He seems so frustrating to hit against. The movement on his pitches was special. Not only a great pitcher but he was probably the best fielding pitcher I’ve ever seen.
His 78 pitch complete game has got to be among a select few best games ever pitched. 78 pitches is crazy! That has to be the gold standard goal for a pitcher to pitch or a true fan to see. Go gettem maddog!!
I was fortunate enough in my life to watch this man through his amazing career as one of the best pitchers in MLB history.... Dont have him paint your house...he'll only paint the corners. Awesome! 🙏🏼👍Thank you Mr. Greg Maddox....the Badass!🥰
When I worked for the Cubs, I met Maddux. He was in the visiting clubhouse in the cold tub fully clothed smoking a cigar and having a beer BEFORE the game. What a great dude.
If there is one pitchers career that I could have, out of all the great pitchers that ever pitch in the MLB it would be Greg Maddox, he was just a master of his craft! Bravo Maestro 👏🏼
What a ballplayer!!! The nastiest, greasiest filth imaginable, pitch-wise, but delivered with _extreme_ thoughtfulness and absolutely pinpoint accuracy. Watching batter after after get smoked into a whirling cloud of dust is just amazing! Not to mention Greg's fielding chops. He looked like a 7th-grade social studies teacher but played like an absolute beast!!!!!!!!!!!
@@aeromedical6750 especially when that same fastball can cut, sink, or run at any given time and you have no clue what to expect...He’d usually throw that running 2 seam to a lefty so that right handed batter was completely frozen as to what he was even looking at. Just diabolical stuff.
There's nothing like hearing Harry Carey to take me right back to childhood....especially hearing him say "Greg Matthews" has scored his first victory! 0:45
ive never watched a game but ive been watching pitchers in yt for a while one, and this guy is the most "elegant" so far, id say it feels like talent, efficient movement
It’s like he was throwing a wiffle ball. The movement in on right handed batters is incredible. Got to watch him his whole career. The best I’ve ever seen in my lifetime.
Greg Maddox, the man, the myth, the legend. Never been a power pitcher but he MORE than made up for it by throwing dirty nasty curves/sliders that made the majority of his opponents do a great imitation of screwing themselves into the dirt! Such a pleasure to have watched!
When rookies were able to pitch complete games. When pitchers pitched complete games When analytics was human instincts Ohhhhhhhh how I miss it!😔 one the best to ever do it GREG X
Well maddux also wasn’t a “fastball” guy so he wasn’t doing as much damage to his arm and body as most modern day pitchers who all throw near 100mph. If we get a guy similar to Greg who throws slower but has perfect control, I’m sure he’ll throw way more pitches than the average pitcher
@@DavidFobare yea and he literally stopped throwing gas when he got to the MLB because his fastball wasn’t elite like his other pitches, and he didn’t want to damage his arm as much.
Greg Maddux has so much control with the ball, it’s like he’s throwing a wiggle ball out there. We will never see a pitcher who can twirl, twist, drop, curve, and just move the ball like him.
i’m a youngin so i never saw him play but these are some of the best highlights i’ve ever seen. those pitches against the yankees to get weak grounders over and over again were nothing short of poetry
Maddux was always fun to watch pitch! He didn't have to throw blazing fastballs! His movement and command of his pitches were great! His stuff was nasty!
It's interesting to see how in his Cubs and early Atl days, Maddux was a sidearm pitcher, and then through the years he migrated to 3/4s delivery and occasionally (for his sinker) a straight up overhead delivery. Most noticeable during his Padres and Dodgers stints but also in later-ATL highlights.
He was making grown professional athletes look silly at 88 mph!!😂 During the steriod era!😂 Watching Maddux pitch was like watching Rembrant paint. A combination of art and magic
I got to watch a lot pitchers in the 80's and 90S some in the 70's like Seaver and others. With Maddux his arm angle never changed. So in saying that, to me, and this is just my opinion, he had more movement on his pitches than any other pitcher that I can remember? His fastball, change up and curve all looked the same and good luck on guessing what was coming. He fielded his position better than any pitcher I've ever seen pitch live too. He was not only a great pitcher, but a very smart one as well.
grew up watching maddux and by far the best pitcher i've ever witnessed!! he could do it all, none better imo. watched the braves from 92-13 so i guess i'm a little bias.
used it against Moises Alou as well....the craziest stats he has recorded are success rate against amazing hitters during his time. Tony Gwenn is the craziest
Crazy movement. Pitchers today need to take note. It don't matter if you throw 100 MPH. If you don't have good movement you're going to eventually get hammered!
Maddux pitching to lefties is a treasure to watch.. ball looks like its about to hit them, and cuts hard into strike zone.... freaking unbelievable for RH pitcher.
Maddox is legendary. Also got to hear some amazing broadcasters. Sunday Night baseball with Joe Morgan and John Miller was as good as it gets. Also as a side note playoff baseball was meant for the voice of Joe Buck.
If he had an 0-2 against leftie batter, he'd often would throw a 80-MPH slider that entered the strike-zone letter-high outside corner, and would come close to tagging the hitter's back ankle...SICK! The Maestro.
Japanese baseball talks about finding 100-mile-per-hour pitchers, but power pitchers are prone to injury because of their heavy load. Maddux laid the foundation for modern baseball with a pitching style that eschewed showiness and focused on long seasons and long years. I think it has real value.
@@TiagoGomez-hb9tethe rotation on his 4 seam and two seam fastballs with the added accuracy was godly ball would start out of his hand and register a ball in the hitters eyes and land in the corner of the strike zone which would lead to a no swing called strike by the umpire or a poor swing by the hitter with either poor or no contact at all!!!
I find it awful funny that in the video the announcer refers to him has Greg Matthews getting his first victory and he ends up being one of the greatest pitchers and one of the funnest pitchers to watch pitch of all time ridiculously nasty he could also field his position Gold glove style an could also a pretty good hitter
A difference between Maddux and many modern pitchers, he is always ready to field by the time the ball is at the plate. Hence why he had 18 Gold Gloves.
It’s the split step he does after he finishes his motion. It gets him balanced and prepared for the rare hit ball. He is the only one that really does it correctly. He puts alot of tennis players to shame with that split step
So many of his pitches were several inches off the plate. but 90s umps gave him K after K after K. 2:38 is a perfect example. that shits easily 4" outside.
This dude was filthy. Being from Georgia and a Braves fan during his time in Atlanta, I got to watch him quite a bit.
In NYC Got To Watch The Atlanta Braves Of The Mid And Late 90's On The TBS Channel. Also The Chicago Cubs On WGN
He seems so frustrating to hit against. The movement on his pitches was special. Not only a great pitcher but he was probably the best fielding pitcher I’ve ever seen.
He sets for defense EVERY. SINGLE. PITCH. Thats why hes a multiple golden glove pitcher. My favorite of all time.
that is mostly becuase his pitching style created so many chances
@@Zathoecho Not at all "mostly." He had cat-like reflexes with that glove, my dude.
His 78 pitch complete game has got to be among a select few best games ever pitched. 78 pitches is crazy! That has to be the gold standard goal for a pitcher to pitch or a true fan to see. Go gettem maddog!!
I was fortunate enough in my life to watch this man through his amazing career as one of the best pitchers in MLB history.... Dont have him paint your house...he'll only paint the corners. Awesome! 🙏🏼👍Thank you Mr. Greg Maddox....the Badass!🥰
When I worked for the Cubs, I met Maddux. He was in the visiting clubhouse in the cold tub fully clothed smoking a cigar and having a beer BEFORE the game. What a great dude.
If there is one pitchers career that I could have, out of all the great pitchers that ever pitch in the MLB it would be Greg Maddox, he was just a master of his craft! Bravo Maestro 👏🏼
Yep....Amen to dat #31 gets it done!
@@mattgiguere5638 you not lying 👍😂
What a ballplayer!!! The nastiest, greasiest filth imaginable, pitch-wise, but delivered with _extreme_ thoughtfulness and absolutely pinpoint accuracy. Watching batter after after get smoked into a whirling cloud of dust is just amazing! Not to mention Greg's fielding chops. He looked like a 7th-grade social studies teacher but played like an absolute beast!!!!!!!!!!!
Favorite pitcher for me. The control, guile, and mind are what made him so special. Among many other things.
0:47 who could forget the legendary Greg Matthews
Heard it too
3:34 is one of the craziest pitches I’ve ever seen.
There’s absolutely no way the hitter can pull the trigger on that pitch.
@@aeromedical6750 especially when that same fastball can cut, sink, or run at any given time and you have no clue what to expect...He’d usually throw that running 2 seam to a lefty so that right handed batter was completely frozen as to what he was even looking at. Just diabolical stuff.
I came into the comment section just to say that. I've never seen a two-seamer do that, what planet was that from!?
@@DeanOMiite must have been really intense pronation, a proper screwball!!
9:30 ain't bad, either.
There's nothing like hearing Harry Carey to take me right back to childhood....especially hearing him say "Greg Matthews" has scored his first victory! 0:45
Story is, that's why he left the team. lol
LOL 😂
Hahaha!
Speaking of which, I just watched the Harry Caray SNL skit with Will Ferrell and Jeff Goldblum last week too. lol Epic!
Embarrassing.
The backdoor movement on his pitches were just insane, unhittable.
That’s why I’m watching this
Yeah, his fastball tailed into righties. Filthy slider also. Amazing control.
Facts!
Lefties has no shot with that pitch. Except for Tony Gwynn
When my kids were young I made sure they got to watch Maddux as much as possible so they could watch history being made.
I was going into my teens when I watched..knowing what I do now I can appreciate him even more
When I watch him now it reminds me of my father. He passed in 06 at the age of 49 unfortunately...
ive never watched a game but ive been watching pitchers in yt for a while one, and this guy is the most "elegant" so far, id say it feels like talent, efficient movement
Watching his catchers setting a target and not moving an inch is amazing
This is exactly what I noticed. How little his catcher moves (usually.) incredible accuracy..never seen a catcher move so little.
That 2 seamer that starts off the plate inside to lefties/outside to righties and darts back over the corner is a thing of beauty
Yeah it is. Mark Grace looked dumbfounded.
The 90s Braves had such a powerhouse pitching staff. Maddux was certainly one to be proud of! Miss those days. Damn I'm old 😆
It’s like he was throwing a wiffle ball. The movement in on right handed batters is incredible. Got to watch him his whole career. The best I’ve ever seen in my lifetime.
That 2 seamer to the lefties hip is just lethal. It’s untouchable
Greg Maddox, the man, the myth, the legend. Never been a power pitcher but he MORE than made up for it by throwing dirty nasty curves/sliders that made the majority of his opponents do a great imitation of screwing themselves into the dirt! Such a pleasure to have watched!
When rookies were able to pitch complete games.
When pitchers pitched complete games
When analytics was human instincts
Ohhhhhhhh how I miss it!😔
one the best to ever do it GREG X
Well maddux also wasn’t a “fastball” guy so he wasn’t doing as much damage to his arm and body as most modern day pitchers who all throw near 100mph. If we get a guy similar to Greg who throws slower but has perfect control, I’m sure he’ll throw way more pitches than the average pitcher
Maddux threw plenty hard in his day. Touched 95 out of HS.
@@DavidFobare yea and he literally stopped throwing gas when he got to the MLB because his fastball wasn’t elite like his other pitches, and he didn’t want to damage his arm as much.
@@djLagwayEnjoyer he did not stop throwing gas; he just got older. As humans do, outside of Nolan Ryan.
A real definition of pitcher!!
THE BEST pitcher in my opinion.
The most amazing thing about Maddux, he destroyed major league hitters for 20 yrs throwing 89-90 mph.
John McEnroe of pitching.
One of the best to ever lace em up. Ever.
Greg Maddux has so much control with the ball, it’s like he’s throwing a wiggle ball out there. We will never see a pitcher who can twirl, twist, drop, curve, and just move the ball like him.
i’m a youngin so i never saw him play but these are some of the best highlights i’ve ever seen. those pitches against the yankees to get weak grounders over and over again were nothing short of poetry
Maddux was always fun to watch pitch! He didn't have to throw blazing fastballs! His movement and command of his pitches were great! His stuff was nasty!
It's interesting to see how in his Cubs and early Atl days, Maddux was a sidearm pitcher, and then through the years he migrated to 3/4s delivery and occasionally (for his sinker) a straight up overhead delivery. Most noticeable during his Padres and Dodgers stints but also in later-ATL highlights.
God, Maddux just painted that inside corner constantly.
2 feet outside strikezone called by umps
Nicely put together highlight reel! Thanks
I once hired Greg Maddux to paint my house... but all he did was paint the corners...True Story!
There’s a Facebook meme of that
Lol good one
Greg one of the few that could go inside or out with consistency I can only imagine being crossed by him would suck to be his catcher
😂😅❤❤!!
I hired him to be my sound guy. Hell of a curveball.
He was making grown professional athletes look silly at 88 mph!!😂 During the steriod era!😂 Watching Maddux pitch was like watching Rembrant paint. A combination of art and magic
78 pitches and only 15 balls in a one hit complete game shutout is absurd. I don’t know if I’ll ever see that again in my lifetime.
It was 5 hits
@@chucho91234 Even then. 78 fucking pitches. Unbelievable. Without the walks and hits he could have broke 60. Just remarkable.
Except the ump had a huge zone that game
Never say never but probably not
I got to watch a lot pitchers in the 80's and 90S some in the 70's like Seaver and others. With Maddux his arm angle never changed. So in saying that, to me, and this is just my opinion, he had more movement on his pitches than any other pitcher that I can remember? His fastball, change up and curve all looked the same and good luck on guessing what was coming. He fielded his position better than any pitcher I've ever seen pitch live too. He was not only a great pitcher, but a very smart one as well.
The movement on his pitches are crazy
I can watch this man pitch all day....Legend !
Helluva defensive player! 18 golden gloves! Instead of falling off the mound as many fastball pitchers do, he squared up ready to snag a hit! Awesome!
grew up watching maddux and by far the best pitcher i've ever witnessed!! he could do it all, none better imo. watched the braves from 92-13 so i guess i'm a little bias.
メジャーの歴史上で頭のいい投手だと思います。投手=球速以外にコントロールの大切さを彼から学べた。
ツーシームのバックドアとサークルチェンジが決まった時は圧巻。打たせて取るのが彼のスタイルだが、3371の奪三振はビックリした。
That pitch at 3:35 was sick! Looked like a screw ball.
I yelled when I saw that for the first time
That pitch really blew my mind 🤯
Had to be a screw ball.
Definitely caught my eye unbelievable
used it against Moises Alou as well....the craziest stats he has recorded are success rate against amazing hitters during his time. Tony Gwenn is the craziest
Ssoooo gooood.. i watched him all the time on tbs as a kid... the best ever!!!
The pitch @ 3:35 is absurd. its pure perfection
The movement was crazy
That may have been the nastiest pitch I've ever witnessed.
Filth
3:35 What the F was that? How does he do that.
Todo un master de master el Señor Madux. Todo un Bravo de Atlanta...
...and defensively, it was like having Bobby Grich play the position.
I love his fielding.
Crazy movement. Pitchers today need to take note. It don't matter if you throw 100 MPH. If you don't have good movement you're going to eventually get hammered!
To say he caught mark grace looking is just an honor
That inside 2 seamer is cosmic 🤯
Maddux pitching to lefties is a treasure to watch.. ball looks like its about to hit them, and cuts hard into strike zone.... freaking unbelievable for RH pitcher.
Anticipating those baseball team through the year videos. 😳
Two seamer at 2:14 was nasty !.. Dude was frozen in disbelief
Maddox is legendary. Also got to hear some amazing broadcasters. Sunday Night baseball with Joe Morgan and John Miller was as good as it gets. Also as a side note playoff baseball was meant for the voice of Joe Buck.
If he had an 0-2 against leftie batter, he'd often would throw a 80-MPH slider that entered the strike-zone letter-high outside corner, and would come close to tagging the hitter's back ankle...SICK! The Maestro.
how do you think about swinging @3:34 and then taking a strike!
That was very nice. Thank you.
Watch how enthusiastic the umps are ringing the batters up, even they're into Maddux's performance.
Maddux is a genius.
Just hearing Pete van wieren’s voice takes me back to being 13 again, watching baseball in my room and it being 1999 outside.
2:25-3:05 for all the people who say “Greg Maddux didn’t even throw 90 mph and still dominated” he had average velo (for his era) most of his career.
Greg matthews?
In my opinion, the greatest “pitcher” of all time.
Same
That pitch around a minute 30 made me laugh so hard that was a naaaasty pitch
He's in the top cant argue with u
Me too
Japanese baseball talks about finding 100-mile-per-hour pitchers, but power pitchers are prone to injury because of their heavy load.
Maddux laid the foundation for modern baseball with a pitching style that eschewed showiness and focused on long seasons and long years. I think it has real value.
Not only was he a great pitcher, but he had the middle of the infield covered. No need for a shift. He was just as good as the SS
The movement on his pitches were insane..
Explain please
@@TiagoGomez-hb9tethe rotation on his 4 seam and two seam fastballs with the added accuracy was godly ball would start out of his hand and register a ball in the hitters eyes and land in the corner of the strike zone which would lead to a no swing called strike by the umpire or a poor swing by the hitter with either poor or no contact at all!!!
this is my fav player now
I find it awful funny that in the video the announcer refers to him has Greg Matthews getting his first victory and he ends up being one of the greatest pitchers and one of the funnest pitchers to watch pitch of all time ridiculously nasty he could also field his position Gold glove style an could also a pretty good hitter
3:34 that pitch is straight disgusting and disrespectful 😤🔥🔥
Pirates fan here. Greg’s pry my favorite all time pitcher.
i came here because i just cleaned his yard today im impressed 😮🙏👍
The magician greg there is no need to say much more
El mago Greg no hace falta decir mucho más 😍👍
Wtf just happened at 3:34? Was that an actual screwball?
That's a change up
Greg Maddux was the only reason I ever got into baseball!
Greg Maddox was the 21st century version of Christy Mathewson
A difference between Maddux and many modern pitchers, he is always ready to field by the time the ball is at the plate. Hence why he had 18 Gold Gloves.
It’s the split step he does after he finishes his motion. It gets him balanced and prepared for the rare hit ball. He is the only one that really does it correctly. He puts alot of tennis players to shame with that split step
Tony Gwynn never struck out when facing Greg Maddox.
Tony Gwynn rarely struck out period so that’s not saying much
@@JeremyD325 Ya, fair enough.
@@stoneymcneal2458 20 seasons and only 434 strikeouts with over 10,000 plate appearances…that’s insane!
@@JeremyD325 I was fortunate enough to watch him play many times as well as having watched him play basketball at SDSU. He was such a stand up guy.
@@stoneymcneal2458 That’s awesome! He always seemed like he’d be a really nice person
To pitch a complete game and win with 78 pitches. That's a Maddux.
You don't need raw power, pitchcraft is more than enough.
He was so good that they called Balls as Strikes because they thought that what he was trying to do/ ( Thats respect!
見ていて飽きない芸術的なピッチングですね😊
若い頃に日本に日米野球で来たこともあります😊
History will be good to Maddux
I couldn't help but to laugh when it showed him strike out Orel Hershiser 😂
Taking about a damn stud Greg Maddox and Nolan Ryan best pitchers baseball ever seen
That nasty sh*t at 3:35 is truly a thing to behold! What a baller! ❤
Clearly the best pitcher the game has seen.
0:47 who is this Greg Matthews character?
Legendary St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won 11 games in both 86 & 87.
My ideal and the best pitcher.
the movement on his pitches was insane. they couldnt have all been scuffed balls lol
I’m a Reds fan but he was the greatest pitcher I’ve ever seen
Totally awesome 11m clip!
2-seam -> circle change-up
Curve -> cutter
+ control
+ defense
신이 내린 투수
So many of his pitches were several inches off the plate. but 90s umps gave him K after K after K. 2:38 is a perfect example. that shits easily 4" outside.
3:34 WTF was that??! Wow! That was right out of Nintendo MLB
Gregg mouse
where's my mill?😂
Damn that dude was good, top 10 for sure!!
Hard to believe he never had a no-hitter.
最帥最神最愛的投手
Drunk Harry: “Greg Matthews” 😂🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Even though he never threw a no no, he was one of a very few who had no hit stuff every time he hit the mound
GOAT
7:13 dude that pitch was insane