{"product_id":"joe-maddon-2016-ws-champs-signed-cubs-blue-jersey-schwartz-authenticated","title":"Joe Maddon \"2016 WS Champs\" Signed Cubs Blue Jersey Schwartz Authenticated","description":"\u003cp\u003eSecure the championship credential \nin the manager's own handwriting — \ninscribed on the blue of the franchise \nhe led to its first title in 108 years — \nwith this \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Maddon Autographed Chicago Cubs \nBlue Custom Baseball Jersey, \nInscribed \"2016 WS Champs\" — Schwartz Sports Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nA standard signed jersey documents the manager. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe jersey inscribed \"2016 WS Champs\" \ndocuments what the manager accomplished — \nMaddon's own notation of the specific credential \nthat defines a managerial career: \nnot a batting average, not a home run total, \nbut the championship, \nwritten in his handwriting, \non the franchise's primary blue, \nfrom the year the 108-year drought ended.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nWhat the inscription does not document \nis how close it came to not happening. \nAfter Games 1 and 2 in Cleveland, \nthe Cubs returned home to Wrigley Field \ndown 2-0 in the Series. \nThey won Games 3 and 4 at Wrigley \nto tie it at 2-2. \nThen they lost Game 5 in Cleveland, \n4-1, falling behind 3-1 — \na deficit from which only seven teams \nin World Series history had recovered. \nBefore the 2016 Cubs, \nonly seven franchises in 112 years \nof World Series competition \nhad come back from 3-1 down to win. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cubs became the eighth: \nwinning Game 6, 9-3; \nwinning Game 7, 8-7 in ten innings; \nand producing the specific inscription \nMaddon wrote on this jersey — \n\"2016 WS Champs\" — \nas the most accurate available single-line description \nof what the 2016 Chicago Cubs season \naccomplished.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe blue jersey inscribed by Maddon \nis the championship credential piece — \ncertified authentic by Schwartz Sports Memorabilia \nwith a tamper-proof numbered hologram \nand a certificate of authenticity verifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eChicago Cubs Blue Custom Baseball Jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e \nhas been \u003cstrong\u003ehand-signed and inscribed \"2016 WS Champs\" \nby Joe Maddon\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nThe autograph and inscription have been certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e with a tamper-proof \nnumbered hologram and a certificate of authenticity \nverifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-signed and inscribed \u003cstrong\u003e\"2016 WS Champs\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \nby \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Maddon\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nChicago Cubs manager (2015-2019); \n2016 World Series champion; \nthree-time BBWAA Manager of the Year; \nthe manager who ended the franchise's 108-year championship drought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChicago Cubs Blue Custom Baseball Jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nthe Cubs' traditional Cubbie blue; \nthe championship colorway of the 2016 World Series; \nMaddon's \"2016 WS Champs\" inscription \nis the championship credential in the manager's own hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e — \ntamper-proof numbered Schwartz Sports hologram \nwith certificate of authenticity verifiable online\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"2016 WS Champs\" inscription\u003c\/strong\u003e: \nMaddon's notation of the specific credential — \nthe World Series championship; \nfor a manager, the championship inscription \nis the most complete available credential summary \nin a signed piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe 3-1 comeback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \nCubs were down 3-1 to the Cleveland Indians \nheading into Game 5; \nonly eight teams in World Series history \nhad come back from 3-1 down to win — \nthe Cubs became the eighth, \nwinning Games 5, 6, and 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2016 postseason run: \nNLDS vs. San Francisco Giants (4-1, including 9th inning comeback in Game 4 clincher); \nNLCS vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2, came back from 2-1 down); \nWorld Series vs. Cleveland (4-3, came back from 3-1 down)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGame 7 managerial decisions: \nJon Lester and David Ross final battery \n(Ross's final career game); \nMike Montgomery for the final out \n(his first career save); \nthe rain delay and Jason Heyward's \nteam meeting under the stands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBacked by our \u003cstrong\u003eLifetime Authenticity Guarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\"2016 WS Champs\" — The Manager's Credential\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers sign their names alongside statistics: \na home run total, a batting average, \na Cy Young year, an MVP award. \nThe statistics live on the player's career page \nand verify themselves. \nFor a manager, the equivalent notation — \nthe number that cannot be argued with, \nthe credential that requires no supporting context \nto carry its full weight — \nis the championship. \n\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Maddon's inscription \"2016 WS Champs\" \nis the most complete available credential notation \nfor a Cubs manager's signed jersey: \nnot the winning percentage, \nnot the Manager of the Year awards, \nnot the four consecutive postseason appearances — \nbut the World Series championship, \nwritten in his handwriting, \nin the specific year it happened, \non the franchise's primary blue. \nA manager's championship inscription \nis rarer than a player's: \nit requires not one person's performance \nbut twenty-five people's coordination, \nsustained across 162 regular-season games \nand however many playoff rounds \nstand between the roster \nand the final out of the final game.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nMaddon's inscription documents the year \nthat coordination produced its most complete result — \nthe 103-win regular season, \nthe postseason run that required \na three-game comeback from a 3-1 Series deficit, \nand the specific championship notation \nthat has been written by only one Cubs manager \nin the past 116 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e3-1 Down — The Comeback the Inscription Documents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore the Cubs became the 2016 World Series champions, \nthey had to become the eighth team in history \nto win a World Series after trailing 3-1. \nThe previous seven were: \nthe 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, \nthe 1958 New York Yankees, \nthe 1968 Detroit Tigers, \nthe 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates, \nthe 1985 Kansas City Royals, \nthe 2004 Boston Red Sox, \nand the 2016 Cleveland Indians — \nwho fell on the other side of the equation \nas the Cubs joined the list. \n\u003cstrong\u003eAfter losing Game 5, 4-1, \nat Progressive Field on October 29, \nthe Cubs returned to Wrigley Field for Games 6 and 7 \nhaving won only 11 games all season \nwhen trailing after seven innings. \nGame 6: Jon Lester threw 5.2 innings; \nAddison Russell hit a grand slam; \nthe Cubs won 9-3 to force Game 7. \nGame 7: the Cubs led 6-3 after seven; \nAroldis Chapman allowed three runs in the eighth; \nthe teams went to extra innings tied 6-6; \nBen Zobrist doubled home Albert Almora Jr. \nin the tenth; \nMiguel Montero singled home Báez \nto make it 8-6; \nthe Indians scored once more; \nMike Montgomery induced a groundout \nfrom Michael Martinez \nto end the game 8-7.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe inscription \"2016 WS Champs\" documents \nthe endpoint of that specific sequence — \nthe eight-letter notation \nof eight games, \na 3-1 deficit, \nand three consecutive victories \nthat produced it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGame 7 — The Decisions the Manager Made\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final game of the 2016 World Series \nproduced three specific managerial decisions \nby Joe Maddon that are inseparable \nfrom the championship the inscription documents. \nThe first: starting Jon Lester on three days' rest \nin Game 7, \npairing him with catcher David Ross — \nwho was retiring at season's end — \nfor a final battery of two players \nwhose careers in Cubs blue \nwere ending together. \nRoss hit a solo home run in the sixth inning, \none of his final acts as a professional player, \nto give the Cubs a 6-3 lead. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe second: trusting Mike Montgomery \nto record the final out of the World Series — \na reliever who had never recorded a major league save, \nplaced on the mound in the most consequential \nindividual at-bat in Cubs history, \nand trusted to induce the groundout \nthat ended 108 years. \nThe third: the rain delay. \nWith the teams tied 6-6 \nheading into the tenth inning, \na seventeen-minute rain delay \nsent the Cubs to the runway \nbeneath the Wrigley visitors' dugout \nwhere outfielder Jason Heyward — \nwho had struggled offensively all season — \ncalled the team together \nand delivered an impromptu speech \nthat Maddon has credited with resetting \nthe team's emotional state \nbefore the inning that decided the championship.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe inscription \"2016 WS Champs\" \nbelongs to all three decisions — \nand to the manager who made them. \nThe blue jersey signed and inscribed by Maddon \nis the piece from the man \nwhose decisions in the final game \nproduced the credential his inscription names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSchwartz Sports Authentication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jersey has been certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e \nwith a tamper-proof numbered hologram \nand a certificate of authenticity \nverifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jersey is certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nThe tamper-proof numbered hologram \nand certificate of authenticity \nare verifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJoe Maddon (Joseph John Maddon)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRole\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eManager, Chicago Cubs (2015-2019)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAutographed Custom Baseball Jersey\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJersey Color\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue (Cubs Traditional Cubbie Blue)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInscription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\"2016 WS Champs\" — World Series championship notation in Maddon's hand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthentication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia — tamper-proof numbered hologram; 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