One of Baseball's Best Retires

Greg Maddux will announce his retirement on Monday in Las Vegas. Maddux was quite possible the best pitcher in the game during his peak, he will retire with 355 wins, 9th on the all-time list. He is sure to be a first ballot hall of famer. I lived in Atlanta for three years during the 90's and was able to watch Maddux pitch at his best, he had amazing movement on his fastball. One of the best things about going to a game when he pitched was how quick he was to the plate. When Maddux was on the hill you could count on the game being under 3 hours. He was not a flashy ego guy like many of the other top pitchers during his time but he owned the black on the corners of the plate. I feel lucky to have seen him pitch live on so many occasions.