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Molly vs. Rocco: Two very different managerial approaches
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From 2015-2018, MLB Hall-of-Famer and St. Paul native Paul Molitor managed the Minnesota Twins. During his tenure perched on the top step of the dugout, Molly skippered two surprising though not exactly powerhouse clubs (‘15 & ‘17), one very “meh” squad (‘18), and the worst ball club in franchise history (‘16). An uneven ride, to say the least.
For the past two seasons both AL Central-winning campaigns Rocco Baldelli has been at the helm. With the ‘21 season off to such a laconic if not outright disastrous start, Rocco has been the whipping boy for much criticism. Always easier to “fire the manager” than dismiss all the under-achieving players, right?
Cubs who led NL in pitching categories, Part 1 By JohnW53 on May 11, 2021, 6:38am CDT +
431 times, an average of more than 3 per season.
They have led in at least 1 of the 36 categories shown at Baseball-Reference.com in
110 of the 120 seasons. Three of the 10 in which they had no leaders have come in the past 20 seasons: 2001, 2009 and 2014.
In 1992, a Cub led in
16 categories; in every one, the leader was Greg Maddux.
In 1938, they led in
18, with Bill Lee on top in 14.
And in 1918, they were first in
21, including 16 by Hippo Vaughn.
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The Cubs won the pennant in the latter 2 seasons. They led in 14, 13 and 12 categories in 3 other title years: 1945, 1932 and 1929.