Comments on: GREATEST PITCHER I EVER SAW RETIRES TODAY

By: Big D

Big D — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:45:30 +0000

One more thing. Do any of you kids remember who broke into the majors in 1986 with Maddux and the Cubs? Jamie Moyer.

By: Big D

Big D — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:34:20 +0000

There is no reason why Maddux should not be a unanimous pick for the HOF. It irritates me that some of these writers will not select anyone on a first ballot. Anyone that does not vote for Maddux on the first ballot should be castrated.

Maddux was remarkable for for about 10 years of his career, and just plain great for the others. He mastery of his craft was second to none, and his career was simply the best I’ve seen.

By: The Zoner

The Zoner — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:09:13 +0000

For cry pie, must you tarnish even this? LOL. Maybe Maddux can help the Trib out of bankruptcy.

By: dhaab

dhaab — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:53:35 +0000

You actually think he’ll be a first ballot HOF’er? (kidding)

I’m going to assume you didn’t want to blog something negative, so I’ll just write the names Scott Boras and Larry Himes and leave it at that. (wink)

By: Schmidty

Schmidty — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:45:24 +0000

Amen. I got to meet him and his family at a Cubs employee family picnic (my Uncle worked for the Cubs and I got to go as his “son”). There weren’t supposed to be any players actually there but almost every one of them came out with their families and mingled with the “regular” folk like me. He was so unassuming and normal, even to a 17 year-old. And while this was before all the greatness, sounds like he never changed. It was always nostalgic to see him throw…I’ll miss that. But I may pencil in July of 2013 for my next trip to Cooperstown!