CINCINNATI -- Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon thinks he knows the key to the re-emergence of Ben Zobrist at the plate this month. In fact, Maddon broke into song about it after the Cubs' 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. He replaced the Aretha Franklin lyric "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" with "R-E-S-T-E-D, that’s what it means to me."
“That’s why you want to give them some time down,” Maddon said after Zobrist hit two home runs in the win. “That’s what it can look like. The everyday major league player, people have no idea how difficult that is to do.