Paul Sullivan: Theo Epstein preaches accountability from the Cubs but won't explain why he let Joe Maddon go

CHICAGO - Cubs President Theo Epstein frequently uttered the word "accountability" Monday at the annual Cubs postmortem at Wrigley Field.

"When we fail to accomplish any of our goals, that is my responsibility as the leader of the baseball operation," he said. "As a leader, it's really important to be accountable, and really important to take a really honest look at things that we can do better, that I can do better."

The first thing Epstein needs to be accountable for and be better at is explaining why he borrowed a page from Ariana Grande and basically said "thank u, next" to Joe Maddon.

Epstein has done