a quote from Alan Nero. Not Joe Maddon. Am I reading it wrong?

[Banedon]

Oh...oh no...no no...

 

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I'm interpreting this as a quote from Alan Nero. Not Joe Maddon. Am I reading it wrong?

 

It's from Nero. But it's bad, and in defense of Maddon, from a man that is supposed to be representing him.

[jersey cubs fan]

Oh...oh no...no no...

 

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I'm interpreting this as a quote from Alan Nero. Not Joe Maddon. Am I reading it wrong?

It's a quote from Alan Nero, comparing his client, Joe Maddon, to Donald Trump, and how people think Trump should be against murdering journalists, when he obviously is not, and comparing that to people thinking Joe should be against domestic violence, when he obviously is not.

 

It's a terrible quote about an increasingly bad person being compared to a truly awful human being excusing abhorrent behavior by scumbags.

[badger]

I don't like Maddon's approach to the Russell thing, but if I've learned one thing in my life, its that we have zero control over what people say on our behalf even if we were to explicitly tell them not to.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't like Maddon's approach to the Russell thing, but if I've learned one thing in my life, its that we have zero control over what people say on our behalf even if we were to explicitly tell them not to.

this isn't his kooky aunt talking about him at bingo

[badger]

I don't like Maddon's approach to the Russell thing, but if I've learned one thing in my life, its that we have zero control over what people say on our behalf even if we were to explicitly tell them not to.

this isn't his kooky aunt talking about him at bingo

 

All I'm saying is he's done plenty to be held accountable for his own shitty views on domestic violence. I don't need to channel someone else's idiocy and place it on him.

[Banedon]

I don't like Maddon's approach to the Russell thing, but if I've learned one thing in my life, its that we have zero control over what people say on our behalf even if we were to explicitly tell them not to.

this isn't his kooky aunt talking about him at bingo

 

All I'm saying is he's done plenty to be held accountable for his own horsefeathers views on domestic violence. I don't need to channel someone else's idiocy and place it on him.

 

His agent wouldn't be saying this if Joe didn't feel "attacked" over the issue. Sure, the Trump comparison my not have been from Joe's brain, but Joe clearly has some misguided sense of persecution on this.

[jersey cubs fan]

this isn't his kooky aunt talking about him at bingo

 

All I'm saying is he's done plenty to be held accountable for his own horsefeathers views on domestic violence. I don't need to channel someone else's idiocy and place it on him.

 

His agent wouldn't be saying this if Joe didn't feel "attacked" over the issue. Sure, the Trump comparison my not have been from Joe's brain, but Joe clearly has some misguided sense of persecution on this.

He also sees a lot of himself in Trump.

[bukie]

Joe needs to stop acting like he's the true victim of the situation. Don't want to get involved in the Russell situation? Say you don't have enough facts to comment and leave it at that.

[Sammy Sofa]

Never underestimate the persecution complex of a Mediocre White Man.

[Andy]

Joe needs to stop acting like he's the true victim of the situation. Don't want to get involved in the Russell situation? Say you don't have enough facts to comment and leave it at that.

That's kind of what he did say at first. But then someone asked him if he'd read the blog post, and...

[Cubfanintheknow]

Oh...oh no...no no...

 

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I'm interpreting this as a quote from Alan Nero. Not Joe Maddon. Am I reading it wrong?

It's a quote from Alan Nero, comparing his client, Joe Maddon, to Donald Trump, and how people think Trump should be against murdering journalists, when he obviously is not, and comparing that to people thinking Joe should be against domestic violence, when he obviously is not.

 

It's a terrible quote about an increasingly bad person being compared to a truly awful human being excusing abhorrent behavior by scumbags.

 

No doubt the quote is a horrible one. I guess I'm a little more willing to cut Maddon some slack in this particular instance because it's not a direct quote from him.

 

I do agree that Maddon's handling of the whole situation is a train wreck.

[badger]

Never underestimate the persecution complex of a Mediocre White Man.

 

They have it so tough in the world though.

[UMFan83]

[David]

I really don't see us doing something stupid like paying big money for a bad big name manager if Maddon goes.

[CubinNY]

I really don't see us doing something stupid like paying big money for a bad big name manager if Maddon goes.

Depends how much input the Ricketts get. I could see them wanting a Girardi type if things go south.