John Smoltz on Greg Maddux 1/8/14

[@motsy15]

It was a blessing to be able to watch the Braves throughout the 90s. Maddox , Glavine, and Smoltz was as good a 3 man rotation as there ever was. It was legendary. And Maddox was just the best

[@FedorMachida]

Amen, Brother. Best rotation ever. When they won in 95, it was one of the best sports moments in my life.

[@michaellindsey13]

yessir!!

[@SoCalifornia]

The movement on his pitches and the way they would come back and paint the corners was a thing of beauty LEGEND! #TheProfessor

[@w.redmond3534]

It is hard to believe that they didn't go to and win most every year in the 90's. Absolutely awesome team. Best pitching lineups ever.

[@peejaygarcia9509]

Rumor has it that Maddux got a dog when he retired... It still hasn't been walked. ;)

[@nufcedkidyup8627]

😂😂😂

[@senator558]

If you’ve seen pictures of him recently, it’s clear that he doesn’t walk himself either.

[@joshtaylor9884]

Some people would take Roger Clemens. Or Randy Johnson. Or Curt Schilling. Or Pedro Martinez. Or Kevin Brown. Or Mike Mussina. But i'm taking Greg Maddux every single time.

[@edwardduffy9395]

I respect that. But I’m going with The Moose..

[@josephtreesh5354]

Every time. I was never more excited than when Maddux won just one more game than the the blowhard Roger Clemens

[@gregsimpson5040]

Nolan Ryan

[@LiKASO1]

you aint lying man greg maddux was THAT guy

[@nostalgiaman6816]

Not me and I’m a Braves fan! And Chipper describes it pretty good in his book.

[@why-why-whywhywhy]

Dan Patrick is outstanding at his craft & everything Smoltz said about Glavine & Maddux was bang on, as well. GO BRAVES!!!

[@JaysonT1]

Tee Dee I'm a Tribe fan but no doubt, Glavine, Maddux and Smoltz....No one stood a chance for a second.

[@cooltpmd]

It was my honor to love the Braves, have TBS broadcast 100 games/year, and have Glavine/Maddux/Smoltz pitch our games. Rocker added some fuel. That was the best pitching staff in history.

[@SoCalifornia]

Sucks we CHOKED every year 😂

[@LiberalsAreTrash]

John Smoltz, the best 3 year closer ever.

[@toddrichardson8595]

So Correct

[@williamfolts8862]

He was a good starter to probably better than he was as a closer

[@LiberalsAreTrash]

@@williamfolts8862 No doubt, but he was lights out as a closer. I remember he once had an ERA of barely 1 run a game once as a closer.

[@williamfolts8862]

I like your name 😆

[@LiberalsAreTrash]

@@williamfolts8862 Thanks

[@killswitchrulez00]

I always loved Maddux’s demeanor.

[@gomerhanger2285]

It’s crazy that the 90s Braves only have 1 World Series win.

[@iwannaseenow1]

and totally awesome the Jays went back to back!! :)

[@LiberalsAreTrash]

Steroid Era, and the Braves were not doing them except for Gary Sheffield who wasn't there that long, and didn't show up until after Atlanta's last WS appearance.

[@iwannaseenow1]

@Ed Ensor never heard that. I think you mean the Twins.

[@iwannaseenow1]

@@LiberalsAreTrash you are fooling yourself if you think the Braves, or any team, as clean back then.

[@LiberalsAreTrash]

@@iwannaseenow1 You are fooling yourself guy. The evidence was obvious, McGuire, Bonds, Sosa and many others were thin as a rail and after 5 months of so called weight training added another 50 lbs of bulk. Not all the teams did it on a wide scale, but we know that the Yankees Pettit, Clemens, Layritez, and Justice were juiced, all of them admitted it except Clemens. We know for a fact that McGuire was also despite crying like a damn baby in front of the country. However, nothing ever popped up with the Braves, and most people believe that was because of Bobby Cox, even Justice said there's no way you would do that with Bobby around, but with the Yankees it was a pretty common thing.

[@ShadowWizard123]

Remember when phone calls sounded this crackly?

[@jcearnhardt393]

Maddux made the baseball do things science says can't be done and nobody else before or since can do. Now you tell me why? There will never be another greg Maddux, it would be hard to argue against him being the greatest pitcher ever, stats don't tell everything, baseball is a team sport, I am talking about the position of pitcher.

[@bluehorseshoe444]

So did somebody put a viagra in his coffee before a game or something... because that might be the funniest baseball prank I've ever heard of!!!

[@vktravellog1242]

That Atlanta rotation was one of the best, however it was too bad they chocked in the playoffs.

[@mockingslur6945]

The real MVP of that pitching staff was Javy Lopez

[@guyray1504]

But Greg pitched to Eddie P. most of the time.

[@charliepickard7798]

I hated the Braves, you just couldn't beat those 3 guys. One of the best rotations I have ever seen, nothing but respect

[@lazycat3562]

This was funny. I enjoyed it

[@DV-id6di]

Maddux Glavine Smoltz Avery#braves#therotation

[@junipercreekranch9791]

Absolutely! It was a golden era

[@ericcarvelli9773]

"GREATEST 3 MAN ROTATION in HISTORY" PERIOD.....

[@joshuasteward6097]

Maddux earned a lot of balls called strikes because he hit his spots with so much precision. If I was the ump, I would call a strike just because Maddux threw it. He must of hit his spot. It must be a strike.

[@senator558]

Because it almost always was.

[@kenarthur6253]

Smoltz is a great announcer and pitcher. Maddux is amazing pitcher, greatest fielding pitcher ever, and a great practice joker. 😂

[@J24J]

More like a gross practical joker😂

[@danielrodrigues2041]

Greg was a great golfer and was a professor when it came to knowing the rules and being percise.

[@calebmelton5989]

Not Accord to smoltz

[@fezzik7619]

@@calebmelton5989 *according

[@jpaliwal]

Did he know how to spell 'precise'? jk

[@leskobrandon3497]

No one tells the story of Maddux pissing on Chipper Jones leg in the showers. I read it in a book about Leo Mazzone and then saw an interview where Chipper Jones confirmed it , and he took it as a hazing for being a rookie team member

[@jeffreylc]

Fire Frietze for the terrible phone connection

[@nathanrobinson1099]

Would Smoltz say the same thing about Maddux if he were on the Cubs too

[@Diostillrocks]

Which one of the Danettes got the name wrong?

[@Diostillrocks]

2 a days should be made an official Danette.

[@sumnermusolf]

Obviously, a sports fan did not upload this video. Which is the central irony.

[@brianb99]

Maddux is the best pitcher from the last 35 years

[@Christopher-oy2xz]

Maddox greatest right handed pitcher of all time. Imo

[@bcask61]

Maddux was the best at expanding the strike zone. By the 8th inning he was getting 6 inches off the corner for a strike.

[@dereksupernaut]

in the playoffs John Smoltz gave up 2.88 Runs/9Ings and Greg Maddux gave up 4.41 as Smoltz never gave up unearned runs in playoffs and Maddux gave up a lot of unearned runs... i think using ERA over Runs/9Ing dates back to the dead ball era when fields and gloves were rough and errors were common... in the modern times using ERA is odd and instead R/9Ing should be used... if a hitter hits a ball over the fence and the outfield catches it the batter does not get an "earned home run" creditted to his stats so why the need to protect pitchers??? fax!!!

[@mockingslur6945]

I wonder if they had Robo-ump’s, if those Brave’s pitcher’s would be in the HOF? I swore they never were in the strike zone. Props to them, but I remember them never being near the plate on their pitches. Greg was great at having the ball come back into the catcher’s mitt where it looked like it was over the plate

[@kingcassius2586]

Mr. Dan Patrick. Can you please refrain from interrupting answers to the questions you ask? Some of us want to hear what he has to say.

[@nyyankee488]

may need to fix that title

[@heleneschenbacher8512]

+I am a Dog As “Archer” says “Phrasing guys! Phrasing!”

[@timadamson3378]

Professional audio.

[@joeg5414]

sounds horrible dunno if i can finish

[@KenPotter]

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

[@danielrodrigues2041]

I remember numerous times Greg swearing when he threw a ball not where he intended it to go. "Sh**! Fu**! Goddam**!" It was hilarious to hear "the professor" use foul language.

[@RoboSantasRevenge]

Yes, I remember one time you could hear Maddux swearing on the TV, even though the batter grounded out, because the pitch wasn't exactly like he wanted it.

[@gregdouglass9279]

My god. How bad is this interview? Dan Patrick is atrocious. He asked Smoltz terrible, worthless questions.

[@heleneschenbacher8512]

+Greg Douglass Dan Patrick is the biggest prick ever and he LOVES himself. He’s a complete dork. You’ll NEVER see a great athlete who has an interview with him..they knew better...Smoltz was just as much of a tool.

[@tubenachos]

Greg Douglass That escalated quickly

[@joetoppe2961]

Greg Douglass no kidding Clearly Maddux was better than Glavine and was on an historical level

[@Al-po2oh]

Maddux had more “balls”, called strikes than any pitcher I’ve ever seen. He had a interesting affect on umpires; known as the “Halo” effect.

[@cyrussheets4450]

Maddux would put every ball right at the line, and he was known everywhere for it, so he forced umps to give him the benefit of the doubt because he was so precise. They can't see that shit from behind, the side, and on top 6 times like we can..all you know is it was so damn close and it was moving all over and I dont even know when it got to the plate so fuck...its a strike?

[@notchjohnson4713]

The movement and placement on the ball was utterly confusing to both batters and umpires. I see very little bitching from batters that took strike 3 on balls a bit out of the zone because they knew that was the scouting report.

[@robertlusk6566]

wrong Glavin did he was a punk.

[@johnnynephrite6147]

Lets be real and lets be honest. The umps gave Maddux a plate that was 24 inches wide. Thats how political baseball was in the 90s.

[@dennisschultz9180]

The Cubs disrespected him over money and tried running to the airport last second Too late

[@aeromedical6776]

Maddox wanted $25 mil over 5 years and the Cubs front office said “No way-too expensive”. They let him go just as was hitting his peak. Then they’d go out and overpay for a way past his prime power hitter counting on beating the opponent 10-8 every game. Letting Maddox go was probably the worst move in franchise history. The Cubs have a history of trading talent that ends up in the Hall of Fame for other teams.

[@kellyferreter]

Dan Patrick is terrible. How has that guy been on the radio so long?!?!

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

Dont you wish you were as "terrible"?...what have you accomplished?

[@5O4evr]

Jews don't lose jobs

[@joeomalley2835]

I liked the interview as a whole, but this is the same show that wasn't aware that the baseball season had started when the Royals were playing the Mets in 2016 in early April, thinking it a spring training game. If you are that uninformed, uneducated as a sports radio show, then maybe you should up it up a notch and try to be better. Jeez, do some homework or something, you know. These guys are fun for some laughs, but sometimes their sports is a bit , or more than a bit, off. Like they are milking it as much as they can for name recognition, that name being Dan Patrick, and seeing how far it will carry them.

[@ice9982]

shit audio unlistenable

[@pavanatanaya]

RIP Greg Maddux

[@mikemalone4729]

pavanatanaya he’s not dead

[@pavanatanaya]

Mike Malone I know Mike. This just sounded like a wake.

[@4thandinches]

Maddux should be thanking MLB in perpetuity, that the K-Zone was not used to call balls and strikes during his starts.

[@chrisginoc]

The player can only do what is possible within the era he was/is in. It's not they have a time machine.

[@paulnettles9109]

When you consistantly make hitters look foolish, you get the benefit of the doubt everytime.

[@nyyanks22]

Paul Nettles exactly, I’ve been saying that for years, and maddux would of adjusted anyway to get the strikes , also 18 gold gloves 👍

[@toddrichardson8595]

4th and inches, you know nothing about pitching with an ignorant statement like that....

[@kkttss1928]

You're crazy. Maddux could throw a baseball through a fruit loop 60' away

[@EthanAnthony907]

all 3 of these guys arent shit compared to Nolan Ryan.

[@kylegray370]

The all time leader in walks? Sure man. Good analysis here.

[@EthanAnthony907]

so you would rather have greg maddox start on your team rather than nolan ryan? hahahahaha

[@kylegray370]

I cant have both? :) But...yeah man, there is a reason he never won a Cy Young. Not saying he isn't a hall of famer and an all time great, he 100% is, but spotty, certainly throughout the entirety of his career. The definition of consistency would be Maddux, for my number 1, the go to when the playoffs are on the line, I'll take Maddux thanks. He is a legend cus he could throw a hundred and when he was on he was the best, but you don't remember the bad 5 inning outings where he would have 6 walks because the highs of his career were so memorable. You don't remember them from Maddux because they didn't happen.

[@EthanAnthony907]

This is a team sport to throw playoff stats in Nolan's face is ridiculous.

[@kylegray370]

I removed all that playoff talk (one line). Rest of the point stands, and is you know..factual. Not just a garbage opinion. Feel free to keep at pocking holes in the statement or whatever, but, it's really not even that close of a call.

[@jeffreylc]

Fire Frietze for the terrible phone connection