Baseball: 20 yrs ago today

[CochiseCowbell]

...Greg Maddux pitched a complete game with only 76 pitches. Seems insane. But he was the best location/junk ball/ground ball pitcher I've ever seen.

https://sports.yahoo.com/greg-maddux-threw-76-pitch-complete-game-day-20-years-ago-151633873.html

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Oddly enough, I was there. Took a vacation with my parents to Chicago when I was a kid and took in a game at Wrigley Field.

 

[The Maroon Pug]

My pitching coach in high school/college played with Maddux in spring training.

He told me he would put a blindfold on and pitch bullpen sessions with his pitching coach telling him signs and locations.. he rarely missed. All muscle memory.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Hijacking my own thread with a counter punch to Maddux's ability;

Just watched Fastball on Netflix. Phenomenal. Boxing can shove their "sweet science" narrative up their corrupted & collective arses.

Makes it even more impressive what Will Clark did in his first MLB at bat.