Greg Maddux

whysoserious said:

I recall discussing Greg Maddux earlier and a few member's disdain for him. However, I invite everyone to read this article about how ****ing amazing he is:

HOW IN THE WORLD DID THIS GUY WIN 347 GAMES?

The general idea is him throwing to a catcher who has his eyes closed.

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With the Cubs, the story goes, Maddux once sat in the dugout and watched José Hernández of the Dodgers set up in the batter's box. After two pitches, Maddux turned to the guys around him and said, "We might have to call an ambulance for the first base coach." On the next pitch, Hernández whipped a shot that hit first base coach John Shelby in the chest.

"He does that all the time," Bell says. "He'll say, 'Get ready to duck,' and two seconds later, here comes the ball."

Maddux waves it all off, of course. "I daydream just like everybody else," he says. "I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."

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