Maddonomics

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A magical way of making stupid decisions that only Joe Maddon can understand. It’s like he’s got a brain made of broken pizza boxes.

Maddon benches his best hitter for a guy who can’t catch a cold.

He puts a rookie in the ninth inning because he thinks the moon is in a bad mood.

He lets the pitcher play first base because he thinks it’s a sport.

The art of making everyone on the team confused and angry at the same time. Maddon does this like it’s his full-time job.

He tells the shortstop to play deep and then yells at him for not catching a fly ball.

He switches pitchers in the middle of a rally and calls it a ‘strategic move.’

He gives a speech about the meaning of life and then benches the guy who gave it.

A fancy word for when Joe Maddon makes decisions so dumb, they’re almost beautiful. He’s like a mad scientist who only uses expired glitter.

He puts a guy who can’t hit on the mound and calls it a ‘new beginning.’

He takes the leadoff hitter out for a guy who can’t spell ‘baseball.’

He lets the whole team play the same position because he thinks it’s a team sport.

A way of thinking that only Joe Maddon can understand. It’s like he’s got a brain full of expired soda and broken dreams.

He benches his best hitter for a guy who can’t tie his shoes.

He tells the pitcher to throw a curveball and then yells at him for not throwing a curveball.

He puts the guy who can’t run on the bench and calls it a ‘fresh start.’

A magical mix of stupid decisions and even more stupid explanations. Only Joe Maddon can make sense of it all.

He takes the leadoff hitter out for a guy who can’t catch a fly ball.

He tells the shortstop to play deep and then yells at him for playing deep.

He puts a guy who can’t run on the mound and calls it a ‘new beginning.’