Analytics are an increasingly used tool all across sports. Joe Maddon helped pioneer the use of them in baseball, but today, he’s not all that fond of them. At least, he doesn’t like the way analytics are used in modern baseball. Maddon appeared on “The Athletic Baseball Show” podcast and spoke his mind about analytics’ […]
Former Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon seems to have come to terms with being axed by the team in June. Maddon was fired when the Angels had a 27-29 record and were in the midst of a 12-game losing streak. Phil Nevin has since taken over on an interim basis for the remainder of […]
Despite losing the last 12 games he managed, Joe Maddon doesn’t feel as though he was the problem. It was analytics I tell ya! The Angles fired Maddon on Tuesday with Los Angeles sitting two games below .500 and 8.5 out of first place in the American League West standings. Maddon clearly is of the […]
The Los Angeles Angels have lost 12 straight games for the first time since 2016 and are now firing manager Joe Maddon. Boy, that hit the fan quick. Just a few weeks back, the Angels were beneficiaries of a much-improved pitching staff and that offense couldn’t stop hitting. ANGELS STADIUM SALE POTENTIALLY ON HOLD DUE […]
Bo Jackson’s raw athleticism and supernatural gifts on both the football and baseball fields were indescribable, and one ‘outside-the-box’ coach at the time wanted to see how far he could stretch them. Angels manager Joe Maddon, who spent three decades in Anaheim in various roles with the team dating back to 1975, remembers seeing Bo […]
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani is the biggest name this year at the 2021 MLB All-Star Game, and the 27-year-old is making history for the mid-summer classic. Ohtani became the first player in history to be voted into the game as both a position player and a pitcher. Monday, things got even more interesting […]
Future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols was designated for assignment by the Angels last week, and now manager Joe Maddon is kinda putting the blame on Pujols. Former legends like Pedro Martinez and David Ortiz have spoken out against the Angels for the way this went down, but now we have a response from Maddon. […]
Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon had a rather short night on Saturday during the Angels 15-1 blowout loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, but that wasn’t the big story in a game which saw the Jays score the first 10 runs. Maddon watched as his club allowed seven runs in the second, and in […]
The Los Angeles Angels are trying to find some fire behind the plate, and perhaps Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is the answer. Contreras has drawn trade interest from the Angels, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. At this point, it’s little more than a rumor, but it could have some real legs. Former […]
In huge news for Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno has announced he’s exploring a potential sale of the franchise. News broke Tuesday about the possibility: With later statements making it seem like a near certainty that the team will be sold: This will have far reaching consequences throughout the major leagues, […]
The bad news for the Angels just keeps on coming. Despite having perennial MVP candidate Shohei Ohtani and future Hall of Famer Mike Trout on the same roster, the Angels have stumbled their way to an abysmal season. They fired manager Joe Maddon early in the year and somehow got worse, falling far out of […]
Several MLB managers have already been fired by their teams this season. The Phillies parted ways with Joe Girardi, the Angels let go of Joe Maddon, and recently the Toronto Blue Jays replaced Charlie Montoyo. The latest move by the Blue Jays was the last straw for angry White Sox fans tired of manager Tony […]
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