Agent: Maddux intends to retire

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Dodgers right-hander Greg Maddux 有打算想要退休，他也有42歲了，有23年的大聯盟的資歷，雖然現在尚未確定，但是往後狀況就密切注意了，請各位看倌，看以下的文章，就知道Greg Maddux的個人情形了，謝謝。以下是Greg Maddux的生涯記錄： W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER Career 355 227 3.16 744 740 109 35 0 --- 5,008.1 4726 1981 1756 HR BB SO 353 999 3371 資料來源： http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081104&content_id=3664022&vkey=hotstove2008&fext=.jsp 11/04/08 9:20 PM EST Agent: Maddux intends to retire Future Hall of Famer 'rather definitive' about decision By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com DANA POINT, Calif. -- Dodgers right-hander Greg Maddux intends to retire from Major League Baseball, his agent, Scott Boras, said on Tuesday as the first official day of the General Managers Meetings began to wind down. If it comes to pass, Maddux will go out with 355 career regular-season victories, one more than Roger Clemens, who hasn't officially retired but didn't pitch this past season as he dealt with various legal issues regarding his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. "I talked to Greg at the end of the season, and he said at this point, his intentions are not to play next year," Boras told a group of writers gathered around him. Boras was then asked if Maddux could change his mind before Spring Training opens in about 15 weeks. "I don't know," Boras said. "I think he was rather definitive about his statement, and my belief from his point of view is that he will retire." Maddux, 42, would finish his 23-year career with a 355-227 record and a 3.16 ERA, as compared to Clemens, who was 354-184 with a 3.12 ERA in 24 seasons. Maddux was 11-14 in 35 postseason games, including 30 starts, for the Braves, Cubs and Dodgers. Unlike Clemens, who relied on a blistering fastball and later in his career a nasty splitter, Maddux worked the plate with offspeed pitches to offset a fastball that had much movement but little heat, especially during the past few seasons. Maddux was best known for his 11 seasons from 1993-2003, pitching for the Braves and teaming with fellow ace starters Tom Glavine and John Smoltz. Smoltz had right shoulder surgery this past season, and Glavine recently had left elbow surgery. Both could be at the end of their careers, although neither has publicly said what he intends to do next season. If all three retire this offseason, they could be together again as part of the Hall of Fame class of 2014. Maddux last pitched in Southern California, joining the Dodgers from the Cubs for the stretch run in 2006 before signing as a free agent with the Padres in '07. The Padres exercised their option and retained Maddux for 2008, but at the Trade Deadline, they asked him if he would move again and traded him back to the Dodgers. Maddux was 8-13 with a 4.22 ERA for the two teams in a combined 33 starts this season. He was 2-4 with the Dodgers in seven starts after the trade and worked exclusively out of the bullpen in two postseason rounds. He made three appearances against the Cubs and the Phillies, allowing no runs on four hits in four innings. Greg Maddux Maddux extends competitive passion off field By Doug Miller / MLB.com Greg Maddux is a baseball legend, a no-doubt future Hall of Famer. He could live anywhere he wants in the United States. The Dodgers starter chooses Las Vegas, and it isn't for the casinos, all-you-can-eat buffets or amusement park rides. He went to high school at Valley High in the city and still lives in the neighborhood in which he grew up with his brother, Mike, a former big league pitcher who's now the pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers. And one of the games you can play during the baseball offseason in Las Vegas is also one of the things Greg Maddux loves the most: golf. Maddux has a resume with four straight Cy Young Awards, a string of at least 15 wins in 17 consecutive seasons, 355 career victories and counting, and 17 Gold Gloves with a possible 18th on the way. But he's also proud of these numbers: 3.2, his golf handicap index, and 61, his ranking in last year's "Golf Digest" list of top athlete golfers. Drop by Spring Training next year, and odds are, you'll catch the 42-year-old heading straight from the shower, slipping into his spikes and hitting the golf course -- for 36 holes. As a star athlete and celebrity, Maddux is in the enviable position of playing on the greatest, most exclusive courses in Vegas and worldwide. Age: 42 Born: San Angelo, Texas School: Valley High School (Nev.) MLB Teams: CHC, ATL, SD, LAD His wife used to play, his young son plays, and he often tees it up with his brother, Mike. The two have a lot in common -- "hobbies, beliefs, sense of humor," Greg told MLB.com -- which works well on the golf course. "I would say it's the same book, different covers," Mike explained. "You might think he's more serious than me, but get to know both of us, and we're a lot alike. Maybe I'm more extroverted than he is." On the course, they're competitive, not overly so, as stipulations include the winner giving the loser a "wedgie," as was often the case when they were growing up. But Greg can get serious when it comes to golf, too. His solid game was on display for a good cause in July, when he teamed up with noted swing coach Butch Harmon to host the Maddux-Harmon Celebrity Invitational in Las Vegas for the eighth time. "Our foundation's mission is to lend support to many worthy charities across our nation, many of them aimed at helping children," Maddux said. "This tournament is one valuable component to our fundraising efforts." Amen to that, and keep on hitting 'em straight, Mad Dog. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.134.51.75