15 wins and 20 Wins

by Sammy G on Sep 4, 2007 2:49 PM PDT

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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Where

did you get all these cool Mad Dog stories?

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 4, 2007 3:10 PM PDT reply actions

Wiki!!!!!!!!!

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Sep 4, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions

You know...

Wiki Gonzalez? Wowee!

by jbox on Sep 4, 2007 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions

More Quotes from baseball america.

"He tells me sometimes he throws a ball on purpose, and just watches the hitter to make sure where his balance is," Weiss said. "By the way a guy's opening up or diving, he can tell what a guy's trying to do. The guy didn't even have to swing. I'm not saying he can do that every time, but every once in a while he can see that and hell look for stuff like that."

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Sep 4, 2007 3:21 PM PDT reply actions

Those Maddux stories

are incredible. Wow.

"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 4, 2007 4:38 PM PDT reply actions

Brilliant!

This guy truly is The Professor.

by wait till next year on Sep 5, 2007 12:30 AM PDT reply actions

Favorite Maddux story

Think it was in SI some yrs ago. When he was with Atlanta in the early yrs, the team would still have to go to baggage claim to get their personal bags off the carousel. Every player was issued a big red and blue Braves duffle bag. 24 guys would then stand at the carousel area, trying to sort out which bag belonged to whom because they all looked alike.

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

Guy is too smart for his britches

wow.

by bktabinga on Sep 5, 2007 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Is he gonna be

a pitching coach someday?

by TheDude @ Gaslamp Ball on Sep 5, 2007 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions

screw that

do not pass go, take a manager job.

by bktabinga on Sep 6, 2007 7:14 AM PDT up reply actions

I know of a good one he can have.

by Drama on Sep 6, 2007 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions

He's not gonna manage

He's gonna be a GM or an owner.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 6, 2007 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Dammit!

by Drama on Sep 6, 2007 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions

He'll be a pitching coach.

...and it won't be long before he does. Darren's out a job when Gregory hangs 'em up.

"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 7, 2007 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions

He is on such a different level mentally

than almost all pitchers. Having him in the clubhouse has to be like a second pitching coach for this team (not to mention that he can still pitch his ass off). He is always thinking a few steps ahead and has an amazing baseball mind- he is going to be a great coach if he decides he wants to (I have no doubt he would succeed either as a manager or a pitching coach).

by JBro12 on Sep 7, 2007 12:30 AM PDT reply actions