Cubs Not Filing a Formal Protest Over Sean Doolittle's Delivery Proves Joe Maddon Was Wrong

Joe Maddon might be one of the best managers in baseball, but he's also one of the most irritating, constantly trying to show off how unique and creative he is at the sacrifice of logic and practicality.

The Chicago Cubs manager tried to one-up Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle by protesting his delivery, which included a pronounced toe-tap that still fell within the MLB rules of a legal delivery. By not filing an official complaint to the league office, Maddon is passively admitting he was wrong about the whole ordeal.

Doolittle, who lambasted Maddon as a know-it-all trying to do too much, comes out of this as a clear winner.

Not only was Doolittle's delivery totally legal, but Cubs righty Carl Edwards Jr.'s delivery doesn't even really compare, which was the crux of Maddon's fury.

Talk about a self-own. He talked more about it before Sunday night's series finale.

Just accept the loss and own it, Joe. The more you try and seem like a baseball savant, the more you make yourself look like a fool.