When Marcel Lachemann resigned as Angels manager Aug. 6, 1996, the team hired grizzled veteran John McNamara to finish out the season. Among the first questions Maddon was asked: What do we call the interim to the interim manager? Where he goes, they win.”The Angels hired Terry Collins as manager in 1997, and Collins retained Maddon as bench coach. Angels Manager Mike Scioscia and then-bench coach Joe Maddon look over a lineup card on Oct. 3, 2004. From 2008 to 2013, the Maddon-led Rays reached the 2008 World Series, where they lost to Philadelphia, and won two division titles.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 24, 2019 00:00 UTC