One year we went to Hawaii., I only know one way to pitch. Maddux is standing on the mound and Zimmer has his back to me, Clark recalled. I'd rather try and not win than not try at all. But Maddux utterly enthralled me. I try to keep as simple as possible. There is no special food or anything like that, I just try to make quality pitches and try to be prepared each time I go out there. -- Greg Maddux, What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching. -- Greg Maddux, The best pitchers have a short term memory and a bullet proof confidence., The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. 22 years ago today, a great cosmic shift was felt around the world. The best pitchers have a short term memory and a bullet proof confidence. You can be more consistent with your mental approach, the things you do physically on the mound. Gone. It came in the fourth inning of Game 1 of the NLCS under the lights at Wrigley Field on Oct. 4, 1989. This may sound pretty typical for Maddux in his heyday the guy threw a lot of shutout innings wherever he happened to be pitching but at that point in his life and career, it was still a somewhat new sensation for him. The problem with the meme is that its not totally correct. " The best pitchers have a short term memory and a bullet proof confidence. No, he is not haunted by the moment. When Germn Mrquez allowed a ninth-inning lead-off hit Tuesdaya solidly hit single to right fieldhe lost his bid for a no-hitter. Fortunately, Madduxdidsign with the Braves and we avoided all of that. $499.99. Im looking right at Maddux right at him and he goes, fastball in. And I was like, Oh my goodness. I looked at Kevin Mitchell and said, Did you see what he just said?, Mitchell, in a separate phone interview, remembered it well: Yep. I had to be aware of myself, that everything is being recorded.. Thats just how it played out Man, Will is the one who taught me how to read lips. I never thought I could say this. It's hard to know what people really expect of you, and I've never tried to live up to expectations anyway. Wet grass is slippery, I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound, You're not going to win by automatically going out there. On 14-4-1966 Greg Maddux (nickname: Mad Dog) was born in San Angelo, Texas. He released his first book, Volume I of A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs, in October of 2021. There were 310 batters that faced Maddux in 30 counts, but the creator shouldve added at least two more. Writer Jason Lukehart invented the statistic in 2012 and named it after his favorite baseball player, Greg Maddux. Whether or not Maddux actually received an official offer from the Yankees, it's a tantalizing hypothetical for Yankees fans. This row, however, does not mean that there were 312 plate appearances that saw a 30 count. What? He wanted to stay in. In the second at-bat, I go to a 3-2 count. Greg Maddux Position: Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right 6-0 , 170lb (183cm, 77kg) Born: April 14, 1966 in San Angelo, TX More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame 4x Cy Young 8x All-Star 1995 World Series 18x Gold Glove 4x ERA Title 31 31 36 30 Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. The Braves beat the Cubs 4-1 in two hours and seven minutes. Maddux spent most of his childhood growing up in Madrid, Spain because his father was stationed there while in the Air Force. Period. I will be back., I look forward to another good year next year. And then, suddenly, he turned to a teammate sitting next to him and said, Watch out. The next pitch was lined foul directly at the teammates head, and he ducked out of the way just in time. He struck out 676 batters and walked just 289. But it perfectly suited Madduxs personality. The Athletics Alec Lewis, Rustin Dodd, Chad Jennings, C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan contributed to this report, (Top Image: John Bradford / The Athletic; Photos: David Madison, Ronald Martinez / Getty Images). Period. I was under the impression I had signed a three-year contract. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. But regarding the fateful summit with Zimmer, Maddux cast some doubt on just how meaningful that meeting of the minds could have been. But the Hall . His control was so impeccable that Orel Hershiser once said Maddux can throw a ball in a teacup. The reality of Greg Maddux is amazing enough. Authenticity Guarantee. SUMMARY Career WAR 106.6 W 355 L 227 ERA 3.16 G The pitches were nothing special, Bernie Williams insisted. You feel so comfortable against him, Joe Girardi said. Many years ago, when I was a teenager, I went to see a show featuring a hypnotist. Me, I try to locate better., Consistency is something you can always improve on. Nobody could tell. I mean, the conversations with Zim were usually just to kill time to get the bullpen ready, he said. Will Clark (@WillClark22) July 19, 2022. I really do. -- Greg Maddux, I daydream just like everybody else. It was seen as a given that Greg Maddux would go into the Hall of Fame wearing the cap of the Atlanta Braves, the team for which he spent the most time and had the most success. Greg Maddux with 10. Maddux, famously, has a near-photographic memory for pitch sequencing, but he was in no position to confirm or deny much about how he approached Clark in Game 1 of the NLCS. I just throw my fastball (to) both sides of the plate and change speed every now and then. Im more confident with all of my pitches., I have a lot of confidence now, he said. And if your balls doing something in that last 10 feet, that can be just as impressive as how fast it goes over 60 feet.. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Thats just finding a weakness from an opponent and using it to your advantage.. This year, if I throw 100 pitches, Im throwing between 20 and 30 curveballs. Only Warren Spahn (363 wins) had more wins than Maddux (355) during that era. You can always do more of what you are doing well and try to be as consistent as you can be. When I read that, my eyebrows became erect. Thanks for contacting us. We hope you enjoy. For one thing, Maddux was happy to hear Giants are retiring Clarks number. But for a proper tribute to No. There is a legend that in 2006, his Dodgers teammate Brad Penny, who was coming off a game where he got badly roughed up by the Mets, asked Maddux if he would call the pitches for him from the dugout the next time out. Then in late December Maddux surprisingly and without warning accepted arbitration. Well hear from both parties shortly, but the quick version is that Clark believes that was the tipping point in pitchers covering their mouths with their gloves during mound sessions. Braves fans? And you know, thats not cheating. Not since Walter Johnson pitched for the Washington Senators in the Teens has baseball seen such a dominating right-hander. People judge too much by results. Bowas quote, as you will see, foreshadows what would make Greg Maddux unlike any other pitcher in the history of baseball. Instead of doing 5 good pitches an inning, try to make six. And he said that he wasnt. In Game 2 of the 1996 World Series, he walked to the mound in the first inning at Yankee Stadium with a 1-0 lead, and he promptly put sleeper hold on the Yankees and the city of New York. On May 17, 1988, Greg Maddux threw 10 shutout innings at Wrigley Field against the St. Louis Cardinals. Me, I try to locate better. -- Greg Maddux, Consistency is something you can always improve on. He just wanted to see if Cubs manager Don Zimmer would signal for left-hander Paul Assenmacher, who was warming up in the bullpen. He could do anything he wanted with a baseball. When Greg Maddux threw out the first pitch ahead of Game 5 of the 2021 World Series, Atlanta Braves fans at Truist Park were completely beside themselves. Kasten made the vow not only out of gratitude toward Maddux--who pitched for the Braves for 11 seasons--but also as a fan of baseball history. And it worked.. (Photo by . Madduxs walk rate during those two seasons was 10.1%, more than twice as high as the rest of his career. The game was against the Cubs. This was early in the pandemic, and Strom went out to talk to a pitcher while wearing a mask and still used his hand to cover his mouth. Rick Sutcliffe, who is Madduxs longtime friend and ex-teammate with the Cubs, once toldStark that one of the reasons Maddux started covering his conversations was because, Greg was a guy who used some profanity from time to time. Check out the complete series on this topic page, Roger Clemens: High-90s fastball, death-defying split-fingered fastball, Randy Johnson: High-90s fastball and one of the greatest sliders in baseball history. I kid you not. Who doesnt want to be part of that? The funny thing is, as he peered out to the mound during that fourth-inning at-bat, Clark wasnt trying to break the code of how Maddux might pitch to him. It is, Jim Harbaugh offered a comment recently on the interest he and others have received from NFL teams. The best pitchers have a short term memory and a bullet proof confidence. -- Greg Maddux, The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. In the lead-up to the 2021 World Series, Atlanta Braves legend Tom Glavine is not one to cast a stone at the Houston Astros for their infamous sign-stealing scandal. That season came in the middle of a five-year stretch where he batted .369. Ja Morant had unfortunately timed endorsement announcement, Jim Harbaugh offers comment on receiving interest from NFL, Former Red Sox champion lands with new team. Plus, Im beating to the outside part of the plate. Its the guys that kind of go up there and kind of just see the ball and react, its a little tougher to steal a strike off those guys., He smiled: You get them out in a different way.. I couldnt ask for a more routine ball, Sandberg would say. The magician Teller offered one of my favorite magic quotes to Esquires Chris Jones when he said: Sometimes magic is just spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect. Madduxs magic, at least part of it, came from thinking about pitching at such depths that it went beyond what even hitters might reasonably expect. To get in your head. I'd rather try and not win than not try at all. -- Greg Maddux, I was under the impression I had signed a three-year contract. We cant know for sure how many of the 1986-87 hitters faced a 30 count, but chances are good that the percentage is greater than or equal to his subsequent seasons in Chicago. Theyre a whole other thing. Even if this were a harmless accident by the memes creator, that doesnt mean we should just assume something is a fact because we already consider Maddux a great pitcher. And he didnt come in that at-bat. Theyre professional athletes and theyre paid to hit.. If you read between the lines in what he is saying, it seems like he has. Its right there on the front page of his Baseball-reference.com page. Then Zimmer strolled out to the mound in the fourth. On May 17, 1988, Greg Maddux threw 10 shutout innings at Wrigley Field against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Gibsons, the Koufaxes and Drysdales did it with power and intimidation, a befuddled Yankees manager Joe Torre said. Period. That's no way to play baseball. " Greg Maddux 4. These miscellaneous characteristics include all counts with a certain number of balls or strikes as well as first pitch, pitcher ahead, count even, and batter ahead. Lastly, the meme said that 310 saw 30 counts. Im not sure if Maddux invented it or if he simply took it to a different level from anyone before him. To hear Maddux tell it now, though, he was on his way to being a Yankee before signing with Atlanta: Greg Maddux had every intention to sign with the Yankees in 1992, but he says he never received a contract offer because one of the Yankee front office members had a heart attack(via @ToeingTheSlab) pic.twitter.com/fz6qo05A8J. Rodgers took a few days to contemplate his future and, In hindsight, Ja Morants new endorsement deal could have picked a much better launch date. Upon joining the Braves, Maddux would lead the league in ERA, complete games and innings pitched in each of his first three seasons, collecting a Cy Young for each campaign. It came with all the typical notes of such a moment: A crowd. I went there to sign with the Yankees, Maddux said. Many of these are pitches are not even all that close they are two, three, four inches off the plate, sometimes more. It was what the ball did in the last 10 feet that mattered. Obviously, it's more fun when you win. "Greg Maddux faced 20,421 batters during his career and only 310 saw a 3-0 count. And the next time that batter comes up, Maddux would know that the hitter almost certainly will take the first pitch. Why do you think? Maddux said. Greg Maddux is my favorite pitcher of all time. At his peak, he threw in the low-90s with regularity. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Hall of Famer Greg Maddux is one of the greatest pitchers of the Live Ball Era. And Maddux was a key reason for Atlantas success, in which they appeared in three World Series and he won three straight Cy Youngs. While we remember him now as the bespectacled professor who would simply drop 86 mph fastballs on the corner with such precision we thought he was using a protractor, it's important to remember that the dude could deal, too. 1993 Topps Black Gold #12 Greg Maddux ($1.25) The 1993 Topps Black Gold design has resurfaced in 2021 Topps, so this look should be a familiar one to modern collectors. He never felt like he was throwing baseballs out there. I want to be back. For instance, in 1995, he started off hitters with strikes more than 63 percent of the time. Now say "You'll look the fool and like it!" when Greg Maddux takes the mound He'll get ahead with first-pitch strikes, hit spots to suit his fancy You'll hit like such a little girl . We could spend all day listing Gwynns mind-boggling career achievements. Lets start with the truth. He was 42 years old. Merely said, the Greg Maddux On The Mound With . Two runs scored. I feel like I can be more aggressive, he said. Theres no need to add myths to the equation. But I really know how to do this. Evan lives in Mesa, Arizona and loves history, especially of sports. Reality: Greg Maddux faced 20,421 batters during his career. Theres a legend that once when he was with the Cubs, Maddux just started screaming at Atlantas David Justice for no apparent reason. He batted .650 with a .682 on-base percentage and a 1.200 slugging percentage in propelling the Giants to a 4-1 series victory and their first World Series appearance since 1962. When people say (nice) things you take them as compliments and it's nice, but it won't help you win your next game. We will see what makes this claim false, what the true number is, and the mistake made by the original creator of the meme. So there has to be common sense in there saying that hes got to come in sooner or later.. Maddux made his debut with the Chicago Cubs in 1986, so we do not have any pitch count data for his first two seasons in the majors. It probably still is being shared like wildfire because its a lot of fun to hear people say yep, he sure was great! when they read these stats. (Some versions say 133 instead of 310 and leave out intentional walks.) I had the nice day, went around, went to a show, went to dinner, and they said, well be in touch with a contract offer.. 3rd inning: Two groundouts and a caught stealing Former Braves president Stan Kasten promised Greg Maddux months ago that he would attend the game in which Maddux tried for his 300th career win. That's what you do to pitch. Maddux said on David Cone's Toeing the Slab podcast, advanced a slightly different version of events, According to Bill Madden of the New York Daily News, Unsigned FA Jurickson Profar to play in WBC, Orioles, Pirates play final half-inning without umpires, MLB hires three to ramp up 'local media' department, Report: Padres sign Rougned Odor to minor-league deal, 10 MLB positional battles ahead of Opening Day, How the Dodgers can replace Gavin Lux after injury, Maddux says he planned on signing with Yankees in 1992, Dodgers SS Gavin Lux tears ACL, will miss entire season. Maddux is also one of only ten pitchers who has both 300 wins and 3,000 strikeouts. I'd rather try and not win than not try at all., I was under the impression I had signed a three-year contract. Im just more confident out there, he told the press after that one. Evan is the owner and sole contributor of Thompson Talks, a website discussing the Big Four North American Pro Sports as well as soccer. In 1996, when teams were averaging 5.04 runs per game, at the time the highest rate since the 1930s, Greg Maddux's ERA was less than half that at 2.72. Why would Maddux deserve to get strike calls that other pitchers do not get? Over the next four seasons, Maddux would go 69-49 for Chicago with a 2.97 ERA in just over 1,000 innings. Try a week on us. I mean, I didnt get good till the 90s, said the winner of four consecutive Cy Young Awards starting in 1992. He wound up signing a five-year, $28 million pact with the Braves, and that turned into one of the biggest free-agent steals ever, at least from the club standpoint. Hed already thrown about 150 pitches, but nobody cared about pitch counts in those days, least of all Maddux. I did this not too long ago while writing the movie Generations of the Game, which plays multiple times daily at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The next pitch, blam, a line drive smashed into the chest of Dodgers first base coach John Shelby. Maddux is a master of strategically timed nose picking, sidling up to an unsuspecting rookie in the shower and urinating on the kid's leg, and inventing just the right nickname for a teammate . That happened, he said with a laugh. Richard M. Dixon, aka Scooter Duggan. And I thought Id cut myself short about four inches, so I gave myself a little bit more of the inside corner.. Greg Maddux Quotes and Sayings - Page 1. He never forgot it. Rex Hudler, the longtime utility dynamo, leans slightly toward the Clark camp They werent doing it before that, he said Wednesday. This is no doubt exaggerated. So, fastball, over the plate, and thats a stolen strike. Cookie Notice Instead of having to look over 17 inches of home plate, Im looking over four inches of home plate, and Im looking for one pitch in one little spot. He does it with (pause, think, pause) a lot of finesse.. He walked the leadoff hitter of an inning in. There are a lot of shots in golf I can't hit, but I try to hit them anyway. Understanding the situations of the game. I've worked with Stacy for over 30 years. "I don't even think about. Yes, Nestor Cortes raised a glove to shield his face when he spoke, because thats the custom whenever pitchers are protecting vital information on the mound. 22, someone really ought to deliver a speech while shielding their face with a baseball glove. If thats not respect, I dont know what is. Instead of doing 5 good pitches an inning, try to make six. I thought, What is he doing? But this man has been reading lips for a long time before I even came over there (to the Giants). Wow. Last year, if I threw 100 pitches, Id throw five curveballs, he said after the St. Louis game. And among pitchers since 1950 with at least 200 innings, Maddux had four separate seasons where his BB/9 are in the top 15 of all-time. Heres what happened: He pitched 10 scoreless innings, just like he had against the Padres. He so blinded the Padres with his barrage of pitches and audacity that San Diego manager Larry Bowa went off: Hopefully, he said of his own team, one day theyll come out there and start hitting. Answer (1 of 14): All good answers so far, so I won't repeat the obvious bits: Defense: Pitcher defense is not one of the first hundred things that comes to mind when most people think about baseball. The right-hander used a combination of location and changing speeds to keep hitters off balance rather than blow them away with high velocity. Nobody did it. It wasnt Sandbergs fault that the ball took an absurd and unpredictable hop. It was mesmerizing. "Even if I hit you, it won't hurt," Maddux the sound guy said to the NL MVP. 1987 DONRUSS #36 GREG MADDUX RC CUBS HOF PSA 10 DNA AUTO 10 B1022074-408. You dont think the hitter, Austin Riley, would have loved to have had an earpiece for that at-bat? Some dont. But he said there are two reasons for that, and neither of them had anything to do with Will Clark. Maddux didnt strike Gwynn out a single time NOT ONCE. All-time leader: Tony Mullane, 112 Active leader: Zack Greinke, 9 The men battled back and forth until the count was full. I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention. Keep in mind that this data only goes back to 1988, so we must adjust batters faced to 19,576 and intentional walks to 162. Regardless of where you're pitching, regardless of what goes on before or after your game, you still have to be ready. What if he hung the changeup? I'm just the opposite. " Greg Maddux 2. Hundreds of pitchers . 1991 Upper Deck Baseball Cards Wax Pack: Find the Nolans! He had to be able to see someone where he could see exactly what they said and I guarantee, he was like, forget that, they aint reading my lips.. And then it becomes the big story, Clark recalled. Throwing 4 seam two seam that sinks . Follow Daniel on Twitter @BrownieAthletic. I know a lot of coaches do, Strom said this week. 7/12/08: Greg Maddux becomes the oldest MLB pitcher to steal a base when he reaches on an infield single and then swipes second in 3rd About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB). In July that year, when playing for the Padres against the Braves, Maddux knocked a single off Charlie Morton and then, yep, stole second base. So thats kind of where that started, Maddux said. Then the legend of lip-reading spread by word of mouth. We usually go to Pebble or Bandon Dunes. Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, and Gibson stole bases 741, 742, and 743. The Yankees had offered the right-hander $6 million more, with then-general manager Gene Michael saying, "He's the best one out there. Hes not bragging now, and he certainly didnt brag then. You take that chance.. When statistics are presented to talk about how really great Maddux was, the deserved response is yep, he sure was great!. For more information, please see our Has Aaron Rodgers made a decision about his future with Packers? Some said it was an earthquake, others just leaky pipes, while some even reported seeing phantom members of the baseball world floating about in their bedrooms. One of the greatest sporting events Ive ever covered was Madduxs absurd eight scoreless innings against the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the 1996 World Series. In this installment of Baseball Mythbusters, we will look at Greg Maddux and the 30 count. There have already been four no-nos tossed in 2021, and the. But finally, we get to the game that changed everything, May 17 against the Cardinals. Greg Maddux got to see that firsthand. One former GM responded to the emailed question immediately to say it was the classic Giants-Cubs in the 1989 NLCS but he recalled the big lip-reading moment as being Clark vs. Les Lancaster. They can identify pitches if there are different release points or if a curveball starts with an upward hump as it leaves the pitchers hand. Myth: Greg Maddux faced 20,421 batters during his career. It's about winning. On that front, the pitcher simply tipped a retroactive cap. That would make the count 0-1 and do you know what batters hit against Maddux in their careers when behind 0-1? Maddux was drafted and signedby the Chicago Cubs in 1982, but he wouldn't make his MLBdebut until a couple years later. The baseball world was mourning the passing of one of its most beloved players on Monday, as San Diego Padres legend Tony Gwynn lost his battle with cancer at the age of 54. He has not, however, failed in an attempt since the 2000 season, going a perfect 7-7 since. or Best Offer. 1. You see it all the time now, Brantley said. In 236 of them, he didn't allow a walk. So, I can see Maddux. "August 14, 1995 - (Greg) Maddux hits mid-August with a 12-1 record and 1.74 ERA, pitching his way to a record fourth straight Cy Young Award. On Monday, ESPNs Ethan Strauss reminded us about a fantastic quote that Maddux once had about Gwynn that summed up his sensational career. I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention., Regardless of where you're pitching, regardless of what goes on before or after your game, you still have to be ready., There are a lot of shots in golf I can't hit, but I try to hit them anyway. " People judge too much by results. The PGA Tour has made some changes to designated events. I could probably throw harder if I wanted, but why? To demonstrate, Hudler silently said the word fastball, but his lips left no doubt. I mean, obviously, this is a big reason I loved the guy, a big reason you loved the guy his entire career overflows with these legendary stories that are particularly his. And as a pitcher, strikes are incredibly valuable.. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. She said, You know, if youre going to motherf*** the world, you should cover your mouth.. He struck out 15 times during the entire 1995 season a year in which he batted .368. Like most legends, Maddux has really awesome statistics that are worth sharing. I take golf trips with my brother or with friends. And Maddux throws me a 3-2 changeup and I sort of hooked it out to right-center for a homer. The ball was there for us!. His first and biggest love is baseball. Maddux was one of the best pitchers who pitched exclusively in the Live Ball Era. For nearly 30 years, baseball fans have believed Greg Maddux . On the way toward Sandberg, the ball hit something. This is second-level stuff, right? Yes, the pitcher and the catcher are talking to each other to strategize how they attack the hitters and I can't believe how much I love this.pic.twitter.com/wUTdk2mrgN. They know hitters caught up on the lip reading. The Thrill was already 2 for 2 off Maddux in Game 1, having doubled in a run in the first inning and hitting a solo homer in the third. The mound visit just removed all reasonable doubt. Wrigleys either the best place in the league to pitch in or the worst. 6th inning: Two groundouts, one a double play The Kansas City Royals announced on Wednesday that they have agreed to sign outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to, You can unsubscribe anytime. If someone can be nice enough to get a picture of the pitches he throw and maybe a video of the pitch in action would be nice. 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