Greg Maddux was the smartest baseball player I ever saw. When he was pitching, I wouldn't watch the ball after he threw it, I would watch him to see what he did reacting to the play. He never made a wrong move.
its weird to watch someone age by 20 years because they gave their life to the game. to commit to baseball is almost like handing your prime years away for money. get in and youre 20 and young. you come out 40 and tired. but thats whats so great about baseball.
when the BRAVES had glavin, smoltz and maddux it was a garuntee 3 wins for the braves. thats how good they were in the early and mid 90.s. even the yankees had trouble with that treo.
When you spend the most money to win a championship then yes you are buying a World Series. You are a typically Yankee fan. I've heard many of them. When you don't win you blame it on the manager.
Check out my profile, pal. That'll show you how much of a Yankees fan I am.
When you are not buying the players that are key to your dynasty (I.E. Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, Paul O'Neill, Chuck Knoblauch, Tino Martinez, Roger Clemens) then you are not buying a championship. All of those players were either acquired in trades or are from the farm system.
There is a difference between having the highest payroll and buying championships.
Well if the Yankees win the World Series this year it is safe to say they bought it. Having spent almost twice as much as the next team is fair enough to say that. Oh and nice Koufax tribute.
people dont forget .I saw this guy make the most incredible defense plays of all time.ive always called him the houdini of pitchers.the rocket hit behind his back ,he very cooly reached behind his back with glove hand and caught a ball that was uncatchable by any mortal.he was blessed with extrordinary baseball skills.I wish i could watch him all over again.
Great tribute to a great man. He is a legend, sadly there will be no one like him. One thing I must say is I saw a lot of 1-0 games against the Mets. lol
Mad Dog got inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame Last night and his jersey was retired, over 3,000 strike outs and less than 1,000 walks, 17 straight seasons with 15 or more wins. 8 all star games, 355 Career Wins 4 Cy Youngs in a row (nobody has every done that) and 35 career shutouts. His games would last like 2 hours and 5 minutes with around 86 to 92 pitches he was a dominating presence in nothing more than a hitters era. He was one of the greastest of all time and 8th all time.
Great video. Greg Maddux is my favorite baseball player of all time. I'm a Dodger fan and it was an honor and a privilege to see him pitch for our team for parts of 2 seasons. I enjoyed watching him durring his entire career. Whether it was with the Cubs, Braves, Dodgers or the Padres. Thanks for all the memories Greg. There will never be another one like you.
This is the most incredible video tribute I have ever seen. It shows the love and respect you have for Greg Maddux. He is definitely someone who deserves this honor. I really hope that he sees your video and I hope that he too is moved by your tremendous effort. His fans love him so much, not just because he is a phenomenal athlete, but a phenomenal person as well. He is a true role model. Thanks so much for sharing your talent.
This is absolutely beautiful; thanks a million. He's my favorite baseball player of all-time. In this piece, his maturation and then aging process is observable. In 07 and 08 with the Padres, though he remained effective, he really was a shell of what he had been in his prime.
Wow. Exceptionally well done and emotional. Best home-made movie I've seen in a long time. You put a lot of effort into this, and I don't know how long it took you to put this together, but the statistics and footage you've assembled is especially impressive.
Hi. Thanks for watching the video. I've been keeping track of each of his starts for the past 3-4 years, so I don't remember how long it took me to compile all the stats, but it definitely took an hour and a half to type them in. It took another 6-7 hours to find all the pictures, and 4-5 hours to put the video together.
Heh. If Lolich comes back and wins the 83 he needs to get to 300, I'll definitely do it. Tabulating the wins is the easy part for these videos. The hard part is finding pictures from all over the player's career.
Best Baseball PLAYER of this era and the craftiest. He used the one attribute that will not suffer a slump, his brain.
Glad that he was associated and reconciled with the Cubs.
scottb3034 8 months ago
Greg Maddux was the smartest baseball player I ever saw. When he was pitching, I wouldn't watch the ball after he threw it, I would watch him to see what he did reacting to the play. He never made a wrong move.
markko17 1 year ago
Not many cheap wins for that man - all earned, and deserved so many more.
steverok67 1 year ago
its weird to watch someone age by 20 years because they gave their life to the game. to commit to baseball is almost like handing your prime years away for money. get in and youre 20 and young. you come out 40 and tired. but thats whats so great about baseball.
SimpleStuff31 1 year ago
Greg Maddux really turned out to become one of baseball's most unique pitchers of all time. Great job on the video tribute!
mythid12 1 year ago
a good tribute to a legend
evaro45 2 years ago 2
when the BRAVES had glavin, smoltz and maddux it was a garuntee 3 wins for the braves. thats how good they were in the early and mid 90.s. even the yankees had trouble with that treo.
skerple78 2 years ago 2
That's why Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz were 2-5 against the Yankees in the 1996 and 1999 World Series...
EricAnno 2 years ago
The Yankees bought those championships.
OCdodgerfan88 2 years ago 2
No, they really didn't. Thanks for trying.
EricAnno 2 years ago
When you spend the most money to win a championship then yes you are buying a World Series. You are a typically Yankee fan. I've heard many of them. When you don't win you blame it on the manager.
OCdodgerfan88 2 years ago 2
Check out my profile, pal. That'll show you how much of a Yankees fan I am.
When you are not buying the players that are key to your dynasty (I.E. Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, Paul O'Neill, Chuck Knoblauch, Tino Martinez, Roger Clemens) then you are not buying a championship. All of those players were either acquired in trades or are from the farm system.
There is a difference between having the highest payroll and buying championships.
EricAnno 2 years ago
Well if the Yankees win the World Series this year it is safe to say they bought it. Having spent almost twice as much as the next team is fair enough to say that. Oh and nice Koufax tribute.
OCdodgerfan88 2 years ago 2
@skerple78, it is actually Glavine, not Glavin.
treynich87 1 year ago
people dont forget .I saw this guy make the most incredible defense plays of all time.ive always called him the houdini of pitchers.the rocket hit behind his back ,he very cooly reached behind his back with glove hand and caught a ball that was uncatchable by any mortal.he was blessed with extrordinary baseball skills.I wish i could watch him all over again.
meehaull 2 years ago 2
Great tribute to a great man. He is a legend, sadly there will be no one like him. One thing I must say is I saw a lot of 1-0 games against the Mets. lol
wildkatfan 2 years ago 2
Mad Dog got inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame Last night and his jersey was retired, over 3,000 strike outs and less than 1,000 walks, 17 straight seasons with 15 or more wins. 8 all star games, 355 Career Wins 4 Cy Youngs in a row (nobody has every done that) and 35 career shutouts. His games would last like 2 hours and 5 minutes with around 86 to 92 pitches he was a dominating presence in nothing more than a hitters era. He was one of the greastest of all time and 8th all time.
jet7111 2 years ago 2
Great video. Greg Maddux is my favorite baseball player of all time. I'm a Dodger fan and it was an honor and a privilege to see him pitch for our team for parts of 2 seasons. I enjoyed watching him durring his entire career. Whether it was with the Cubs, Braves, Dodgers or the Padres. Thanks for all the memories Greg. There will never be another one like you.
halbinder 2 years ago 3
wow great video
thanks for sharing
OCdodgerfan88 2 years ago 2
As a Braves fan, I can't tell you how much I appreciate this video. Greg Maddux is one of the all time greats. 1st ballot hall of famer. Thanks
neo77 3 years ago 4
This is the most incredible video tribute I have ever seen. It shows the love and respect you have for Greg Maddux. He is definitely someone who deserves this honor. I really hope that he sees your video and I hope that he too is moved by your tremendous effort. His fans love him so much, not just because he is a phenomenal athlete, but a phenomenal person as well. He is a true role model. Thanks so much for sharing your talent.
yellowbutterfly59 3 years ago 3
This is absolutely beautiful; thanks a million. He's my favorite baseball player of all-time. In this piece, his maturation and then aging process is observable. In 07 and 08 with the Padres, though he remained effective, he really was a shell of what he had been in his prime.
lb33isu 3 years ago 5
Wow. Exceptionally well done and emotional. Best home-made movie I've seen in a long time. You put a lot of effort into this, and I don't know how long it took you to put this together, but the statistics and footage you've assembled is especially impressive.
yeahmedude 3 years ago 6
Hi. Thanks for watching the video. I've been keeping track of each of his starts for the past 3-4 years, so I don't remember how long it took me to compile all the stats, but it definitely took an hour and a half to type them in. It took another 6-7 hours to find all the pictures, and 4-5 hours to put the video together.
300gamewinners 3 years ago
Right on...and your others are great too, but it won't really be complete until you do "The Wins of Mickey Lolich"
Brianjonestown 2 years ago
Heh. If Lolich comes back and wins the 83 he needs to get to 300, I'll definitely do it. Tabulating the wins is the easy part for these videos. The hard part is finding pictures from all over the player's career.
300gamewinners 2 years ago