Gregory Alan Maddux

by gondeee on Nov 30, 2008 8:00 AM EST Comment 8 comments

I saw this several weeks ago over at Rain Delay and thought I'd pilfer it and re-post (click picture for larger version):

This is a perfect example of a pitcher who didn't show dominance early on. The most impressive and prescient note here is when the scout writes, "doesn't give in to the opposition, [...] he attacks the hitters on every pitch."

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Awesome stuff there...

by BraveBronco0121 on Nov 30, 2008 10:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

haha

“lacks overall control on all pitches”

Braves

by RehabReject on Nov 30, 2008 10:50 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah when I first read that..

…I had to laugh.

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by RainDelay on Nov 30, 2008 11:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

By the way

where did you find this gem?

by BraveBronco0121 on Nov 30, 2008 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I did a post on Maddux and his possible retirement and was looking for a good picture of him and Google images brought this gem up.

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by RainDelay on Nov 30, 2008 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

At the time Maddux was a thrower sitting at 92-93. He discovered that throwing with as much velocity as he could caused him to lose movement. He dialed back his delivery and started concentrating on control and movement.

I have seen a video of him as a high schooler throwing for scouts and he was throwing harder than I ever saw him throw in the major leagues and he had a longer stride and more powerful torque from his midsection. His finish also kept him from getting in a decent fielding position.

by JFP on Nov 30, 2008 6:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What a great post

Is this kid still out there?? Something tells me he could be a good one! :-)

by jwrocks on Nov 30, 2008 3:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Wow

A ‘5’ rating in poise and baseball instinct. This was four years before his break-out season, but man! Wonder if this was before he introduced that cutter? Interesting find.

by TradeAndruw on Nov 30, 2008 4:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs