ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It all began in a hotel in Houston, during the 2005 World Series.
While the baseball world descended on the city to watch the White Sox put the finishing touches on a sweep of the Astros, Andrew Friedman and Joe Maddon sat down for the interview that would change the course of two franchises.
“It went four to five hours, and he came prepared with a binder of information,” Friedman said. “By the end of it, it was pretty clear that he was a fit for what we were looking for.
“His approach was challenging conventional wisdom and I liked that.