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I really liked the idea of his hiring.  But, the idea of his hiring turned out to be far better than the reality of his tenure.  Still, this is a shock.

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!