Cubs' Joe Maddon takes exception to ESPN's criticism of Willson Contreras' tough-love...

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Manager Joe Maddon watched with amusement when a player who committed a gaffe would return to the dugout entrance farthest away from David Ross in an effort to avoid a tough-lashing from the former Cubs catcher. “I’d stand in a corner and turn a bit,” Maddon smirked. “It always was entertaining.” So Maddon was surprised to learn that the commentators on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” were critical of the stern words catcher Willson Contreras delivered to pitcher Tyler Chatwood, adding Ross wouldn’t have acted the same way in plain view. “They’re wrong,” Maddon said. Maddon said he wasn’t aware of the comments but elaborated on the dynamics of handling situations among his players. “Sometimes

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