Sometimes it’s just time
There are all sorts of valid reasons for the Cubs to re-sign Joe Maddon as their manager. Choose one or more: He won a World Series, an accomplishment that came with a towering degree of historical difficulty. It wasn’t his fault this year’s team didn’t have a bullpen or a leadoff hitter. Not his fault ownership hasn’t been able to find its wallet. His players seem to like him. And who are the Cubs going to find who’s better at the job?
But sometimes the most reasonable, logical arguments fall away in the face of the obvious, even if the obvious isn’t as eloquent.