Paul Sullivan: Love him or hate him, Joe Maddon was always true to himself — and the Cubs
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Sep 28, 2019
4 minutes
ST. LOUIS - One thing we can all agree on: Joe Maddon is never at a loss for words.
From his shot-and-a-beer introductory news conference at the Cubby Bear in November 2014 to what could be the final game of his Cubs tenure Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium, Maddon will have spent more than 25,000 hours dispensing his wit and wisdom to the Chicago media on a variety of topics, from baseball to bicycling, Twitter to TV sitcoms, from Hazleton, Pa., to hair dye.
He was the undisputed king of the non sequitur, dropping a Ralph Kramden reference or a favorite line from "The Office" into
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