It was that experience that Hyde had in mind as his Orioles faced the White Sox in a three-game series. Hyde was thankful for all the lessons he learned with the Cubs, who were amid a rebuild when he joined the organization in 2012 and then ascended during his tenure, including winning the World Series in 2016. Hyde served as the Cubs' bench coach under then-manager Rick Renteria in 2014, then switched to become the team's first-base coach from 2015-'17 under manager Joe Maddon before moving back to the bench coach role in 2018.
That diversity of success and failure of the Cubs is something for Hyde to draw on now for the struggling Orioles, who went 47-115 in 2018 and are 11-21 this season.
"Patience and positivity are what I picked up from Joe and Ricky when I worked with them," Hyde said. "They were really positive people. They understood the big picture. Theo (Epstein) and the group really understood the process. We got better faster with some great trades and signings. We had a great culture coming in the minor leagues. That is what we are trying to do here."
Hyde picked up a lot from Maddon in how to handle and approach the managerial role.
"I learned a lot from Joe," Hyde said. "His consistency on a daily basis was incredible. Through good times and bad times, he was always positive. You never saw him change in handling his time with the media or the players. He was great at letting his coaches coach. He has such great qualities. I would be crazy if I didn't try to take a lot of that with me. He has had success for a reason."
Hyde viewed his time with the Cubs as career-altering, praising Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer.
"They are both close friends of mine and both amazing people," Hyde said. "I love how they are not quick or knee-jerk in making a decision. Everything they do is completely thought out and calculated from the work they have done and time they put into the work. They have an incredible amount of patience with people, and they are so organized."
"When I was the farm director, they knew the players, their abilities and weaknesses better than anyone else. Theo would tell me about the kids in rookie ball. Jed knew what the players in A-ball needed to do in their player development. They were on top of the draft, foreign players and all facets of the game. I really learned from them what it takes to build a championship ballclub."
The Orioles set a dubious MLB record by allowing 73 homers prior to May 1. Through those struggles, Hyde knows he must stay true to what he's learned.
"That is a month I had never seen before," Hyde said. "I feel that was a pretty good test of my patience. I handled it with a lot of dugout talk, so my frustration wouldn't show. I thought a lot about Joe and how he never let good or bad situations affect how he looked or interacted with people. I want to be that guy like Joe Maddon that people can count on to be a consistent leader and source of positive thinking. That is were I go for positivity in tough times."