Mully and Hanley are saying he's a bad manager because he's wearing a hat and a hood.

Mully and Hanley are saying he's a bad manager because he's wearing a hat and a hood.

Im pretty hammered right now.

Is Joe Maddon baseball Phil Jackson?

Similar to Phil, many people says he's a master motivator, etc., and everything was great when Phil had the talent (Bulls, Lakers) but when he doesn't (Knicks) it doesn't work out so well. The things that Maddon does seem to work well when he has the talent (Devil Rays, this Cubs team).

I know this Cubs team is ahead of schedule, but I'm wondering how similar he and Phil are in this regard.

First pitch of the game, Wild pitch

I believe he's got the flu, no?

I think so. They say he's setting a bad example for shivering players who don't appear ready to play baseball. Hanley would order all balaclavas removed from the clubhouse. Fuck these pussies. Except Arrieta. Maddon should make him wear long sleeves.

Im pretty hammered right now.

Is Joe Maddon baseball Phil Jackson?

Similar to Phil, many people says he's a master motivator, etc., and everything was great when Phil had the talent (Bulls, Lakers) but when he doesn't (Knicks) it doesn't work out so well. The things that Maddon does seem to work well when he has the talent (Devil Rays, this Cubs team).

I know this Cubs team is ahead of schedule, but I'm wondering how similar he and Phil are in this regard.

Is Joe Maddon baseball Phil Jackson?

Similar to Phil, many people says he's a master motivator, etc., and everything was great when Phil had the talent (Bulls, Lakers) but when he doesn't (Knicks) it doesn't work out so well. The things that Maddon does seem to work well when he has the talent (Devil Rays, this Cubs team).

I know this Cubs team is ahead of schedule, but I'm wondering how similar he and Phil are in this regard.

Well Mac told me to to tell you to go FUCK YOURSELF!!! ..So now it's been said .. .

Well, Maddon did play the Rocky theme after the game.

Great motivational tool.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

y'know, I wouldn't want anyone else to manage the team. But you can still question some moves. Both can be true, eh?

But if a fan can legitimately question the moves of a professional baseball manager, I really think it speaks to the minimal effect he actually has on the games.

But if a fan can legitimately question the moves of a professional baseball manager, I really think it speaks to the minimal effect he actually has on the games.

You're trying too hard to make Cub fans feel bad.

They already feel bad.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

Arrieta was not FOCUSED early. He has commented about it twice during the playoffs. Talked about his breathing and the effect of the crowd. First pitch of the game, Wild pitch...thats evidence of just not being right to start the game. Probably too pumped up, but still not in normal mindset, after Murphy he settled down.

Not much to come at Maddon about, unless you just want to start a thread to seem like you know what you are talking about.

Did you want to pull Arrieta in the first?

or did you want Soler in RF instead of Coughlin, who made a good catch (Not great as the TV guys tried to make it) and he hit what probably would have been a HR.

Outside of that, what are you criticizing?

Mets starting pitching has been better. Cubs have hit some hard balls right at them...Mets finding holes i.e. Granderson single into the shift and Cespedes IF single to deep SS.

Mets have earned the W's...they have produced when necessary, both teams had 5 hits last night. Mets deserve the W....simple as that.

But if a fan can legitimately question the moves of a professional baseball manager, I really think it speaks to the minimal effect he actually has on the games.

Im pretty hammered right now.

I question Pete Carrol and Phil Jackson legitimately, too

Oh, then I stand corrected on that game.

Let's put it this way: If I put you in a suit so you looked just like Pete Carroll, I believe the fans would be screaming, "WHAT HAPPENED TO PETE?? HE SUCKS ALL OF A SUDDEN!" If I put you in Joe Maddon suit I don't think anyone would notice.

I'm not sure you can. You really don't believe you can successfully coach an NFL or an NBA team, do you? But the respect issues aside (like players thinking, "Who the fuck is this guy?"), I do believe you could effectively manage a big league baseball club.

Let's put it this way: If I put you in a suit so you looked just like Pete Carroll, I believe the fans would be screaming, "WHAT HAPPENED TO PETE?? HE SUCKS ALL OF A SUDDEN!" If I put you in Joe Maddon suit I don't think anyone would notice.

I can't critique a guy who has taken the team this far in his 1st year. The Cubs need more guys that can make contact and stop striking out so much. They got this far with mediocre SP 3-5 and Lester was no great shakes either.

I thought we were talking about questioning one move

why do you think he keeps playing LaStella?

Probably because he understands Baez is a low OBP guy who is likely to strike out.