What if Rays didn't have Maddon? - St. Petersburg Times

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What if Rays didn't have Maddon? - St. Petersburg Times
Projo Sox Blog found this 9/30/2008 on www.tampabay.com [flag]
Joe Maddon had tried several times to get a managerial job before he joined the Rays, including a bid to lead the Red Sox before Terry Francona was hired. [link]

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Baseball Today: Tuesday, September 30
Published 9/30/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... IN ACTUALITY . . . the hiring of Joe Maddon as manager is what turned things around, says the St. Petersburg Times' John Romano. ...

[THE HANGOVER] Rays May Have To Choose Between Crawford And Percival
Published 9/30/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Professor) at Rays Index
... John Romano compares Joe Madddon to another former Bay Area head coach, Tony Dungy and wonders what success the Rays would be having now if the front office had not taken a chance on Papa Joe. [St. Pete Times] ...

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