In ‘A Tale of Two Joes’, incumbent Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon is decidedly superior to former Cubs player and Yankee skipper, Joe Girardi. I say this both in terms of his rapport with current players as well as the ability to foster clubhouse chemistry.
In light of the fact that chemistry and clubhouse “tightness” has been a huge part of the Cubs winning 400 games over the past four years, there is no way the team can make a change from Maddon to Girardi (or anyone else, for that matter) and expect the same success they’ve enjoyed of late.