I'm sorry to have to report this, but I have just read a headline on ESPN.com that Greg Maddux will shortly hold a news conference to announce his retirement.
Just look at these Hall-of-Fame numbers. Greg Maddux was an absolute pleasure to watch. He was an artist on the mound, and I'm glad to be able to say that he spent a short amount of time pitching for my team. I know he's not what he used to be, but I was hoping he'd stick around for another year so that I could continue watching him pitch.
I have two important things to say to close this entry:
(1) Maddux finished with more wins than Roger Clemens, and I am very pleased about this.
(2) Not that Maddux will ever read this (and this is a ridiculous cliche), but thanks for the memories! This is simply an irreplaceable player who I got a lot of pleasure in watching over the years.
4 days ago
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First unanimous HOF selection ever? Maybe. He's certainly worthy.
And how many pitchers do you know with 11 SB (out of 14 attempts)?
He is definitely worthy, but I just know some idiot is going to apply some sort of silly 'I never vote for first-timers.' policy. He's got a shot (and the only other retired players not yet in the Hall that I would have mentioned in that light--Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds--are certainly not going to get in unanimously now). I'm rooting for it!
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