Well, if not the best, at least 1 or 1A along with the Giants’ Bruce Bochy.
Joe Maddon opted out of his contract with Tampa Bay today. He has taken that chronically-underfunded team to great heights, four times in the playoffs and one World Series appearance.
This is not a pipe dream. He is from the area. In fact, his mom is still a waitress in his home town of Hazleton, PA. He’s a Lafayette grad, and he comes back here often.
This is Pat Gillick’s call, not Ruben Amaro Jr’s.
Pat, for the sake of what’s left of my sanity, Make That Call!