Maddux still a kid at heart
Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux of the San Diego Padres is in the middle of his 23rd major league season, and in some ways Maddux looks the part of a 42-year-old pitcher.
The right-hander has a bit of a double chin and a little paunch on his belly, but seemed to take rookie-like pleasure at being in Cooperstown on Monday for the Hall of Fame Game.
"When you see the game on the schedule in the spring, you aren't too crazy about it because you know you have to give up an off day," Maddux said. "But once you get here, you appreciate it. And the older you get, the more you appreciate it."
Maddux has a career record of 350-219 and will be a first-ballot Hall inductee five years after he retires. But Maddux still appears to enjoy the competition and camaraderie of playing Major League Baseball.
When asked about playing with 2008 Hall of Fame inductee Goose Gossage, the kid-like Maddux responded: "Goose, he was a good dude."
The right-hander has a bit of a double chin and a little paunch on his belly, but seemed to take rookie-like pleasure at being in Cooperstown on Monday for the Hall of Fame Game.
"When you see the game on the schedule in the spring, you aren't too crazy about it because you know you have to give up an off day," Maddux said. "But once you get here, you appreciate it. And the older you get, the more you appreciate it."
Maddux has a career record of 350-219 and will be a first-ballot Hall inductee five years after he retires. But Maddux still appears to enjoy the competition and camaraderie of playing Major League Baseball.
When asked about playing with 2008 Hall of Fame inductee Goose Gossage, the kid-like Maddux responded: "Goose, he was a good dude."
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