Joe Maddon hoped to reinvigorate his struggling Los Angeles Angels workforce by debuting a wild new look — solely to be fired earlier than any of his gamers might see it.
Maddon, who was axed because the Angels’ supervisor final week amid a 12-game dropping streak, handled the bushy state of affairs by shaving off a few of his personal locks for a mohawk, in response to ESPN’s Tim Kurkijan. The 68-year-old skipper opted for the brand new ‘do in an effort to carry smiles to the down-trodden clubhouse and “awaken the workforce.” Sadly for Maddon, he was terminated earlier than he might take a look at the model out.
Maddon’s new look was simply one of many few experiments the Angels resorted to in hopes of breaking a franchise-worst 14-game skid.
Throughout Wednesday’s dwelling recreation versus the Boston Pink Sox, Angels hitters modified their walk-up songs to a group of hits from Nickelback, of all bands. The valiant effort produced little success, nonetheless, as Los Angeles misplaced, 1-0.
The Angels did snap their dropping streak Thursday with a 5-2 win over the Pink Sox.
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