Former Tampa Rays and new Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon took a newspaper ad to thank his Tampa fans
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A class act. Say what you will about how the whole thing went down with Joe Maddon leaving Tampa and going to Chicago soon thereafter. It certainly had the look of some tampering took place but we don’t know what MLB will make of that. What we do know is that Maddon took time to thank the people of Tampa.
Maddon took a half-page ad out in the Tampa Times and the Tampa Tribune. His ad was not only a thanks from him but his wife as well. This is on the heels of his Cubs press conference on Monday in which he bought a round of drinks for everyone in attendance at the conference. He’s spreading goodwill everywhere. At least you can’t say he isn’t trying.
"From Joe and Jaye Maddon,THANK YOUto the Tampa Bay community for making your home, our home;to everyone who has helped make “Thanksmas” a success and to those who will help us continue to grow it;to the Rays players for your hard work, belief and commitment to creating and maintaining a positive culture that will endure;to the Rays coaching, training, and front office staffs that are second to none;to Stu Sternberg, Matt Silverman, Andrew Friedman and the Rays ownership group for permitting me to grow and evolve as a manager;But most of all…THANK YOUto the Rays fans for their consistent loyalty and energy which allowed me to flourish on a daily basis."
How can you not think that’s being a class act? The Cubs got a good man but clearly the Maddon’s enjoyed Tampa. Hopefully he continues the goodwill in his days as Cubs manager.
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