A week after the Cubs hired Joe Maddon to be its manager—a move almost universally lauded—Chicago and Maddon's agent, Alan Nero, are under investigation by Major League Baseball for tampering.
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Tuesday, Nov. 11
Theo Epstein: 'There Was No Tampering"
Carrie Muskat of MLB.com provides Epstein's comments discussing the investigation from Monday night at the general manager meetings in Phoenix:
We welcome the MLB investigation. As we said last week, there was no tampering whatsoever. I’d rather they investigate, so we can clear our names and move on from this quickly. We’re giving our full cooperation.
Monday, Nov. 10
Investigation into Maddon Hiring Revealed
The Chicago Cubs still ...
The Chicago Cubs, after the hiring of manager Joe Maddon, appear to be in buy-now mode. While they won't go nuts in free agency this season, they aren't going to hesitate to make a bold free-agent signing if the price is right. This is in clear contrast to the last three seasons in which they made under-the-radar signings that they later flipped for prospects at the following trade deadline.
As general manager Jed Hoyer acknowledged in a conference call with reporters, per ESPN Chicago's Jesse Rogers, the team has been linked to most top free agents already this offseason.
But which ones ...
If anyone is in need of a seminar on how to absolutely nail the handling of expectations and pressure, see Joe Maddon.
The Chicago Cubs’ newly minted skipper was officially introduced Monday, and all of the franchise lore, suffering and newfound promise was dumped on his silver-haired head in one sitting. And as Joe Maddon has come to do, he handled it with spectacular perfection.
If there was any doubt regarding how Maddon’s loose, seemingly carefree attitude would play in a city where Cubs misery is matched only by Chicago's desperation for a winner, Maddon demolished it with a cracked smile and ...
The Chicago Cubs got their man and their manager. By hiring skipper Joe Maddon, a move that became a reality with Monday's introductory press conference, the franchise kicked off what looks to be a busy and productive offseason as the club embarks on the next stage of a long rebuilding process and return to relevance—and perhaps even the postseason—sooner than later.
Just ask Maddon himself.
"For me, I'm going to be talking playoffs next year," Maddon said via Joey Nowak of MLB.com. "We're going to set our mark high, and I'm going to talk playoffs and World Series this year, and I'm ...
With one mantra during his introductory press conference on Monday as the new manager of the Chicago Cubs, Joe Maddon aptly summed up why he's the perfect man to lead a talented young team to prominence.
"Don't ever permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure," Maddon said on MLB Network. "That's on the top of my lineup card every night."
If they were hollow words, perhaps they wouldn't have resonated, but coming from one of the more eccentric and exuberant personalities in the game renowned for his outside-the-box thinking—and aimed at an organization that has suffered a World Series drought dating back ...
Eleven years ago, when upstart general manager Theo Epstein was looking for the manager to end his Red Sox's 86-year World Series drought, he decided to bring in a longtime bench coach of the Anaheim Angels. His name was Joe Maddon. At the time, he was a 49-year-old thought to be ready to become one of the better managers in the game.
Instead of hiring Maddon to end the curse, Epstein went with Terry Francona. That turned out pretty well for Boston.
Now Epstein, who seems to be in the business of ending curses, has another team with a title drought that ...
Excitement is undoubtedly in the Wrigley Field debris-filled air on the North Side of Chicago. The Chicago Cubs will introduce Joe Maddon as their new manager on Monday, which seems to be indicative of wanting to compete starting in 2015. Obviously, being able to do that hinges largely on what they're able to do this offseason.
There are plenty of free agents the Cubs could be after, but there are a clear few who make more sense than others. In particular, there are three pitchers and three hitters that make sense for the Cubs in 2015 and going forward. Broken down ...
Although the end of the 2014 World Series means the official end of baseball season, Wednesday's finale brings about the beginning of plenty of excitement and drama to the north side of Chicago. Sure, the Chicago Cubs have been done playing baseball for over a month. But arguably the most important time of the year thus far is about to begin.
Immediately following the conclusion of the World Series, the free-agent craze officially began. The Cubs were already expected to make a big splash in the free agency during the upcoming offseason, but the recent acquisition of former Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon has ...
There was no way the Theo Epstein regime was going to sit on its hands with bait in its pockets and a big fish in the water.
Joe Maddon—that big fish—will be announced as the Cubs' new manager at a 2 p.m. press conference scheduled for Monday.
Maddon, a two-time AL Manager of the Year, was too tempting not to go after. Epstein even said as much on Friday to Bob Nightengale of USA Today:
The #Cubs offered Renteria another job in the organization, and he declined. Theo Epstein said they decided Maddon was too good to pass up.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) October ...
The Chicago Cubs have been rebuilding for years, and this offseason may be the time that the organization decides to make a run at getting back to the postseason.
Although the Cubs finished in last place in the National League Central, they showed some promising signs in the second half of the season. Some of their young players came up and made some noise in the big leagues.
Chicago's starting rotation has some pieces in place, and the bullpen is decent. With young position players coming up and making an impact, the offense may not be too far away. This team could ...
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