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Greg Maddux

Greg Maddux

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2021 — 2023
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The MLB pitch clock is more of a hitter's clock than a pitcher's clock

I kind of think it's more of a hitter's clock personally. It speeds them up. You know, it seemed like we were always waiting on the hitter. You know, they had their walkup song and they were stepping out and calling timeout all the time. So I think as a pitcher, for me personally, it'd be great because I think it speeds the hitter up and kind of keeps the game moving.

Subjective analysis from a legend, though statistical data from the 2023 season showed pitchers generally adjusted faster than hitters.
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My sleeper pick to win the World Series is the Texas Rangers

My sleeper this year is Texas. You know, I'm staying with, I'm, I think I'd love the odds on Texas this year, you know, if I had money to bet, I'd go down and at least make sure I put something on them.

The Texas Rangers won the 2023 World Series.
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The Houston Astros were flat-out cheating, not just looking for an edge

To have some guy on a computer and a button sitting in the video room and seeing what the catcher's putting down—I mean, that's, there's no place for that in the game. That's, you know, that's cheating. That's cheating. That's not looking for an edge. That's flat-out cheating. And, you know, I was pretty disgusted with it. I'm not going to lie to you.

The sign-stealing scandal was confirmed by an MLB investigation, making this a widely held opinion among baseball legends.
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Barry Bonds was easy to pitch to because the best strategy was just walking him

Barry Bonds, he was the easiest guy in the league to pitch to. I mean, because you throw him fastballs away, and if it mattered at all, you just walked him. So he was like, no stress. That dude was so easy to pitch to. It's his fault for being as good as he was.

The statistical record of intentional walks for Bonds (specifically in 2004) supports this logical approach for elite pitchers.
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Roger Clemens was the best and most complete pitcher of my era

For my money, I always thought the best pitcher was [Roger] Clemens coming up. The guy that I played with in my era. I thought he was a complete dominant pitcher. I think he had not only the great stuff, the great God-given ability... I thought he had really good game plans as well.

Subjective ranking by a Hall of Famer.

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