For all the good things Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has brought to the North Side, you have to wonder about his spelling ability sometimes:
“Talking about D-peat, I like the way we’re catching the ball,” Maddon said of what he has seen in camp, especially when he discounts outfield play because of the often tough conditions in Arizona. “I think we’ve been looking really good on the dirt. That’s what I want us to really focus on, the defense, and I think it’s been outstanding.”
Most of you know that Maddon is referring to a defense of the World Series title, which is contingent on a repeat performance of the Cubs’ historically elite defense behind a superb rotation.