CHICAGO (AP) — Joe Maddon showed up in a blue Chicago Cubs “We Came To Reign” sweater. On Friday, he might as well try chaps and spurs.
That’s because Maddon will probably feel like he is in the Wild West when the Cubs open their NL Division Series against the San Francisco Giants, managing against Bruce Bochy.
“He’s a cowboy,” Maddon said Thursday. “He’ll do anything. And when you manage against a cowboy, it’s always interesting.”
It sure figures to be that way with two successful managers with different approaches going at it. Maddon and Bochy tend to treat regular-season matchups as if they were playoff games. Now that they are actually meeting in the postseason?
“Oh, they’re going to have a field day,” Cubs outfielder Chris Coghlan said. “They’re going to love it. They do every time.”
