Joe Maddon
Template:Infobox MLB retired Joseph John Maddon (born February 8, 1954, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania) is the current manager of the Tampa Bay Rays in Major League Baseball, having been appointed to that position on November 15, 2005. He previously served as interim manager of the Anaheim Angels in both 1996 and 1999, and was a long-time bench coach for the team.
Maddon attended Lafayette College, where he played baseball and football and graduated in 1976. He is a former minor league catcher who had served in the Angels organization for 31 years, though he never made it to the Major Leagues as a player.[1]
He was considered a leading candidate for the Boston Red Sox Manager job in 2004, which went to Terry Francona. His signature thick-rimmed glasses have led to giveaways featuring mock pairs and tributes from Angels players wearing the glasses when playing against the Rays. Sportswriter Peter King once said that Maddon has an uncanny resemblance to 1930's-1960's movie star Spencer Tracy.
In 2008, Maddon led the Tampa Bay Rays to their first playoff win and first World Series appearance, in which Tampa Bay held home-field advantage against the Philadelphia Phillies. It completed a full-circle turnaround for the Rays, who had the worst record in Major League Baseball in 2007. Because of this, on November 12 of that year, he was given the American League Manager of the Year Award.[2]
Maddon is known for platooning players and having multiple batting lineups. [citation needed]
The manager got engaged to his girlfriend of four years, law school graduate Jaye Sousoures, in June 2007 in Boulder, Colorado, on a side trip during a Rays road trip to the Colorado Rockies.He then married her in November of 2008. He has two children from his first wife: a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Joey. He also has a grandson, Tyler, and granddaughter, Coral Ray.
Managerial record
(updated through October 30, 2008)
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| ANA | 1996 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4th in AL West | - | - | - | |
| ANA | 1999 | 19 | 10 | .665 | 4th in AL West | - | - | - | |
| TB | 2006 | 61 | 101 | .377 | 5th in AL East | - | - | - | |
| TB | 2007 | 66 | 96 | .407 | 5th in AL East | - | - | - | |
| TB | 2008 | 97 | 65 | .599 | 1st in AL East | 8 | 8 | .500 | Lost World Series |
| Total | 252 | 286 | .467 | - | 8 | 8 | .500 | - | |
See also
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2006
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2007
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2008
References
- ^ Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox
- ^ Joe Smith (2008-11-12). "Tampa Bay Rays' Maddon named AL manager of the year". Tampabay.com. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
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External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career managing record
- Maddon to be hired as (Devil Rays) manager
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