End Of A Legacy

Greg Maddux is one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history and definetly one of the best of this generation. Maddux proved that you dont have to be a power pitcher who can throw up to or around 100mph and have a good career. Maddux used his head. He kept hitters off balanced by mixing up his pitches, locations, and speeds and not letting a hitter get into any rhythm. Maddux was so good at working the mental part of pitching, he was nicknamed The Professor.

Maddux had two stints with the Cubs and Dodgers, a short stint with the Padres, and an 11 year run with the Atanta Braves where he helped the Braves win the World Series in '95.

He won 335 games, has a cumlitive ERA of 3.16, has 3,371 strikeouts, and has been named to eight all star games

Since 1990, Maddux has only lost the Gold Glove Award once since 1990 (if your keeping score that means he has 18 Gold Glove awards including this years' 2008 trophy). Maddux is a four time Cy Young Award Winner; winning all four titles in consecutive years.

Maddux will be without a doubt inducted to the baseball hall of fame and more than likely will get in his first year of eligibility (something that rarely happens these days)

Maddux will be remembered for alot of things but I'll personally remember him for this