Joe Maddon`s call for John Lackey to relieve was Cubs` downfall
(LA Times NBA)

If the Chicago Cubs are America´s cuddly little team, then Joe Maddon is America´s cuddly little manager, an affable baseball lifer who is well-read and has a wide range of interests that extend far beyond the foul lines. Well, sorry, America, but your man blew it. And to think it was because Maddon...