Joe Maddon
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I wanted consistency.
That's where I wanted to, I don't want to use the word conformity, but again, unity is probably the right way to put it.
Off the field, I wanted you to dress however you wanted, wear your hair however you wanted.
I don't care how many earrings you wore.
I didn't care about any of that.
This doesn't matter.
But when you got on the field, I
At that point, if I gave you enough freedom to be yourself, you're going to give me that respect back to play the game properly.
That's what I always thought.
The last out of the game.
I think it was Soto.
The Motley crew.
The Motley Crue.
Was that the last out of the game?
Last out of the game.
You picked him off.
What if you could fly?
The point was, if it's the right baseball plate to do, then do it.
Totally.
And if it doesn't work out, well, I'm okay with that.