15 wins and 20 Wins
I think a few of us are hoping that Peavy will get 20-wins, which seems to be the benchmark for a GREAT pitching season. I think he can do it. 6 more starts, and he needs 4 wins.
The great Maddux has an outside shot at 15-wins (I think since he is a 6 inning pitcher he has a tougher shot at getting the win). This will make him the ONLY pitcher to have 19 15-win season increadible.
If you aren't comfortable with Greg being the go-to-guy for September and post-season here are some tidbits about how money this guy is.
-Braves catcher Eddie Perez tells the story of Maddux intentionally allowing a home run to the Astros' Jeff Bagwell, in anticipation of facing Bagwell in the playoffs months later. Maddux felt Bagwell would instinctively be looking for the same pitch again, which Maddux would then refuse to throw
-On another occasion while sitting on the bench, Maddux once told his teammates, "Watch this, we might need to call an ambulance for the first base coach." The batter, Los Angeles' Jose Hernandez drove the next pitch into the chest of the Dodgers' first base coach. Maddux had noticed that Hernandez, who'd been pitched inside by Braves pitching during the series, had shifted his batting stance slightly
-Early in the 2000 season, Maddux was asked by sportswriter Bob Nightengale what had been the most memorable at-bat of his pitching career. Maddux said it was striking out Dave Martinez to end a regular season game. Nightengale was surprised Maddux hadn't picked a postseason game, or a more famous player. Maddux explained:
"I remember that one because he got a hit off me in the same situation (full count, bases loaded, two out in the 9th inning) seven years earlier. I told myself if I ever got in the same situation again, I'll pitch him differently. It took me seven years, but I got him."[
-Through 2006, when given a lead of 5 or more runs, Maddux was 120-0 with 2 no decisions
-Maddux has pitched in 12 Division Series contests, 15 League Championship games and five World Series games.[11] He has a 3.34 ERA in 194 postseason innings, including an outstanding 2.09 ERA in 38.7 World Series innings
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 4, 2007 3:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wiki!!!!!!!!!
by Sammy G on Sep 4, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Sammy G on Sep 4, 2007 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Those Maddux stories
by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 4, 2007 4:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant!
by wait till next year on Sep 5, 2007 12:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Favorite Maddux story
Maddux would always use a beat up old black duffle bag and be the first one out of there because he was the only one that could find his bag.
by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 5, 2007 9:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Guy is too smart for his britches
by bktabinga on Sep 5, 2007 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is he gonna be
by TheDude on Sep 5, 2007 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
screw that
by bktabinga on Sep 6, 2007 7:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's not gonna manage
by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 6, 2007 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll be a pitching coach.
by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 7, 2007 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is on such a different level mentally
by JBro12 on Sep 7, 2007 12:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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