Greg Maddux returned Monday to the place where it all started back in 1986 when as a fresh-faced 20-year-old he first put on a major league uniform with the Chicago Cubs. Now 42 and with another milestone tucked away after he became the ninth pitcher to get 350 wins Saturday, Maddux could be making his last stop at Wrigley Field as the San Diego Padres come to town for four games. "Could be. Who knows?" Maddux said. But as he sat in the dugout two hours before Monday's game and looked across the field, Maddux offered this observation about the old neighborhood park and the city where he launched his Hall of Fame career. "Everything now is just as good as it was 20 years ago," he said. (Updated 05/12/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/13/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Maddux shrugged off a suggestion that he could stick around long enough to reach 400 wins. "I'm not even thinking about it. I never look past my next start. I know I'm going to pitch Thursday here against the Cubbies and do what I can to get ready for that and move on," he said. His game is now more than ever predicated on location and changing speeds with his pitches. Obviously, he doesn't throw with the same velocity he had during his first stint with the Cubs when he won the first of four straight Cy Young Awards in 1992 before leaving to sign with the Braves -- a transaction that still bugs Cubs' fans to this day. Maddux is worthy of starting at the back end of any Fantasy staff. (Updated 05/12/2008).
Maddux became the ninth pitcher in big league history to win 350 games, reaching the plateau in his fifth try and leading the Padres to a 3-2 win over the Rockies on Saturday. The future Hall of Famer allowed one unearned run and three hits in six innings. (Updated 05/11/2008)
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"It was kind of cool," Maddux said. "I don???t want to make it out to be nothing, but it is May and we haven???t been playing that good, and you just really want to win for the right reason and not necessarily for the wrong reason." The 42-year-old Maddux (3-3, 3.60 ERA) improved to 350-217 in 23 big league seasons. It???s another milestone to go along with his four NL Cy Young Awards, one World Series championship and a record 17 Gold Glove Awards.
Greg Maddux returned Monday to the place where it all started back in 1986 when as a fresh-faced 20-year-old he first put on a major league uniform with the Chicago Cubs. Now 42 and with another milestone tucked away after he became the ninth pitcher to get 350 wins Saturday, Maddux could be making his last stop at Wrigley Field as the San Diego Padres come to town for four games. "Could be. Who knows?" Maddux said. But as he sat in the dugout two hours before Monday's game and looked across the field, Maddux offered this observation about the old neighborhood park and the city where he launched his Hall of Fame career. "Everything now is just as good as it was 20 years ago," he said. (Updated 05/12/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/13/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Maddux shrugged off a suggestion that he could stick around long enough to reach 400 wins. "I'm not even thinking about it. I never look past my next start. I know I'm going to pitch Thursday here against the Cubbies and do what I can to get ready for that and move on," he said. His game is now more than ever predicated on location and changing speeds with his pitches. Obviously, he doesn't throw with the same velocity he had during his first stint with the Cubs when he won the first of four straight Cy Young Awards in 1992 before leaving to sign with the Braves -- a transaction that still bugs Cubs' fans to this day. Maddux is worthy of starting at the back end of any Fantasy staff. (Updated 05/12/2008).
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