sports.yahoo.com - 12/6/2008
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All great careers must come to an end, and for pitcher Greg Maddux , that end will come at baseball's winter meetings in his hometown of Las Vegas. According to a release from his agent Scott Boras, Maddux will officially retire his resin bag with a Monday press conference and then start the ...
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blogs.nypost.com - 12/8/2008
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Updated at 1:36 pm: -The Rockies are prioritizing
signing a lefty reliever, with Alan Embree, Eddie Guardado...
and Joe Beimel their targets. -The Indians are waiting for the Mets to sign a closer, their hope being that once the big-market...
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Winter Meetings update
sports.espn.go.com - 12/5/2008
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Maddux was a John Nash of baseball knowledge
Blue Collar Baseball —
... precision. Maddux tallied 355 wins over a 23-year career and is, no doubt, a first ballot Hall of Famer. I know this may sound odd but... wouldn't it be nice to see Glavine and Smoltz retire this off-season too and see them be inducted into Cooperstown together? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is collecting fans' best Maddux memories. Other nice posts on Maddux: Pat's post at FanHouse Big League Stew Shysterball Sharapova's ...
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The Greg Maddux retirement press conference
riveraveblues.com 12/8/2008 —
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Greg Maddux is in the house to officially announce his retirement. That’s a pretty cool mural for him. If he says anything of note we”ll update the post. For now, the only thing of note is that a ton ...
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eastwindupchronicle.com 12/8/2008 —
Maddux is in my life more than ever these days. Why? Well, because I’m scouting and my boss Steve Wilson played with Maddux when they were young Cubs during the 1989-91 seasons. When I’m with Steve, I don’t think a day goes by ...
Greg Maddux Is Taking His 355 Wins And Going Home [Mlb]
deadspin.com 12/6/2008 — Greg Maddux, 42, will be officially retiring from baseball at the winter meetings on Monday. Maddux, who finished last season coming out of the bullpen for the Dodgers, was essentially a mop-up man as LA lost to the Phillies in the NLDS. It's a ...
Greg Maddux to retire on Monday - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 12/6/2008 — "It stinks that we lost. But there's a lot of good young players here, and they're only going to get better. I think this team has a chance to be good for a while." Maddux, a nine-time All-Star while pitching for the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs, ...
Maddux to announce retirement Monday | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 12/6/2008 — His best pitch was a well-located fastball. He didn't try to overpower hitters, just confuse them. And batters everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief. Four-time Cy Young winner Greg Maddux is retiring. The slender right-hander, who lives in Las ...
Greg Maddux to retire on Monday - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 12/5/2008 — "It stinks that we lost. But there's a lot of good young players here, and they're only going to get better. I think this team has a chance to be good for a while." Maddux, a nine-time All-Star while pitching for the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs, ...
Appreciating the genius of Greg Maddux - Tom Verducci
- SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 12/6/2008 — Baseball is much less interesting today. Greg Maddux , after all these years playing with house money and playing with hitters, took his ball and went home. The magic show is over. I dislike absolutes, but of this I am sure: Greg Maddux is the most ...
Maddux Calling It Quits
thesportsscribe.com 12/9/2008 — Is Maddux one of the all time greats? read The sorts Scribe and find out.
Maddux to announce retirement Monday —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 12/5/2008
Greg Maddux is all done.
The four-time Cy Young winner will announce his retirement Monday at the baseball winter meetings in Las Vegas.
Maddux turns 43 in April. He is eighth on the career wins list with 355, and went 8-13 last season with the San ...
Maddux Set To Retire; Who's Next? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/6/2008
Greg Maddux has reportedly decided to retire from baseball (with the official announcement expected to come Monday), ending a remarkable career in which he won 355 games.
Maddux, who went 8-13 with a 4.22 ERA in 2008, finished one victory ahead of ...
