Decades from now, we’ll still be talking about this era of Cubs baseball. We’ll remember, of course, the 103-win campaign in 2016 and the roller-coaster postseason that ended in a World Series title. And we’ll surely smile when we think about Joe Maddon’s antics and his unorthodox managerial style, particularly his various themed road trips and team-building fuctions.
The most recent of these is “Putting art back into baseball,” since, as Maddon says, the fine detail and grace with which players move is art.
“I wanted our guys to know they’re artists,” Maddon explained. “If you watch video of a well-played game — a great play whether it’s baseball, basketball, football — you see artistry in the movement of the athletes.