Maddon defends Harper walks: ‘It was a strategy’

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CHICAGO — Cubs manager Joe Maddon has heard some of the buzz regarding his decision to walk Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper six times Sunday, including three times intentionally.

Maddon said he doesn’t think he did anything wrong.

“There’s really nothing to react to,” Maddon said Monday afternoon. “If you’re a Cubs fan you love it. If you’re not, you don’t, necessarily.

“It was a strategy in the game based on how they built their group. … The best I way I can put it is, ‘I didn’t do anything to them.'”

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