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Cubs: Maddon not worried about 'being nice' with quick hook on Hammel

Joe Maddon is trying to win baseball games, not make friends.

These are the kinds of calls Theo Epstein's front office envisioned when they pitched the idea of coming to Chicago to Maddon in the offseason.

The celebrity manager was at it again Wednesday night, yanking starter Jason Hammel out of the game after just 65 pitches, when he had given up only one run in 5 2/3 innings.

His last time out, Hammel threw just 76 pitches against the San Francisco Giants, and the veteran was not happy with the decision.

He wasn't any happier this time around, refusing to speak much on the matter after the game, saying he was "obviously" surprised and upset that he came out of the game.