Pretty epic video. Maybe Maddux would like to join our rotation of golden oldies? Looks like he's still got it.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/b...jloCkMRQ6yVFM/
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Pretty epic video. Maybe Maddux would like to join our rotation of golden oldies? Looks like he's still got it.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/b...jloCkMRQ6yVFM/
oh man that's great. maddux is the best. no doubt.
Looks like Mad Dog is on the 4,000 calorie per day diet. Either that, or he's going to join the team at Duck Dynasty.
Maddox could still probably put up a low 4s ERA.
I'm shocked we haven't picked him up. He and Bart could lead our geriatric rotation.Quote:
Originally Posted by striker42
That's the greatest thing ever.
This was posted in the Spring Training thread, but Maddux was my first baseball player I idolized. Since he was that boss it can stay.
Now about the video, he probably tops out at 75-80 still at his age, but since he's throwing bp he was probably in the 60-70 range and still getting bad swings off a great hitter.
Legend.
Favorite part was him knowing just by the sound and angle that the ball was warning track a few times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Forever Fredi
That's what I was laughing the most about. Bryant thought he had a couple and Maddux was like "Nope, warning track." And was right every time lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by thethe
Legend. My favorite baseball stories all seem to involve Greg Maddux.
He is probably the smartest baseball player we will ever seeQuote:
Originally Posted by thethe
It works so well because Maddux never looked like a ballplayer. He pretty much always looked like an accountant.
Do you still want my bat?
....No.
Love it haha!
It's not necessarily reflected in the video, but there's never been a player less concerned with the trappings and prestige of being a pro athlete. He literally could not possibly care less that he was a pro athlete, a great pitcher, a HOFer, etc. I mean, he obviously had a great desire to succeed, and I'm sure it's nice to be recognized, but he's just Greg Maddux, and his job was that he pitched for a while.
My wind-up and delivery were modeled on Maddux. Unfortunately, that's literally about as far as the comparison extends.
I oftentimes wish I had been just a little older during the Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz/Avery era so I could have appreciated it all a little more.
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Originally Posted by Forever Fredi
He wasnt pitching from the mound.
Sports was and is a huge part of my life because I am confined to a wheelchair as such there are not a lot of things that I get to enjoy at a 100%. That era of Braves baseball was one of the few things that I hold as special to me as if I had truly been a part of it. And let's not forget Denny Neagle, Kent Mercker, Pete Smith, and Kevin Millwood. It was something we'll never see again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawk
I used to pitch like each of the holy trinity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawk
Maddux was my obvious favorite to do. The Glavine's nonchalant back turn and smooth leg kick. Smoltz was the hardest to emulate and throw a strike. When I did Maddux's I made sure my brother didn't have to move the mitt and I'd do that foot shuffle split step he does on the follow through to get ready to defend the batted ball.
I tell you. There were kids that wanted to emulate Jordan's fadeaway jumper at the playgrounds, there were kids doing Sosa's jump hop and then there were kids like us that tried to emulate Maddux's over the head foot tilted up and easy delivery and imagining Eddie Perez there not having to move his glove one millimeter.
That clip was absolute awesomeness. The funny thing is, Maddux acted like himself the whole time, personality-wise, except for a little of the unsolicited advice. Makeup guys did a good job. "This guy's throwing curveballs"...LOL.