It was time to say goodbye to Joe Maddon

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsDear Joe: It’s not you, it’s us. Well, it’s partially “you,” but mostly it’s us.

Although it is painful to write this, the Cubs made the right choice to move on to a new manager. The Cubs have underperformed the past two seasons, especially at critical moments, and when that happens, something has to change. And changing the manager is always the easiest thing to try first.

Let’s start with one clear and obvious fact. Joe Maddon was the right man for the Cubs in 2015. As one of only three Cubs managers to win a title, Maddon is the best manager in team history. The other two managers to win a title, Cap Anson and Frank Chance, were so long ago that it doesn’t…