A report on Greg Maddux
American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams.
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Omar Vizquel
2 linksVenezuelan former professional baseball shortstop.
Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop.
Vizquel was Greg Maddux's 3000th strikeout victim on July 26, 2005.
Jeff Bagwell
0 linksAmerican former professional baseball first baseman and coach who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Houston Astros.
American former professional baseball first baseman and coach who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Houston Astros.
In the All-Star Game, Bagwell entered as a pinch hitter for starting pitcher Greg Maddux, singling off David Cone, and wound up collecting two hits in four at bats.
Jim Hendry
1 linksAmerican baseball coach and executive.
American baseball coach and executive.
After failing to close out the 2003 NLCS against the Florida Marlins, Hendry made several acquisitions, picking up first baseman Derrek Lee for Hee-seop Choi in a trade with the Marlins, acquiring catcher Michael Barrett in a three-way trade with the Oakland Athletics, giving up Damian Miller in the process and Montreal Expos, signing free agents LaTroy Hawkins, Todd Walker and Greg Maddux.
San Angelo, Texas
0 linksCity in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States.
City in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States.
Greg Maddux (born 1966), four-time Cy Young Award-winning baseball pitcher and Hall of Fame inductee, was born in San Angelo
Two-seam fastball
0 linksPitch in baseball and softball.
Pitch in baseball and softball.
Pitchers such as Greg Maddux, Bob Stanley, Brandon McCarthy, David Price, Eddie Guardado and Marcus Stroman are notable for having success at the major-league levels with two-seam fastballs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
Larry Himes
0 linksAmerican former general manager (GM) for two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Chicago White Sox (1986–1990); and the Chicago Cubs (1991–1994).
American former general manager (GM) for two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Chicago White Sox (1986–1990); and the Chicago Cubs (1991–1994).
While Himes' tenure with the Cubs will most likely be fondly remembered for the acquisition of Sosa, it will also be remembered conversely for the departure of pitcher Greg Maddux following the 1992 season, a season in which Maddux won 20 games and his first of four consecutive National League Cy Young Awards.
Ground ball pitcher
0 linksType of pitcher that has a tendency to induce ground balls from opposing batters.
Type of pitcher that has a tendency to induce ground balls from opposing batters.
Several ground ball pitchers such as Tim Hudson, Greg Maddux, Derek Lowe, Chien-Ming Wang, Brandon Webb, and Jake Westbrook rely heavily on their sinker pitches and may often be considered sinkerballers.
Leo Mazzone
1 linksFormer pitcher in minor league baseball and pitching coach in Major League Baseball.
Former pitcher in minor league baseball and pitching coach in Major League Baseball.
Greg Maddux also enjoyed his best seasons under Mazzone.
Maddux (statistic)
0 linksWhen a pitcher throws a shutout of nine or more innings with fewer than 100 pitches.
When a pitcher throws a shutout of nine or more innings with fewer than 100 pitches.
Writer Jason Lukehart invented the statistic in 2012 and named it after his favorite baseball player, Greg Maddux.
Who's Feeling Young Now?
0 linksThird album by Punch Brothers, released February 14, 2012.
Third album by Punch Brothers, released February 14, 2012.
"Movement and Location", a song written by Chris Thile, a long time baseball fan of the Chicago Cubs, was inspired by former Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux's obsession over the movement and location of his pitches.