ANAHEIM, Calif. — A day after David Ross got the OK to redecorate his former Clark and Addison office, Joe Maddon put on his sunglasses and slipped on his old No. 70 jersey and was announced as the new manager of the Angels.
“Good afternoon,” Maddon said, Santa Ana winds blowing through his hair, 90-degree heat warming his face. “How cool is this?”
Plenty has happened since Maddon and Cubs president Theo Epstein faced the media 25 days ago like two exhausted climbers who failed to reach the summit. The announced end to the Maddon era in Chicago was expected and jarring at the same time.