The worst-kept secret in the game is now official: Three years after cementing his legacy by managing the Chicago Cubs to a World Series title, Joe Maddon is going to Disneyland. He's the new manager of the Los Angeles Angels.
But for a bowl of soup, this was going to happen 20 years ago.
And, oh, how different history might be had visionary general manager Bill Bavasi successfully executed the plan.
Maddon surely would not have managed in Tampa Bay and led the Rays to their only World Series appearance (2008).