Joe Maddon
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I mean, when you look at a guy like that and anybody that wants to become hypercritical, this is really โ he's got a great career to this point.
Moving it forward, he should sustain this, like I said, because if you can answer the bell on a consistent basis, that's a big part.
of being a solid major league starter.
When you can rely on somebody, wow, you know the name's going to be there in five or six days, whatever it's going to be.
You know he's going to be well.
You know he's not going to have to mess with them.
That's an outstanding asset.
Yeah, I mean, that's a tough question.
That's difficult because we breed this stuff.
We breed the five innings.
We make everybody.
I was watching, I think, the Indian game yesterday.
I can't remember the fellow's name.
Started the game, was doing wonderfully.
And I don't know exactly what happened, but they took him out after four.
And in spite of that, I mean, of course, the Indians have a great bullpen and they still won.
It's how you train these guys.
I mean, I'm such a believer in the minor leagues.
I think they're coddled way too much.
They're not permitted to understand or feel what it's like to go more deeply into a game.