Maddux adds an 18th Gold Glove
※ 引述《nash312 (北緯25度以南的夏天)》之銘言：
: 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.
國聯的金手套獎的名單已出來了，Greg Maddux也拿到個人的第18個的金手套獎，看以下文
章就知道國聯有那些選手有得獎，請各位看倌慢慢的欣賞了，謝謝。
資料來源：
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081105&content_id=3664890&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
11/05/08 7:30 PM EST
Maddux adds an 18th Gold Glove
Rollins, Beltran, Wright also repeat as NL winners
By Robert Falkoff / MLB.com
Greg Maddux has an 18th Gold Glove to carry with him as he heads off into the
sunset.
One day after agent Scott Boras said at the General Managers Meetings that
Maddux intends to retire, the announcement came Wednesday that the
42-year-old right-hander was again front and center on the National League
list of Gold Glovers in 2008.
Maddux has won five Gold Gloves in a row and 18 in a 19-year span. After
notching 13 straight from 1990 through 2002, Maddux saw Mike Hampton get the
honor for NL pitchers in '03. Then Maddux got on another Gold Glove roll,
bolstering his reputation as the best fielding pitcher of his time.
GLOD GLOVE AWARDS
National League
P, Greg Maddux, LAD
C, Yadier Molina, STL
1B, Adrian Gonzalez, SD
2B, Brandon Phillips, CIN
3B, David Wright, NYM
SS, Jimmy Rollins, PHI
OF, Carlos Beltran, NYM
OF, Nate McLouth, PIT
OF, Shane Victorino, PHI
The remainder of the NL Gold Glove list includes catcher Yadier Molina of the
Cardinals, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez of the Padres, second baseman
Brandon Phillips of the Reds, shortstop Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies, third
baseman David Wright of the Mets, outfielder Nate McLouth of the Pirates,
outfielder Carlos Beltran of the Mets and outfielder Shane Victorino of the
Phillies.
Besides Maddux, the repeat winners were Rollins, Wright and Beltran. The 2008
season marked the 52nd year of the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards.
Championship teams generally have the characteristic of being strong up the
middle defensively, and the Phillies showed that with Rollins at shortstop
and Victorino making 134 of his 138 starts in center field.
Rollins led NL shortstops with a .988 fielding percentage. He's the first
Phillies player to win the award in consecutive seasons since third baseman
Scott Rolen in 2000-01.
"It's an honor any time you are recognized as one of the best defensive
players in the league," Rollins said. "It's something I work very hard at,
and I understand the importance of playing on both sides of the ball."
Victorino also strives to be a well-rounded player. Philadelphia pitchers had
a sense of comfort with Victorino roaming the outfield.
"Of course, you want to do well offensively, but I always take pride in my
defense," Victorino said.
The Mets matched the Phillies with two Gold Glovers. Beltran now has three in
a row. The New York center fielder finished third in the NL with eight
outfield assists.
"Even on the days when I don't get a hit, I feel I can make a difference in
the field," Beltran said.
Wright appreciated his second straight Gold Glove, but he just wished it
could have come in a year when the Mets made the playoffs.
"Individual awards are nice, but, for me, my entire focus is on the team and
getting back to the playoffs," Wright said.
The Cardinals have a tradition of turning out Gold Glove catchers, and Molina
now joins the list. In a year when Molina hit a career-best .304, he
continued to be a soothing presence for a St. Louis rotation that thrived
despite injuries to some key performers.
The Cardinals have had seven Gold Glove catchers in the last 18 years. Tom
Pagnozzi was honored in 1991, 1992 and 1994, and Mike Matheny captured the
award in 2000, '03 and '04. Molina long has been considered one of the best
defensive catchers in the Major Leagues.
"You look at what he has done with our pitchers ... and when you look at what
he has done as a pure catcher, he ranks right up there at the top," St. Louis
general manager John Mozeliak said.
Although San Diego endured a tough season, the all-around play of Gonzalez
provided a silver lining. The smooth-fielding Gonzalez committed just six
errors at first base.
"He made plays with his arm," said Padres manager Bud Black, who often
marveled at Gonzalez's ability to make the 3-6-3 double play look easy.
Gonzalez gives the Padres a Gold Glove winner at first base for the first
time in franchise history.
Cincinnati's Phillips led NL second basemen in fielding percentage,
committing just seven errors in 706 total chances. He had a 78-game errorless
streak from April 10 through July 8.
Phillips becomes the first Reds player to win a Gold Glove since second
baseman Pokey Reese in 2000.
McLouth committed just one error in 155 outfield appearances for the Pirates.
He's the first Pirates Gold Glove winner since Jay Bell in 1993.
"My goal going into the season was to play center field every day," McLouth
said. "It didn't cross my mind, to be honest with you, that a Gold Glove
would be a possibility."
The American League Gold Glove winners will be announced on Thursday.
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