In an attempt to inspire the Los Angeles Angels out of their 12-game losing streak, manager Joe Maddon got a mohawk haircut. It also happened to be the same day that Maddon was fired as manager, which means he ended up doing it for nothing.
That’s the report according to ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian, who said that Maddon was trying to “awaken his team.” Instead, he’s an unemployed guy with a mohawk haircut.
Here's the video from Tim Kurkjian's report about Maddon getting a mohawk https://t.co/3hDDDnYDYa pic.twitter.com/9XdNgeYojY
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) June 12, 2022
Brutal.
It’s hard to imagine his hairstyle would have been the difference-maker for Maddon, who had overseen the Angels lose 16 of 19 games, including 12-straight, despite having a roster that includes Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout.
The team was 130-148 in Maddon’s two and a half seasons as the club manager and wasn’t able to make the playoffs under his watch.
Maddon also made it known that he won’t be at the ceremony to honor the 20th anniversary of the franchise’s lone World Series-winning team. While it made sense that he wouldn’t want to be back there just days after getting fired, now we know there might have been an aesthetic reason that he didn’t want to be seen either.
Regardless of the reason, the MLB world certainly had a reaction to the news that Joe Maddon was sporting a mohawk that his team never got to see.
This is the perfect delivery from Kurkjian. https://t.co/EocCv2SXFp
— Derek Terry (@DerekSTerry) June 12, 2022
Feel like it should start with “What if I told you,” https://t.co/eXmWXqEpDb
— Halo Haven (@Halo_Haven) June 12, 2022
normalize midlife crisis mohawks https://t.co/88d6AfJv8r
— sean yoo (@SeanYoo) June 12, 2022
This is both the funniest and saddest thing I’ve ever read 😭 https://t.co/GMMI40ot8e
— Angelina Martin (@angewrites) June 12, 2022
My “Joe Maddon got fired” elation will never cease. https://t.co/AJDsusvbiD
— colleen (@colleensullivan) June 12, 2022
The funniest part though is thinking about him sitting down in an office chair with a fresh mohawk and someone looking him in the eyes and explaining that he has to go home. https://t.co/p2ryuUO3lm
— baseball was designed to break your heart (@DodgerBasebAlly) June 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/dieter/status/1536132241264300032
The question now is, will we get to see the mohawk before it’s gone?
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.