{"product_id":"joe-maddon-signed-cubs-blue-custom-jersey-schwartz-authenticated","title":"Joe Maddon Signed Cubs Blue Custom Jersey Schwartz Authenticated","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd the signature of the manager \nwho ended the longest championship drought \nin the history of professional baseball — \nin the blue of the franchise \nthat had been waiting 108 years — \nto your collection with this \n\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Maddon Autographed Chicago Cubs \nBlue Custom Baseball Jersey — Schwartz Sports Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nOn November 2, 2016, \nin the tenth inning of Game 7 \nof the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, \nthe Chicago Cubs scored two runs \nto take an 8-6 lead against the Cleveland Indians — \nthen held on for an 8-7 victory \nthat ended a World Series championship drought \nof 108 years, \nthe longest in the history of Major League Baseball. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe manager in the dugout was Joe Maddon — \na man who had never played a single game \nin the major leagues, \nwho had spent 35 years working \nin the California Angels organization \nbefore getting his first full-time managing job \nat age 51 with the Tampa Bay Rays, \nwho had transformed the Rays from 68-96 in 2007 \nto 97-65 and the World Series in 2008 \nin one of the greatest single-season turnarounds \nin baseball history, \nand who arrived in Chicago in 2014 \nwith a specific understanding \nof how to build a championship culture \nthat was, in retrospect, \nexactly what a 108-year drought required.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe blue Cubs custom jersey signed by Maddon \nis the championship colorway \nof the franchise's most celebrated season \nsince 1908 — \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 by Joe Maddon\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nThe autograph has 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 by \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Maddon\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nChicago Cubs manager (2015-2019); \n2016 World Series champion; \nthree-time BBWAA Manager of the Year (2008, 2011, 2015); \n.581 winning percentage with Cubs — \nbest since Frank Chance in the early 1900s\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 — \nthe franchise's first title in 108 years\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\u003eThe 108-year drought\u003c\/strong\u003e: \nCubs' last World Series title before 2016 was 1908; \nMaddon's 2016 team went 103-58 \n(first 100-win Cubs season in over 80 years); \ndefeated the Indians in Game 7, 8-7 in 10 innings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCubs manager records\u003c\/strong\u003e: \n.581 winning percentage (best since Frank Chance); \n19 playoff victories (franchise record); \nfour consecutive postseason appearances (2015-2018); \nmost successful five-year span in Cubs history in over 100 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eTry Not to Suck\u003c\/strong\u003e\" — \nMaddon's advice to Javier Báez; \nbecame the 2015-16 Cubs' defining cultural phrase; \nat the Grant Park championship rally: \n\"We Did Not Suck, 2016\"; \nproceeds from shirt sales benefited his Respect 90 Foundation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of only nine managers in MLB history \nto win pennants in both leagues; \n\u003cstrong\u003eeight postseason appearances \nin his first 13 full seasons\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nonly manager in MLB history to accomplish that\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\u003eThe Blue Jersey — The Colorway of the Championship\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chicago Cubs have worn Cubbie blue \nas their primary color \nfor more than a century — \nthe same blue that adorned the uniform \nof the 1908 World Series champions, \nthe same blue that was worn \nthrough every decade of the drought \nthat followed. \nWhen Joe Maddon arrived as Cubs manager \nin November 2014, \nhe put on that specific blue \nand committed, publicly, \nto ending the drought \nwith a team built from Theo Epstein's core: \nKris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, \nJavier Báez, Kyle Schwarber, \nAddison Russell, Jake Arrieta, \nJon Lester. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2016 Cubs team — \nthe one that produced 103 wins, \nthe franchise's first 100-win season in 83 years, \na 19-game division lead at its widest, \nthe NL pennant for the first time since 1945, \nand the Game 7 comeback \nthat ended 108 years of waiting — \nwore that blue in every game \nof the most celebrated season \nin franchise history since Frank Chance \nmanaged back-to-back championships \nin 1907 and 1908.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe custom blue jersey signed by Maddon \nis the home colorway \nof the franchise's most important season — \nthe uniform worn on the bench \nwhen the manager who had never played a major league game \nguided a city's 108-year wait \nto its resolution \nin extra innings in Cleveland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e108 Years — What the Wait Meant and How It Ended\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chicago Cubs had not won a World Series \nsince October 14, 1908 — \na span that encompassed two World Wars, \nthe Great Depression, \nthe moon landing, \nand the careers of every great player \nwho ever wore Cubs blue \nfrom Ernie Banks through Ryne Sandberg \nthrough Sammy Sosa \nwithout a championship. \n\u003cstrong\u003eIn Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, \nthe Cubs led the Cleveland Indians 6-3 \nentering the eighth inning \nbefore the Indians scored three runs \nto tie the game. \nA rain delay before the tenth inning \nsent both teams to their respective dugouts — \nand when the players returned, \nMaddon's Cubs scored two runs \non a Ben Zobrist RBI double \nand a Miguel Montero RBI single \nto take an 8-6 lead. \nThe Indians scored once more, \nbut Michael Montgomery induced \na groundout from Michael Martinez \nto end the game 8-7.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nMaddon described the Series afterward \nas \"the most entertaining, difficult series to win\" \nhe had ever been part of — \na description that understated what it meant \nto the franchise, the city, \nand to the players and coaches \nin that blue uniform. \nThe custom Cubs jersey signed by Maddon \nis the uniform of the manager \nwho oversaw the ending \nof the longest championship drought \nin the history of American professional sports — \nin a franchise's primary blue, \nin extra innings, \nin Cleveland, \nin November.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\"Try Not to Suck\" — The Culture That Won the Title\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most specific available expression \nof how Joe Maddon built a championship culture \nin Chicago is not a tactical decision \nor a lineup construction — \nit is a phrase that started as a joke. \nWhen Javier Báez joined the Cubs \nfrom the minor leagues in 2015, \nMaddon offered him a piece of advice \nthat he has described as \nthe most concise available statement \nof what he wanted his players to do \nwhen they came to the ballpark: \n\"Try not to suck.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe phrase became the team's unofficial motto — \nshirts were made with the slogan \nfor every player in spring training, \nand the proceeds were donated \nto Maddon's Respect 90 Foundation. \nAt the Grant Park championship celebration \non November 4, 2016, \nMaddon appeared in the redesigned shirt: \n\"We Did Not Suck, 2016.\" \nThe phrase captured something specific \nabout the culture Maddon built \nin Chicago: \na managed looseness, \na deliberate removal of the weight \nthat 108 years of disappointment \ncould have placed on the franchise's \nmost talented roster in a generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nHe brought magicians into the clubhouse. \nHe organized themed costume road trips. \nHe managed the Cubs' young core — \nBryant, Rizzo, Báez, Schwarber — \nwith the specific understanding \nthat the players who were going to end \nthe drought were also the players \nwho needed to enjoy the process \nof getting there. \nThe blue Cubs jersey signed by Maddon \nis the uniform of the manager \nwho built that culture, \nwore that 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