YouGoPro Obviously not a championship team but, it seems like a major league team (especially players of the same position) would, or should all interact and have a comraudery with one another. Not shy away from certain players. No matter their experience, or what position they play. Just a thought after watching the Astros win.
YouGoPro Even though it was hilarious and I know exactly why Maddux didn't focus much on runners, I praise the guy for asking him. No harm, and Greg was a class act not throwing it in his face like a jerk.
i met maddux when i was a 16 year old kid in 1994 . he took half an hour out of his day to explain pitching and - essentially - life to me. gracious as hell, wise and funny. one of the greatest moments of my life
That’s awesome, I’m still a Braves fan because of when they had the dream team in baseball. Maddux, Glavine, John Smoltz, Steve Avery, Kent Merker, Pete Smith, Mark Wohlers, Terry Pendleton (3b), Jeff Blauser (ss), Mark Lemke (2b), Fred Mcgriff 1st base, Ron Gant (LF), Otis Nixon (CF) & David Justice (RF)... I still remember watching the 91 World Series, to bad we lost but it was nice in 95 to win.
My first game was Maddux blanking the O's for the first time in a 128 game streak. It was like the game was over right after i sat down. Shortest game i ever seen. Brady Anderson was quoted saying "He's great. It's sort of amazing to watch him pitch and to face him," Anderson said. "If anything he's a little average at holding on runners. I'd imagine it's because he's a little inexperienced at that." No Brady! That is the professor at his finest. If ya steal second and Maddux gets the hitters out you score no run. Concentrate on the hitter!
Well done and excellent video. Nobody in their right mind cannot not like Greg Maddux - meaning Maddux is a great guy. (Sometimes my mind gets confused when I use double and triple negatives).
Yeah do more! I’m from Vegas so I’ve always followed him. I actually had him playing Craps and teaching Glavine, Smoltz and Avery how to play! I was wearing a suit then (Pitboss) and I thought, this is so unbelievable nobody that followed baseball would believe me! But it did!
That was a fantastic story! Thank you! Do you know what happened with Barry Bonds and Phil Nevin during Cactus League Spring (in their playing days)?? I heard Mike Krukow talk about it years ago. Something along the lines of the Giants taking too long during BP, with Barry hitting again again again, while some of the Padres were standing at the cage hands on hips. Nevin walked up, said a thing or two. I remember Kruk said Bonds whacked him. Did you ever hear about that?!
My all time favorite pitcher Greg Maddux, Tom Glavin and John Smolts where the greatest pitchers in the 90's yes they should have won more world series(they did win 1) but to watch these guys pitch was something to behold and I'm glad I got to watch them
In a 2009 ESPN article entitled "17%", Maddux permeated the idea through the Padres pitching staff that only 17% of all runners who steal 2nd base score. Although he was wrong, no one questioned him.
No, chances are you had it in the right ballpark. In the article, Maddux wanted his pitching staff to believe that low percentage for base stealers scoring because he thought it was better for them to focus on the hitter and not the runner. It is sort of like driving while texting - you can only perform the two actions well to a degree, but really your concentration and energy are compromised, especially with a largely mediocre staff, save for Jake Peavy. That first year Maddux pitched for the Padres, the average for runners stealing 2nd and scoring against the Padres staff was around 40%, a figure much larger than what the league average was. But again I think with the caliber of guys in the rotation, he wanted them to take it one pitch at a time, one batter at a time, a mantra he has discussed in interviews that can be found on youtube. For the sake of your story, I think he told you that higher percentage because that's actually where the league average was. And since you were minor leaguers, he pulled his "gangsta" card and let you know he was not like everybody else. Good video though. Thanks for sharing your story. I don't know if you've ever thought of this idea, but have you considered interviewing your minor league team mates/buddies and compile stories about about your interactions with MLB players ? Funny interactions, their quirky or sadistic training regimens etc. It would make an interesting book and give those on the outside and interesting perspective on the athletes we watch so closely and fondly. But perhaps there is some privacy issues to consider. I don't know just a thought. I'm sure a publisher would find interest in it.
I wished Maddux Smoltz and Tommy Glavin could of ended their careers in Atlanta.But no matter they are in the HOF and I git to see them pitch many times in a Braves Uniform. GREAT STORY!
I had a Hall of Fame pitching arm but I couldn't be bothered with organized ball. I was better off exploiting the proletariat. And my arm is still pretty good.
Pretty cool story! Definitely a Mad dog kinda response to that question. But anyone who has any common baseball sense knows that a pitcher's main priority will always be getting the guy out at the plate. You make your pitches and everything else takes care of itself. That's why they have 8 other players out there.
I’m sure it would have been okay to tell Maddux hello when he walked by, but to go and question him on holding runners is like you choose getting scorched 😆
Lol that's funny. I follow Matt Antonelli too so I know he didn't say it. The only Maddux story he told was Maddux spitting tobacco juice on his leg in the dugout during spring training. Now I never met maddux, but I was stationed in San Diego in the Navy at that time and the Padres would always give us free tickets to go to the games. I remember watching maddux pitch, now granted I didn't know any other players because I'm from Connecticut so naturally I was following more the Red Sox but I might have seen you guys play
YouGoPro I don't know if it was the same for you guys, but when we weren't on ship or if he had an apartment, we were ether at one of the bars (there was an Irish pub near 32nd st.) Or we were at horton's plaza lol. Also if you have any pull with the padres, tell them to raise the scoreboard up so when we're sailing out we can see what the score is lol
You are getting great mileage out of this story. This is the 2nd video you made that featured ONLY this story!! This is in a 1 hour time frame.....1st one was 44%. this one 30% congrats
Lol I expected baseball tips and stuff when I subbed so when I saw this video I unsubbed. I decided to give the video a chance and I liked it. So I resubbed. It's like a rollercoaster
Commentator rule #2 so wen do the no bunt during a no hitter take effect? I believe Justin Bour of the Marlins did that and got a hit off Thor of the Mets recently (or was it degromm) and it was like 4th/5th inning of a potential no no. Also the rf dropped his elbow into the strike zone and got hbp, ruining a potential perfect game . dudes notorious for that. I swear they need to make a rule for jackasses with armor pulling that crap. Anyway I guess it doesn't matter, not like anyone goes 9 anymore. Mad respect for Maddux and pitchers pre y2k
*”Tried to Become an Artist 👩🎨 but Could Only Paint the Corners!”* You’ll be denied induction into the HoF for putting Maddux in that plaid vest/sweater! Could you do a video on whether you or Matt will have the most Subscribers by the end of the year! 😃
2:20 That's why you shouldn't get starstruck. When you talk to really famous people like you know them, they'll give you a legit response and not just a one word answer.
That he didn't care that much if the runner stole 2nd, because he would rather focus on the batter than the runner. If he simply made his pitches, the runner would never score anyway.
YouGoPro so there was this one game where a ball was hit in foul territory where our coach was standing in the coaches box and he stood there cause he thought for some reason that as long as your in the batters box your good but they called our guy because our coach didn't get out of the way anyways the next day at practice me and some of my teammates we're practicing at first taking pop flies and one went to the side in foul territory and and I almost ran into a friend trying to get to the ball and our other coach said something about do what coach did so the batter can get out anyway talking to my friend and we just started laughing it was so funny I was laying on the ground laughing in honesty u would've had to have been part of the team to see y it was so funny but it was great haha
If you liked my story about Greg Maddux, then watch this video next! ua-cam.com/video/GyhuUTZ9tE0/v-deo.html
YouGoPro Obviously not a championship team but, it seems like a major league team (especially players of the same position) would, or should all interact and have a comraudery with one another. Not shy away from certain players. No matter their experience, or what position they play. Just a thought after watching the Astros win.
YouGoPro Even though it was hilarious and I know exactly why Maddux didn't focus much on runners, I praise the guy for asking him. No harm, and Greg was a class act not throwing it in his face like a jerk.
i met maddux when i was a 16 year old kid in 1994 . he took half an hour out of his day to explain pitching and - essentially - life to me. gracious as hell, wise and funny. one of the greatest moments of my life
He’s the GOAT
Talking to kids is so important as a player (many of them don’t realize it). It has such a positive influence on your present and future fanbase.
Do you remember some things he said?
I met him a few times. Complete prick every time and shitty to servers
That's so cool
That’s awesome, I’m still a Braves fan because of when they had the dream team in baseball. Maddux, Glavine, John Smoltz, Steve Avery, Kent Merker, Pete Smith, Mark Wohlers, Terry Pendleton (3b), Jeff Blauser (ss), Mark Lemke (2b), Fred Mcgriff 1st base, Ron Gant (LF), Otis Nixon (CF) & David Justice (RF)...
I still remember watching the 91 World Series, to bad we lost but it was nice in 95 to win.
For some reason I always believed Avery would be better. Still a favorite pitcher from back then
Otis nixon under rated in braves history
Greg Maddux is my hero, this made him even better.
+Henry Bonette Haha thug life
My first game was Maddux blanking the O's
for the first time in a 128 game streak. It was like the game was over right after i sat down. Shortest game i ever seen.
Brady Anderson was quoted saying
"He's great. It's sort of amazing to watch him pitch and to face him," Anderson said. "If anything he's a little average at holding on runners. I'd imagine it's because he's a little inexperienced at that."
No Brady! That is the professor at his finest.
If ya steal second and Maddux gets the hitters out you score no run. Concentrate on the hitter!
That was awesome. If anyone says Greg Maddux and story in the same sentence you know you're in for a treat. 1:56 Had me crying lol
This is very entertaining, with visual cues and all. Thanks for the great story,
I love this story. I have fond memories of the Maddux-Glavine-Smoltz dynasty. This anecdote perfectly fits my memories of the great Greg Maddux.
your content is so much fun! Don't ever stop!
Probably my top 5 of all time
That was awesome... yes more please!
+Todd VanDerwerken Haha ok
I got to second base a couple times but never scored. Betty Lou's daddy was in the other room
HAHHAH still laughing! Great idea for a video... love hearing those types of stories
+JC Watne Ok I'll try to think of more
Great video, I sent this to my buddies. One of which, played in the minors with John Smoltz.
Thanks for sharing 🙏
These are phenomenal
+Alex Robinson Glad you like 👊😉
Well done and excellent video. Nobody in their right mind cannot not like Greg Maddux - meaning Maddux is a great guy. (Sometimes my mind gets confused when I use double and triple negatives).
Yes please more stories!!!
+John Kane Ok
Haha!! Outstanding story, told perfectly!👏He handled him like Seinfeld would an annoying heckler. Maddux lived up to the hype there.😁
Maddux the man, huge fan of his work👨🎨
more stories like this BIG John
haha ok i got you wogdoggy
Great story. Definitely worth a subscribe
Awesome story!!!! Love it
You're my favorite person, that was great
He was one of the best all time. Very underrated.
Maddux didn’t walk anyone and didn’t give up much so there was no one to hold at first base 🤣🤣🤣 the GOAT! Awesome story haha
Love it!!! BRAVOS!!!
Hell yeah! That was awesome!
lol
Zing! You JUST WROTE DOWN some "UNWRITTEN RULES OF BASEBALL"!!!!!
Lol...I guess now they’re written
Yeah do more! I’m from Vegas so I’ve always followed him. I actually had him playing Craps and teaching Glavine, Smoltz and Avery how to play! I was wearing a suit then (Pitboss) and I thought, this is so unbelievable nobody that followed baseball would believe me! But it did!
Love ur vids bro
Thanks Hayden!
That was a fantastic story! Thank you! Do you know what happened with Barry Bonds and Phil Nevin during Cactus League Spring (in their playing days)?? I heard Mike Krukow talk about it years ago. Something along the lines of the Giants taking too long during BP, with Barry hitting again again again, while some of the Padres were standing at the cage hands on hips. Nevin walked up, said a thing or two. I remember Kruk said Bonds whacked him. Did you ever hear about that?!
That is a great story, gracias.
Denada
@@YouGoPro how about a story on outfielders being congratulated by the fans in their opponents stadium?
More Maddux stories!
And Greg Maddux strikes out Slappy looking with that heater xDDDDDD
+Daniel Anderson lol
Cool story, bro! Tell it agai... wait; I'll just reload it!
Seriously, good work!
My all time favorite pitcher Greg Maddux, Tom Glavin and John Smolts where the greatest pitchers in the 90's yes they should have won more world series(they did win 1) but to watch these guys pitch was something to behold and I'm glad I got to watch them
I think Bobby Cox had a bad habit of pulling them too early and turning it over to his shit bullpen.
Jim fucking leyritz stole 1 ring
In a 2009 ESPN article entitled "17%", Maddux permeated the idea through the Padres pitching staff that only 17% of all runners who steal 2nd base score. Although he was wrong, no one questioned him.
Ahhhh 17% I thought I had the % wrong
No, chances are you had it in the right ballpark. In the article, Maddux wanted his pitching staff to believe that low percentage for base stealers scoring because he thought it was better for them to focus on the hitter and not the runner. It is sort of like driving while texting - you can only perform the two actions well to a degree, but really your concentration and energy are compromised, especially with a largely mediocre staff, save for Jake Peavy. That first year Maddux pitched for the Padres, the average for runners stealing 2nd and scoring against the Padres staff was around 40%, a figure much larger than what the league average was. But again I think with the caliber of guys in the rotation, he wanted them to take it one pitch at a time, one batter at a time, a mantra he has discussed in interviews that can be found on youtube.
For the sake of your story, I think he told you that higher percentage because that's actually where the league average was. And since you were minor leaguers, he pulled his "gangsta" card and let you know he was not like everybody else. Good video though. Thanks for sharing your story. I don't know if you've ever thought of this idea, but have you considered interviewing your minor league team mates/buddies and compile stories about about your interactions with MLB players ? Funny interactions, their quirky or sadistic training regimens etc. It would make an interesting book and give those on the outside and interesting perspective on the athletes we watch so closely and fondly. But perhaps there is some privacy issues to consider. I don't know just a thought. I'm sure a publisher would find interest in it.
inless youre kenny loften playing against greg maddux n the 95 world series lol. loftonn stole 2nd and then stole 3rd and then got hit home.
For Maddux it was 17%
So Dope Bro... I just sub'd
Awesome story about the GOAT!!!!!!!!
Awesome 👍
BRAVO...
That was awesome! But, I'm not average!!
Love the "FBI" type illustration of the incident. Madden Makers.
I wished Maddux Smoltz and Tommy Glavin could of ended their careers in Atlanta.But no matter they are in the HOF and I git to see them pitch many times in a Braves Uniform.
GREAT STORY!
If i had been blessed with a Hall of Fame Pitching arm i would have been Greg Maddux before Greg Maddux.
Loved the story too, thaaaaaank you.
I had a Hall of Fame pitching arm but I couldn't be bothered with organized ball. I was better off exploiting the proletariat. And my arm is still pretty good.
Keep dreaming
loved this Im not average
That was awesome John. Lol.
haha thanks
Ah!! That's a great story man. Forget the slide step, I'm slightly above average.
Great story. Maddux is the man!
Awesome story. Also I have a question stemming from this. Do you subscribe to modern analytics? All of it? Which parts?
Awesome stuff 😂😂
YGP News Hour. Nice reporting.
lol thanks
More stories please lol
Great story
That was a great story! 😅
This is a great video! But the punchline in the thumbnail softens it up a bit.
Love it
+Matthew Enriquez 🙌
Pretty cool story! Definitely a Mad dog kinda response to that question. But anyone who has any common baseball sense knows that a pitcher's main priority will always be getting the guy out at the plate. You make your pitches and everything else takes care of itself. That's why they have 8 other players out there.
I’m sure it would have been okay to tell Maddux hello when he walked by, but to go and question him on holding runners is like you choose getting scorched 😆
Love Maddux huge Braves fan.
Make more like this
+Jay Brad Ok!
Good story/break down 😂😂😂
More like this!
+Dinger Baseball Ok I got you!
Lol that's funny. I follow Matt Antonelli too so I know he didn't say it. The only Maddux story he told was Maddux spitting tobacco juice on his leg in the dugout during spring training. Now I never met maddux, but I was stationed in San Diego in the Navy at that time and the Padres would always give us free tickets to go to the games. I remember watching maddux pitch, now granted I didn't know any other players because I'm from Connecticut so naturally I was following more the Red Sox but I might have seen you guys play
I remember those Navy ships right down there in the port!
YouGoPro I don't know if it was the same for you guys, but when we weren't on ship or if he had an apartment, we were ether at one of the bars (there was an Irish pub near 32nd st.) Or we were at horton's plaza lol. Also if you have any pull with the padres, tell them to raise the scoreboard up so when we're sailing out we can see what the score is lol
I watched every game that Greg Smoltz and Glavin played in. Will we ever see 3 HOF pitches in the same line up again?
Jerry Traveler bullshit
All spending their entire primes and overall over 10+ seasons together? No.
Kershaw, Scherzer and hopefully Buehler.
Ok.. that was a good story. You got me
I just subscribed
You sent me a snap to watch this.... you sick man
+m3tt You don't like?
Mad dog is too wild haha!
there is a guy named dirk hayhurst that wrote about this in his book. I can't remember what the name is but I remember this story.
Yeh i played with Dirk! He was probably one of the guys there! LOL I love that guy
Lol. Great story bro.
+Pyle Driver Haha thanks
1:05 Hooptie 😂🚗💨
madddux was the goat by far
The mic drop.
You are getting great mileage out of this story. This is the 2nd video you made that featured ONLY this story!! This is in a 1 hour time frame.....1st one was 44%. this one 30%
congrats
Lol I expected baseball tips and stuff when I subbed so when I saw this video I unsubbed. I decided to give the video a chance and I liked it. So I resubbed. It's like a rollercoaster
+CSings Lol thanks for sticking around 👊😜
Indecision at the plate kills [the batting average]!
nice!
Thumbs up!!!
Nice vid
+Caleb Wallace thanks
Lol fucking awesome
Great story, great delivery of said story, would have been an unspoken rule not to subscribe, I'm in
and then slappy got his leg peed on in the shower
Hahahahaha
For the first half of the season!
Commentator rule #2 so wen do the no bunt during a no hitter take effect?
I believe Justin Bour of the Marlins did that and got a hit off Thor of the Mets recently (or was it degromm) and it was like 4th/5th inning of a potential no no. Also the rf dropped his elbow into the strike zone and got hbp, ruining a potential perfect game . dudes notorious for that. I swear they need to make a rule for jackasses with armor pulling that crap. Anyway I guess it doesn't matter, not like anyone goes 9 anymore. Mad respect for Maddux and pitchers pre y2k
Lol!!! I love it.
Now i want to know the % of runners score from 1base..
And that's exactly why I never worried about holding guys close at first.
Greg Maddux is like the Sheldon of baseball.
lolol enjoyed the shit out of this love maddux
Hhahahahahaahahaa! Awesome!
I got a few stories Rich...the trouble is finding the ones suitable for UA-cam ;)
*”Tried to Become an Artist 👩🎨 but Could Only Paint the Corners!”* You’ll be denied induction into the HoF for putting Maddux in that plaid vest/sweater! Could you do a video on whether you or Matt will have the most Subscribers by the end of the year! 😃
Maddux's answer: I don't care, my pitching makes up for the base stealing.
2:20 That's why you shouldn't get starstruck. When you talk to really famous people like you know them, they'll give you a legit response and not just a one word answer.
I'm confused. What was Maddux's underlying point?
That he didn't care that much if the runner stole 2nd, because he would rather focus on the batter than the runner. If he simply made his pitches, the runner would never score anyway.
Winning 18 Gold Gloves also is not average. That record will never be touched
You give away the punch line in the title
Baseball has the best stories!
+Ty Hall You ain't lying! Got any good ones?
YouGoPro haha yeah I do actually
+Ty Hall Lemme hear!
YouGoPro so there was this one game where a ball was hit in foul territory where our coach was standing in the coaches box and he stood there cause he thought for some reason that as long as your in the batters box your good but they called our guy because our coach didn't get out of the way anyways the next day at practice me and some of my teammates we're practicing at first taking pop flies and one went to the side in foul territory and and I almost ran into a friend trying to get to the ball and our other coach said something about do what coach did so the batter can get out anyway talking to my friend and we just started laughing it was so funny I was laying on the ground laughing in honesty u would've had to have been part of the team to see y it was so funny but it was great haha
+Ty Hall LMAO 😂 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Bunting on a no hitter is fine if your team is down by 2 runs or less, and it’s earlier than the 8th or 7th inning
1:58 I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks he's the 🐐
Maddox was my dude. I don’t believe in not bunt to break up a no no. By any means necessary son.
Yeah, that's like saying the goal is to lose. Can't score if you don't get on base.
Youd swear he was a teacher in 6th grade somewhere. Until he heard? PLAYBALL!
Boss