The visiting manager's office at Angel Stadium was too small to fit the Chicago media contingent on Opening Day, so Joe Maddon met everyone in a dark hallway outside the clubhouse after the Cubs' victory over the Angels.
"Where should I stand?" Maddon asked.
"Up against the wall," someone replied.
Maddon complied, facing the wall and putting his palms up against it as if he were under arrest.
It was vintage Joe _ slightly dry, with a hint of wry _ and served as a harbinger of things to come.
This Cubs team would not only win and win often, it would lead the league in good times, or die tryin'.
Here are some of the ways Maddon's inimitable managing style affects the Cubs, on and off the field.
