Comments on: True Master http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/08/true-master/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 25 May 2013 20:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Diane Firstman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/08/true-master/#comment-64965 Diane Firstman Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:01:50 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5439#comment-64965 MLB.COM has Maddux's entire press conference on-line. Its worth a look. You just listen to him, and you come away with words like "humble", "balanced" and "professional". MLB.COM has Maddux’s entire press conference on-line. Its worth a look.
You just listen to him, and you come away with words like “humble”, “balanced” and “professional”.

]]> By: thelarmis http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/08/true-master/#comment-64964 thelarmis Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:29:07 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5439#comment-64964 i LOVE Mad Dog. i HATE seeing both him and Moose go bye-bye. i always called him a "magician." and not 'coz he was fooling batters w/ mediocre stuff. more because you felt like you were watching someone so special who knew something that no one else in the park did. he always has that (derek jeter-like) smirk on his face. i love his one-liners in interviews! when i moved to Atlanta in 1996, i tried to catch as many ballgames as i could, when i wasn't touring. i always made sure to watch maddux pitch. thing is, you could have a super short conversation w/ your buddy and BOOM, inning over! you missed him throwing. you had to pay close attention when he took the mound. a pure baseball genius. what an unbelievable career and a privilege for us to watch it unfold. see you in C'town in 5 years!!! i LOVE Mad Dog. i HATE seeing both him and Moose go bye-bye. i always called him a “magician.” and not ‘coz he was fooling batters w/ mediocre stuff. more because you felt like you were watching someone so special who knew something that no one else in the park did. he always has that (derek jeter-like) smirk on his face. i love his one-liners in interviews!

when i moved to Atlanta in 1996, i tried to catch as many ballgames as i could, when i wasn’t touring. i always made sure to watch maddux pitch. thing is, you could have a super short conversation w/ your buddy and BOOM, inning over! you missed him throwing. you had to pay close attention when he took the mound. a pure baseball genius. what an unbelievable career and a privilege for us to watch it unfold. see you in C’town in 5 years!!!

]]> By: Diane Firstman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2008/12/08/true-master/#comment-64963 Diane Firstman Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:17:48 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=5439#comment-64963 Maddux in his prime was scary-good. The fact that he survived and pitched well for another 10 years past his prime ... just wow. Here's another amazing stat ... From 1992 through 1998, his *HIGHEST* WHIP was 1.049. Maddux in his prime was scary-good.
The fact that he survived and pitched well for another 10 years past his prime … just wow.

Here’s another amazing stat …

From 1992 through 1998, his *HIGHEST* WHIP was 1.049.

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