Submit a Story!
Get the BallHype iPhone App
Joe Maddon 9=8 Math is Tampa Rays Winning Idea
Joe Maddon 9=8 Math is Tampa Rays Winning Idea
Monday, October 20, 2008 Joe Maddon 9=8 Math is Tampa Rays Winning Idea joe maddon and pitcher The Tampa Bay Rays' inspiring run to the World Series is a good metaphor for effective branding. How? Well, sometimes a simple saying or idea can translate into the right formula for success. Just ask ...
Rays Announce Joe Maddon Contract Extension to 2012
Rays Announce Joe Maddon Contract Extension to 2012
bizofbaseball.com — The Tampa Bay Rays and Manager Joe Maddon agreed today on a three-year contract extension. The contract... extends through the 2012 season. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Joe’s approach and demeanor are exemplary,” said Rays Principal Owner Stuart Sternberg. “He is a key member of our ... (more) Rays Announce Joe Maddon Contract Extension to 2012
Rays gave Maddon three-year extension
eatdrinksleepbaseball.blogspot.com — The Tampa Bay Rays have given a three-year extension to Joe Maddon, who won the A.L. Manager... of the Year award in 2008. The Rays' skipper is now under contract until 2012. " This is where I belong ,'' Maddon said. "This is where I want to be. I really have to use the word love when I talk about ... (more) Rays gave Maddon three-year extension
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon gets new three-year deal
blogs.tampabay.com — The Rays gave manager Joe Maddon a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2012 season. Maddon,... 55, agreed to terms last week, with only final details to be worked out. The deal was announced on a conference call this afternoon with ... (more) Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon gets new three-year deal
Comments
Blog Reactions

Joe Maddon Contract Extension
MVN RSS — ... as suggested reading for all his players.  It was last season Maddon stunned the baseball community in 2008 with his 9=8 math .  The Tampa Rays and Joe Maddon came to ...

Maddon Extended
3:10 To Joba — ... This is a big blow to the defending AL Pennant winners and must be shedding a lot of doubt around their chances to repeat. Extending Maddon was a step in the right direction, even if his math skills would make even the most devoted special education teacher blush. ...

The Decider: What Attracts You to Buy a Golf Club?
Waggle Room — ... .  Nike is out promoting the club in a campaign known as the 8>9 Challenge.  In a play off of Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon's 9=8 math, Nike is trying to connect with consumers in a variety of ways to convince them that their STR8-FIT is better than TaylorMade's R9 driver.  ...

Wednesday links
Angels blog — • Remember Tampa Bay’s 9=8 metaphor last year? Halos Heaven has started a meme for this Angels season. W6G : We Will Win With What We’ve Got. I like it, start printing up some t-shirts. • AngelsWin asks: Will Vladimir Guerrero reach 500 home runs ? Bill James actually has a tool to estimate the likelihood of such things (he calls it his Favorite Toy), and if we give Guerrero 16 homers this year (which would mean eight more), then the Toy gives him a 51 percent chance of doing it . • Mike Lowell tied a major league record last night. Most home runs ...

Related Content
Maddon Extended
310tojoba.blogspot.com 5/26/2009 — Even though the Rays are scuffling a bit in an AL East that is once again demonstrating retard strength, the organization recognized the work done by skipper Joe Maddon to turn the formerly hopeless club into a contender. How, you ask? Well they just extended him, of course! The Tampa Bay ...
Maddon’s new deal through 2012 official
tboblogs.com 5/26/2009 — CLEVELAND—The Rays made Joe Maddon’s three-year contract extension official today, locking in the reigning AL Manager of the Year through 2012. “This is where I belong. This is where I want to be,” Maddon said on a ...
Joe Maddon Contract Extension
thewheelhouse.mlblogs.com 5/20/2009 — Joe Maddon will be the Rays manager for years to come.  That was never truly a question, but without a contract after 2009, some have speculated that there is unrest at the top of the organization.  That couldn't be...
Joe Maddon Signs To A Three Year Extension
mvn.com 5/21/2009 — A few hours late on this story but it will be official in the coming days that the Tampa Bay Rays signed manager Joe Maddon to a three year extension . The final contract is still a work in progress but Maddon will signed through the 2012 season and get a raise. Here is what Carlos Pena said ...
Maddon to get 3-year extension
tboblogs.com 5/21/2009 — Rays manager Joe Maddon will finalize a three-year contract extension sometime in the coming days, according to a person familiar with the situation. Maddon is in the last year of his original deal; the new one would lock him up through the 2012 ...
Tampa Bay Rays give skipper Joe Maddon three-year extension
sports.espn.go.com 5/25/2009 — Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon has been rewarded for leading the Rays to the World Series last season, receiving a three-year contract extension that runs through 2012.
Rays extend Maddon three years through 2012
msn.foxsports.com 5/26/2009 — Joe Maddon wasn't looking to leave, and Tampa Bay had no intention of letting him go.
‘You’re my boy, Joe!’
tboblogs.com 6/8/2009 — NEW YORK—Not sure if the Rays’ TV guys blanketed the airwaves with it or not, but Will Ferrell was in the house yesterday and shown on the stadium scoreboard about a hundred times. Apparently he spent a little time heckling Joe Maddon ...
Ehh, Maddon Can't Keep Kapler Out, For Now...
mvn.com 5/27/2009 — With two lefties coming up against the Rays in Cleveland, Joe Maddon will likely go with his usual ways and give Gabe Kapler the start in right field. In fact, Kapler has started in every game where the Rays faced a left-handed starter. His only starts with a right-handed pitcher starting are ...
More Maddon
baseballmusings.com 5/20/2009 — The St. Petersburgh Times reports that the Rays and Joe Maddon reached an agreement on a three-year extension . It’s good to see Joe’s success rewarded. He’s an interesting manager, and I’d love to see more like him. He comes ...
Maddon signs extension with RaysExaminer Sports 5/25/2009
Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon has been rewarded for leading the Rays to the World Series last season, receiving a three-year contract extension that runs through 2012.
Maddon lands three-year extension as Rays managerUSATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 5/25/2009
Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon has been rewarded for leading the Rays to the World Series last season, receiving a three-year contract ...
Joe Maddon signs extension with RaysRed Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 5/25/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon has been rewarded for leading the Rays to the World Series last season, receiving a three-year contract extension that...
Joe Maddon signs extension as manager of RaysExaminer Sports 5/25/2009
Joe Maddon wasn't looking to leave, and Tampa Bay had no intention of letting him go.
Joe Maddon signs extension as manager of RaysThe Seattle Times: Sports 5/25/2009
Joe Maddon wasn't looking to leave, and Tampa Bay had no intention of letting him go.