Greg Maddux Full Interview - 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees

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  • Greg Maddux discusses his visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum and reflects back on his career and how he grew as a pitcher.
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Комментарии • 166

  • @toddrichardson8595
    @toddrichardson8595 4 года назад +38

    Maddux could PICK APART and CARVE UP a Lineup like no one I have EVER SEEN.. When Tony Gwynn says he dreads facing you, that is a MAJOR compliment.. Folks, this guy won 4 STRAIGHT CY YOUNGS.... Enough Said

    • @joeski1073
      @joeski1073 3 года назад +4

      And 18 straight gold gloves. That is insane

    • @day245
      @day245 7 часов назад

      And Greg never struck out Tony

  • @Huitzilopotchtli
    @Huitzilopotchtli 10 лет назад +82

    The Greatest Pitcher of All Time..

    • @slipstreambuddha1648
      @slipstreambuddha1648 4 года назад +1

      Yep, I think so

    • @carlsherfy8018
      @carlsherfy8018 3 года назад +2

      Iam almost 50years old iam a student of the game he is the very best pitcher I've ever seen that's just my opinion

    • @jcpg9592
      @jcpg9592 3 года назад +3

      A surprisingly humble guy too.

    • @Huitzilopotchtli
      @Huitzilopotchtli 3 года назад +3

      @@carlsherfy8018 He pitched against the best hitters of his era, such as Griffey Jr, Jeter, Piazza, Thome, not mention these cheaters like Bonds, Sosa, McGwire, Arod and Palmeiro.

    • @xxxllloorpoopypants3687
      @xxxllloorpoopypants3687 3 года назад

      He may be, he was also very gross and didn't treat young teammates very well

  • @datzcrazyazhell9314
    @datzcrazyazhell9314 3 года назад +11

    Greg Maddux, Steve Avery, John Smoltz and Tom Glavin are all in my top 10.

    • @gregory4154
      @gregory4154 2 года назад +1

      I remember when that rotation had Kent Mercker too. When your weakest link is Kent Mercker, you realize how amazing that time was.

  • @jawjww
    @jawjww 6 лет назад +29

    I miss him and Randy Johnson. Those guys in their prime were so fun to watch.

    • @benfrank8649
      @benfrank8649 4 года назад +6

      What artists on the mound especially Greg. And consider how many roided out dudes that he beat with his brains and control

  • @donaldcoryblackmon2931
    @donaldcoryblackmon2931 7 лет назад +38

    I played with the Braves organization (minor leagues obviously) in 2003 and 2004. A few guys that worked out with the big league camp during spring training recall using the bullpen mound after Maddux. His landing area looked like one cleat mark. In other words his lead leg landed in exactly the same spot every pitch. Amazing. Talk about perfect mechanics.

  • @RightCenterBack321
    @RightCenterBack321 9 лет назад +60

    Maddux never seemed like an outgoing guy, but he thoroughly answers any question posed to him.

    • @roberthimmelman3816
      @roberthimmelman3816 3 года назад +3

      and gives a lot of thought to every answer.

    • @paulmd2010
      @paulmd2010 3 года назад +2

      Greg is actually a very funny guy.

  • @bobke114
    @bobke114 2 года назад +6

    There has never been a better pitcher walk the face of this earth the last 50 years if not longer. His complete book of work is staggering.

  • @MM-qi5mk
    @MM-qi5mk 4 года назад +7

    He tried going back to work as a house painter after his career. He was fired after the first day after only painting the corners

  • @kenarthur6253
    @kenarthur6253 4 года назад +13

    Look up the word "control" in the dictionary, and you find a picture of Greg Maddux

    • @durden2480
      @durden2480 3 года назад +1

      Look up paint the corners

  • @leandrofernandez7681
    @leandrofernandez7681 4 года назад +14

    Im a Yankees fan but really enjoyed watching him pitch growing up in the 90s, great interviews. Nothing but respect for this guy.

  • @keithquinn424
    @keithquinn424 4 года назад +4

    He is the best pitcher I ever watched.

  • @littleogeechee223
    @littleogeechee223 3 года назад +7

    God, how I love this man!! Total class act…I miss watching him pitch…

  • @jyae7777
    @jyae7777 10 лет назад +20

    This guy is such a legend

    • @nobshistoryengineering4421
      @nobshistoryengineering4421 11 месяцев назад

      Greg Maddux is absolutely a legend... He is literally one of the best pitchers of all time.@arturbello4213

  • @mantisxxx3656
    @mantisxxx3656 3 года назад +2

    I could listen to this man talk about baseball all day.

  • @Frank_Cohen
    @Frank_Cohen 7 лет назад +14

    GOAT pitcher. Just my take as a guy who made it a rule to watch him as much as possible. If a manager could choose from all the greats to have pitch in that game 7, then he's the one. "Movement . . . location . . . change speeds more important than velocity." That's what you learned watching him. BTW, love the love for him here in the comments section. Not surprising because he was as humble and soft spoken as he was great. What a combo.

    • @TheOsfania
      @TheOsfania 6 лет назад

      And a 22" wide strike zone. Laughable that you think this guy was even Top 10. He would have been in the bullpen if you looked at just the 1960s - 1970s pitchers like Gibson, Seaver, Carlton, Palmer, Marichal, McLain, Koufax, Sutton, Ryan, Perry, Tiant, Hunter, etc.

  • @zeroeffects88
    @zeroeffects88 10 лет назад +42

    You get the sense that if Maddux hadn't been a great pitcher, he could have been a good serial killer. He has that personality.

    • @Keranu
      @Keranu 9 лет назад +2

      +iHatebologna59 lmao

    • @MVPFLF
      @MVPFLF 8 лет назад +4

      Greinke too

    • @76JStucki
      @76JStucki 6 лет назад

      Um.....I think maybe you haven't known many serial killers.

    • @TheoneandonlyEETFUK
      @TheoneandonlyEETFUK 4 года назад

      Joel Stucki good

    • @BrownBrown270
      @BrownBrown270 3 года назад

      He would Paint the corners with BLOOD.

  • @darthstructure7370
    @darthstructure7370 4 года назад +2

    He seems like such a cool guy. Like someone you can have a beer with.

  • @Luguash1
    @Luguash1 7 лет назад +10

    One thing people don't remember was that Maddux was an incredible defensive player.

    • @chocolatetownforever7537
      @chocolatetownforever7537 2 года назад +1

      Most gold gloves at any position of all time. While the mound isnt shortstop, its still a sick statistic.

  • @RobertBalto
    @RobertBalto 5 лет назад +9

    1997 had 232.2 innings pitched...……………….20 BB
    Jesus!

  • @tysonrinker5958
    @tysonrinker5958 4 года назад +3

    Pitching has changed so much over the years. Teams used to have 7 pitchers on their roster. 4 opener rotation, two RP's and 1 closer. Nowadays 1 game will have 7 pitchers.

  • @marlonmacapayag4345
    @marlonmacapayag4345 Год назад +2

    My one and only son name after this Legend.... Maddux Macapayag.....

  • @Metfan1986
    @Metfan1986 3 года назад +2

    One of my favorite pitchers to watch in the game except when they played the Mets. That rotation they had with him, Smoltz and Glavine in the 90’s was undeniably Hall of Fame material.

  • @fast02gt
    @fast02gt 4 года назад +3

    I’d loved what he said about fielding and how he had to get a few outs himself because of the type of pitcher he was. The smartest pitcher ever.

  • @MrDeterioration
    @MrDeterioration 8 лет назад +46

    355 wins AND 18 Gold Gloves. what else is there to say?

    • @Rickmaki
      @Rickmaki 8 лет назад +12

      355 Wins in Modern day Era is Phenomenal..

    • @UberKrispy
      @UberKrispy 4 года назад +2

      @@Rickmaki Would never happen today, because he started out 30 years ago. 1990 was "a different era.". He was the best of his era, one of the best all-time

    • @toddrichardson8595
      @toddrichardson8595 4 года назад +2

      The Professor

    • @kevintucker466
      @kevintucker466 3 года назад +1

      4 consecutive Cy Young awards, only he and Randy Johnson

  • @jeremyandholly2011
    @jeremyandholly2011 10 лет назад +9

    Mad Dog was awesome

  • @shanewhitefeather6298
    @shanewhitefeather6298 6 лет назад +21

    What's up with Babe Ruth? He was just standing there the entire time and didn't seem to move an inch

  • @simplygu
    @simplygu 8 лет назад +22

    With better run support in his career... Maddux could have won close to 400 games. I would have asked him if he knew he had 999 walks going into the last 3 starts of his career. Cool stat! Maddux is 1 of only 4 pitchers with 3,000 strikeouts and less than 1,000 walks. Fellow Cub Fergie Jenkins had 997 walks and 3K SO. Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are the other two.

  • @kdubselassie
    @kdubselassie 10 лет назад +30

    G.P.O.A.T(greatest pitcher of all time)

    • @Huitzilopotchtli
      @Huitzilopotchtli 10 лет назад

      I totally agree with you!!

    • @CrazyAboutVinylRecords
      @CrazyAboutVinylRecords 6 лет назад +2

      Definitely the greatest control pitcher of all time.

    • @MrAitraining
      @MrAitraining 6 лет назад +2

      And pitched against a lot of steroid heads

    • @mdb831
      @mdb831 6 лет назад +2

      Top 5 for sure. Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddux, and Tom Seaver.

  • @freedomfest2741
    @freedomfest2741 5 лет назад +1

    God I miss watching Maddux pitch. Watching him pitch taught me something, yeah I had a favorite team, but I loved watching every team play, because you could be watching a future legend, so take the time and enjoy watching every player on every team.

  • @bobheinz8149
    @bobheinz8149 15 дней назад

    Saw Greg pitch his first pro game in Peoria my all time pitcher

  • @justinbrown5474
    @justinbrown5474 4 дня назад

    18 gold glove awards!! Amazing

  • @datzcrazyazhell9314
    @datzcrazyazhell9314 3 года назад +1

    This guy still looks great.

  • @stephenthompson3348
    @stephenthompson3348 10 месяцев назад

    He*s a pro. Every time I think of th braves, th professor comes to mind 🧠 quickly

  • @1981lashlarue
    @1981lashlarue 8 лет назад +12

    Greatest pitcher of the modern era.

  • @fiddlefolk
    @fiddlefolk 3 года назад +1

    When you are not a Braves fan but you watch them because their damn pitcher was so bad ass. Yeah, that was me! Maddux was the shit!

  • @user-kp9of7re9q
    @user-kp9of7re9q 3 года назад +2

    Maddox speaks like what I imagined lol

  • @benwarner7893
    @benwarner7893 7 лет назад +8

    This was a GREAT interview - serial killer - really?. Greg Maddux is a real person. And the best pitcher to ever grip a baseball. We won't see anybody better in our collective lifetimes.

    • @76JStucki
      @76JStucki 6 лет назад +1

      Only a killer on the mound.

  • @Sparkball
    @Sparkball 9 лет назад +17

    Maddux+Glavine+Smoltz= Fucked up batters

    • @Slipknot5301
      @Slipknot5301 9 лет назад +5

      BYPBTMS37 only 1 ring

    • @Sparkball
      @Sparkball 9 лет назад +2

      Their hitters werent that good, its like 2013 Tigers with Scherzer and Verlander but their hitters werent good

  • @bisquik3006
    @bisquik3006 10 лет назад +1

    I'm glad I got to grow up watching guys like this, I'm glad I actually I got to see him start a game in person, and I'm really glad my Phillies lit him up. Lucky for my Phils he was in his last days. Best command ever.

  • @modelflyer2003
    @modelflyer2003 7 лет назад +10

    In 1998, my wife bought me an official MLB Maddux jersey. I hung it up in the closet. She was upset that I only wore it once a year for years. She thought I didn't like it. He is in the Hall of Fame and the shirt is a nice piece of baseball memorabilia for me. Loved watching him pitch.

  • @mattx1875
    @mattx1875 10 лет назад +10

    Control, control, control. -Greg Maddux

    • @carlsherfy8018
      @carlsherfy8018 3 года назад

      Location location location he was the master

  • @terrondt
    @terrondt Год назад

    Yanks fan here but this guy in his prime was lights out

  • @harleymichael83
    @harleymichael83 9 лет назад +5

    People always say "how could a guy with less physical conditioning have such a successful career?" It is all in his mechanics, he has the smoothest fluid motion when he pitches and the way he sticks his chest out is a way of loading up to use all of his bodyweight to throw the pitch. He never had a great fastball but man could he put them over the plate (on the corner, of course) with pinpoint accuracy. I'm a Cardinal fan and yes, I was jealous that the Cubs had him on his roster. He also kind of reminded me of Ferris Beuller. It'd be so aggravating to have your team play against him because you'd think "that wasn't a strike!" but it just barely touched the corner and he made a career out of his pitch command. Best baseball pitcher in my lifetime.

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining 6 лет назад +2

    Loved watching this guy pitch. So smooth yet dominant.

  • @vinskeeter
    @vinskeeter 2 года назад

    Amazing pitcher. One of the best ever.

  • @footballandtechno8
    @footballandtechno8 2 года назад

    my favorite pitcher of all time

  • @koryw8395
    @koryw8395 4 года назад

    legend.

  • @yappers2011
    @yappers2011 2 года назад +1

    His likeness we won't see again.

  • @paulsilletti9263
    @paulsilletti9263 11 месяцев назад

    Maddux and clemens best pitchers of all time

    • @ron88303
      @ron88303 4 месяца назад

      I put them behind Kershaw, Whitey Ford, Marichal, Palmer, Seaver, Martinez.

  • @TheoneandonlyEETFUK
    @TheoneandonlyEETFUK 4 года назад +2

    I like his voice, I hope that’s not weird

  • @nobshistoryengineering4421
    @nobshistoryengineering4421 11 месяцев назад

    The GOAT.

    • @ron88303
      @ron88303 4 месяца назад

      Great player, but I got about six above him.

  • @drewhendley
    @drewhendley 3 года назад

    The Artist ⚾️

  • @longbow2112
    @longbow2112 3 года назад

    What a great guy

  • @KINGKONG7630
    @KINGKONG7630 10 лет назад +2

    Great interview, wish it was longer.

    • @Sparkball
      @Sparkball 9 лет назад +1

      Thats what your mom said

  • @datzcrazyazhell9314
    @datzcrazyazhell9314 3 года назад +1

    I remember throwing my book bag down after school to watch Cubs on WGN channel. Great memories.

  • @chocolatetownforever7537
    @chocolatetownforever7537 2 года назад

    Im a Phillies fan. Hate, hate, hated, the Atlanta Braves. They had almost every great pitcher, and almost as solid of a lineup every season. I couldnt stand them, or Greg Maddux.
    That being said, I respect the hell out of him. Everybody loves the sexy power pitchers, like Ryan, Johnson, Clemens, etc., but I love pitchers that had location and the ability to change speeds. Maddux looked so well balanced on the mound, and absolutely no waste in movement. The line about a guy having command of his pitches should have a picture of Greg Maddux next to it, because this guy knew where bis throws were going more than anybody ive ever seen.
    Awesome pitcher, and he would be on my dream team for sure. Gorgeous to watch.

  • @jdrawdy5838
    @jdrawdy5838 3 года назад +1

    The average is 30% but I'm not average!

  • @alk158
    @alk158 2 года назад

    It is interesting that he knew and knows to ve drafted you need velocity but at the end of the day changes speeds was important that he knew.

  • @ericrambo8623
    @ericrambo8623 6 лет назад +1

    The Professor! Chop! Chop!

  • @cfdmedicambo68relf7
    @cfdmedicambo68relf7 5 лет назад +3

    Loved This Pitcher, I don’t why Cubs Let Him Go, I Believed Rick Suticliff taught him how to pitch

  • @mattdaggett3695
    @mattdaggett3695 3 года назад

    The best

  • @toddblack6197
    @toddblack6197 2 года назад

    🐐

  • @jasamduh6567
    @jasamduh6567 6 лет назад

    He is my Soul-Brother, i am also born on 14.4.1966! And he has exact the same Astrologic-"Radix" like my radix, this is sooooo crazy and sooo rar!!!! Soul-Brother, the real???

  • @jude999
    @jude999 7 лет назад +1

    Best pitcher I ever watched. The only pitcher who I ever got the feeling that outs were automatic.

  • @emmanuelquezada9082
    @emmanuelquezada9082 3 года назад

    El profesor el mejor

  • @littleogeechee223
    @littleogeechee223 3 года назад

    Babe is just like, “ Throw the damn ball!!”

  • @theone956
    @theone956 4 года назад

    The G.O.A.T

  • @durden2480
    @durden2480 3 года назад

    GOAT

  • @soundwavs1961c
    @soundwavs1961c Год назад

    This is Matthew Broderick!

  • @j.j.guerrieri8121
    @j.j.guerrieri8121 11 месяцев назад

    I liked Maddux so much because I can imagine hitters facing him for the first time
    probably thinking "this guy looks like a banker, conservative haircut, looks like he should
    be in a suit carrying a briefcase" and then when they are putting their bats back they
    know they just faced an absolute master.

  • @rickhoward1516
    @rickhoward1516 6 лет назад +3

    Got a little maddux in the making with my son. He has a weird drop on his 2 seam fastball, and has movement on a split finger fastball, doesnt throw all that hard at 10 years old, no curves, but has command and throws hardly any walks and gets a ton of ground balls. He has composure, and people make comments on him all the time that his composure is that of an 18 year old senior and he's 10 playing with 10 and 12 year olds on a travel team.
    I'm not the type of dad to get to excited with this stuff. I pitched, and I just teach him its all about strikes and command and composure. When his coach saw him pitch before the season in doors he slotted him in at the back of the rotation at about the 5th or 6th pitcher, by mid season, he was the Ace.
    More dads and coaches need to recognize its about teaching them first at an early age that its about command and composure and work in good mechanics, the heat will come later in life, but not always. Just work with what you got.
    Love having a hall of famer like this my son can look up to. When he see's other kids throwing heat and struggling to throw strikes or are get pounded, he understands why its happening to them.
    Its about learning the mental side of the mound, not the heat.

    • @chocolatetownforever7537
      @chocolatetownforever7537 2 года назад +1

      You seem like an amazing dad. I wish you, your son, and the rest of your family all the best that life has to offer.

    • @kushclarkkent6669
      @kushclarkkent6669 Год назад

      I'm looking forward to seeing your kid in the bigs!

  • @xluisle
    @xluisle 9 лет назад +1

    master

  • @KenPotter
    @KenPotter Год назад

    Imagine a world where the best pitchers aren't all paid to go to the same team.

  • @djrdjr8888
    @djrdjr8888 4 года назад

    He shoulda been a Cincinnati Red......damn!

  • @cryptobradley2006
    @cryptobradley2006 Год назад

    Mr Padre avg. facing Maddux ..........415 ......

  • @bruceevert1655
    @bruceevert1655 3 года назад

    Maddux is the Baseball version of Freddy Couples(Golf) as far as mechanics is concerned. Or vise versa.

  • @17.2miles2
    @17.2miles2 3 года назад

    Still has that classic lip lick. Lol

  • @matholt7145
    @matholt7145 8 лет назад +2

    i know a question that i would love to ask maddux . if he could choose any hitter to pitch gainst..from the past or present who would he choose?

  • @candybanks8717
    @candybanks8717 6 лет назад +5

    Michelangelo on a mound.

  • @sparkieT88
    @sparkieT88 10 лет назад +4

    Hey Baby! Anyone ever tell you that you are as pretty as Greg Maddux ?

  • @juliusulit1141
    @juliusulit1141 10 лет назад +2

    Chicks dig HoFers.

  • @sacrimonius
    @sacrimonius 3 года назад

    Hated him. But that truly means I respected the hell outta him.

  • @kushclarkkent6669
    @kushclarkkent6669 Год назад

    Pure sociopath energy lmao. I would have been terrified to face this man.

  • @dadll1090
    @dadll1090 3 года назад

    HOF!

  • @kblb0410
    @kblb0410 10 лет назад +1

    uhhhh

  • @Arientis
    @Arientis 2 года назад +1

    After Maddux was inducted, he went out and got a new dog. Poor thing hasn’t been walked since

  • @soulcornflake1
    @soulcornflake1 Год назад

    ...and he looked like Clark Kent.

  • @sbrooks904
    @sbrooks904 5 лет назад

    ASMR

  • @blacjackdaniels200
    @blacjackdaniels200 2 года назад

    Uhhh

  • @rogerdat45
    @rogerdat45 6 лет назад +1

    maddux doesnt smile too much....

  • @lamontcranston3185
    @lamontcranston3185 2 года назад

    Uhhh,..uhhh...uhhh....uhhh.

  • @JP-ut6gd
    @JP-ut6gd 5 лет назад

    So this guy ate Maddux?

  • @CrustyWhiteBread
    @CrustyWhiteBread 6 лет назад

    Kent Bum Merker.

  • @baseballhall
    @baseballhall  10 лет назад +2

    Greg Maddux discusses his visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum and reflects back on his career and how he grew as a pitcher.
    New interviews with 2014 inductees are released every Thursday. Watch more interviews here: ruclips.net/p/PLMqDrRYrO41M0bjyX60QQNB8SDepDsEmC

  • @seanwebb605
    @seanwebb605 7 лет назад

    The questions are horrible. This is a pretty big event. Couldn't they find a real interviewer?

  • @lotpb
    @lotpb 5 лет назад

    Hated him...but what a picture

  • @TheOsfania
    @TheOsfania 6 лет назад

    The extra 5" of outside plate made this guy famous. NL umpires called everything off of the outside a strike for the Braves' pitchers. Take this away and he was average.

    • @MrAitraining
      @MrAitraining 6 лет назад +2

      Yeah well most of his career was pitching to roid heads too, so there's always advantages and he was still above 90% of the pitchers of his era.

    • @chocolatetownforever7537
      @chocolatetownforever7537 2 года назад +1

      Absolute bullsheet. The guy owned the outside, but also every part of the plate.
      You know nothing about baseball. Just shut it.