tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post6127715319681902107..comments2023-10-31T06:25:46.016-04:00Comments on SLANTblog: Maddux hangs up his gloveF.T. Reahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-91609135998446281622008-12-09T12:33:00.000-05:002008-12-09T12:33:00.000-05:00Tom Sanchez Prunier,Maddux has been a marvel to wa...Tom Sanchez Prunier,<BR/><BR/>Maddux has been a marvel to watch. And, I wonder how much of what he was doing with a baseball, his deft touch at the point of release, could be taught to a kid. <BR/><BR/>Like you, I imagine Maddux might be a good teacher/manager. His brother is a pitching coach with the Rangers. But in most sports, especially baseball, great athletes don't usually make good coaches. So, it will interesting to see what he does.F.T. Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-16960061162305165022008-12-08T22:52:00.000-05:002008-12-08T22:52:00.000-05:00Good on Maddux for a great career in a time of jui...Good on Maddux for a great career in a time of juiced balls and players. <BR/><BR/>He might have been one of the smartest pitchers ever. I remember reading a profile in SI when he was with the Braves. One of his teammates told the reporter how he predicted that a ball was going to be hit into their dugout based on the way the batter was swinging the ball and who was on the mound. Eerie.<BR/><BR/>If he ever becomes a manager, he'll have a few (more) World Series rings to put on his fingers. There have been few of his level of talent and genius in this game. <BR/><BR/>I respect him that much and I'm a Yankee's fan.deletehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606868449234294232noreply@blogger.com