Greg maddux where is he now

By David O'Brien May 26, Greg Maddux pitched in 23 major-league seasons, collected four Cy Young Awards and won games, none of which were played in anything close to an empty stadium.

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Log in. Subscribe Now. Continue reading this story Already have an account? Create a free account to read 3 articles on us. Create an account to read 3 free articles. The comment reflected the dominance Maddux had established in the s and the awe and wonder in which he was held as he reached the peak of his career. Maddux got his win in this game — and another five before the season closed.

He became the first pitcher to win four consecutive Cy Young Awards. In and , Maddux posted an earned-run average that was minuscule in any circumstances, historic in relation to the league ERA each year. Dave Maddux had graduated from high school in Decatur County, Indiana, in and joined the US Air Force, where he was involved in accounting and finance for 22 years.

When his girlfriend, Linda, graduated a year later, the couple was married. After two years in Taiwan, the Madduxes were stateside again when Greg was born.

Soon after, with the Vietnam War going on, Dave had a one-year tour in Thailand. Linda took the kids back to Decatur County, where a number of family members lived. When Dave returned from Thailand, the transfers continued — to Minot, North Dakota, for a year; Riverside, California, for three years; and Spain for another three years. It was in Spain that the Maddux children were most active in sports. Terri was on the track team in high school and continued her love of running, including marathons, through her life.

The boys participated in football. All three played basketball. On the diamond, Terri, like most girls, was shunted away from baseball and into softball. Mike and Greg played in a sanctioned Little League. And they all survived. He eventually received orders to move back to Elmendorf Air Force Base. Linda recalled that once they would have embraced this assignment. As for Greg, he found himself in a different school district from where his siblings had been, at Rancho High School, which had served those living at the military base.

Greg played junior-varsity basketball, as Mike had done, but both brothers were discouraged from the sport by coaches, who wanted them to focus on their pitching potential in baseball. Beyond what he learned from Fairless, Maddux had a tutor in Ralph Medar, a former scout, who oversaw workouts and organized pickup games on Sunday mornings in Las Vegas. He helped me make the ball move and sink as opposed to seeing how hard I could throw it.

I think I was fortunate to learn that lesson at such a young age. Never having had the luxury of such gifts, Maddux instead learned to pitch. Throughout his career, he was known for his control, late movement on his pitches, and knowing what he was doing.

From an early age, Maddux established his reputation for being a cerebral pitcher, studying hitters and getting them out on pitches that hardly seemed imposing on their way to the plate — at least the first half of the way. Maddux planned on attending the University of Arizona in Tucson and playing for Jerry Kindall , who had won two national championships as a coach and was on his way to a third. Linda remembers how impressed she was when meeting Kindall.

However, Maddux was drafted in the second round by the Chicago Cubs in June , and the bonus offered was enough that two weeks later he decided to skip college and sign a pro contract. Maddux progressed through the minors with the steady rhythm that defined his work on the mound: rookie league in , Class A in , and a three-level rise the following season, from Double-A to Triple-A to the majors as a September call-up.

Maddux made his major-league debut as a pinch-runner for the Cubs in the 17th inning of a game against Houston on September 3, a game that had started the day before and was suspended by darkness. He stayed in the game and pitched the 18th inning, giving up a run and taking the loss. Four days later, he was the starter against Cincinnati and went the distance in an win, which stopped a seven-game Chicago losing streak.

Maddux made five starts for the Cubs in , the last one at Philadelphia. The opposing starter was his brother Mike, who had also reached the majors that season. Greg prevailed in this game, winning Opponents in , Greg and Mike became teammates for the first time after the season, playing winter ball in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The pitching coach was Dick Pole , who had worked with Greg in the minors and would again with the Cubs.

Pole is often credited with teaching Maddux the value of a groundout. Pole was also discovering in Maddux a fearlessness on the mound, one that allowed him to throw any pitch in any situation. Pole said that when he was a pitching coach for other teams, he warned that Maddux would throw a changeup on a full count in the ninth. Invariably, however, batters would still get caught looking in these situations.

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