David Haugh: Joe Maddon's methods have helped the Cubs rebound into 1st place, isn't it time to give him an extension?
CHICAGO - Without even trying, Joe Maddon summed up the essence of what makes him most effective as Cubs manager.
"There's another dimension out there, brother," Maddon told reporters at Wrigley Field before the Cubs swept the Cardinals.
Another Dimension. Maddon really should open a T-shirt store next week instead of a restaurant.
More than ever, baseball fills our brains with valuable information, but Maddon often invokes the heartbeat whenever analytics enter the discussion. Without Maddon's leadership, you wonder how strong the pulse of the Cubs would have stayed through
