#Ootp baseball 19 throwin a maddux series#

' Greg Maddux could put a baseball through a life saver if you asked him.' - Joe Morgan I would tell any pitcher who wants to be successful to watch him, because he's the true definition of a pitcher.' - Randy Johnson He's much more intelligent than I am because he doesn't have a 95 or 98 mph fastball. ' Greg Maddux is probably the best pitcher in all of baseball along with Roger Clemens. It's like he has a crystal ball hidden inside his glove.' - Wade Boggs When he knows you're not going to swing, he throws a straight one. 'It seems like he's inside your mind with you. You wish there was another league he could get called up to.' - Dwight Gooden

You see a pitch inside and wonder, 'Is it the fastball or the cutter?' That's where he's got you.' - Tony Gwynn 'He's like a meticulous surgeon out there.he puts the ball where he wants to. I swear, he makes it look like guys are swinging foam bats against him.' - John Smoltz Sometimes he knows what he's going to throw two pitches ahead. Using a formula that compares a pitcher's ERA to the leagues, Greg (Maddux) comes out as the best hurler ever.' - 1998 Fleer Card Not since Walter Johnson pitched for the Washington Senators in the Teens has baseball seen such a dominating right-hander. 'Aug(Greg) Maddux hits mid-August with a 12-1 record and 1.74 ERA, pitching his way to a record fourth straight Cy Young Award. It's hard to know what people really expect of you, and I've never tried to live up to expectations anyway. 'You're not going to win by automatically going out there.

#Ootp baseball 19 throwin a maddux series#

They're great and I'm proud of them.but easily the biggest thing I've accomplished is getting that World Series ring.' 'You play the game to win the World Series. The thing I am trying to keep in mind is that relying on my past performance will not make me win my next game, it'll only get in my way.' 'When people say (nice) things you take them as compliments and it's nice, but it won't help you win your next game. So, just from a player's standpoint, it means an awful lot when it (winning the Pitcher of the Year Player's Choice Award) comes from your peers.' You know I didn't really appreciate what he was doing until I went out there and did it. I watched Kerry Wood pitch from the dugout, but until I actually got in the box - it was just something else experiencing it. I think sometimes you see it differently watching as opposed to going out there and actually facing these guys. And you know it's an honor because it's the players that vote. What do I do now? I guess I'll have to get a second job.' 'Oh, poor me (jokingly, after being told that Randy Johnson & Pedro Martinez would make more in 2003 than he would). I got beat up pretty bad when I was with the Cubs the first time through, but since then, I think I've had as many good games as bad games.' I feel like I've made mistakes in the post-season, but as I look at my post-season career overall, I'm pretty happy with it. I mean, I don't think it's any secret that it's harder to be the first-place team than it is to be the last-place team. 'It's harder (to play in October / postseason) because you're facing the best teams. There is no special food or anything like that, I just try to make quality pitches and try to be prepared each time I go out there.' I just throw my fastball (to) both sides of the plate and change speed every now and then. 'I try to do two things: locate my fastball and change speeds. 'I could probably throw harder if I wanted, but why? When they're in a jam, a lot of y to throw harder. It doesn't matter if I pitched good or I pitched bad. 'How did you think you pitched?' - Washington Post question after 1999 World Series Game 1 & Maddux replied, 'Good enough to lose. You can always do more of what you are doing well and try to be as consistent as you can be.' Instead of doing 5 good pitches an inning, try to make six. You can be more consistent with your mental approach, the things you do physically on the mound.

'Consistency is something you can always improve on.