I feel like something happened where it was all about velocity. Like there was a kid I played against in travel ball/legion ball/high school. First legit 90+ fastball I ever saw. He threw gas non-stop. Got him a D1 scholarship and he immediately got converted to his other position Catcher. I can't recall if he got hurt right out of the gate in college or not. But, he ultimately went mostly catcher and did some relief work. Dropped down to D2 and had a great college run. But, he basically blew his arm out while we were young before he even got into college.
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VegetasHairline
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I understand that sports are always gonna be different as we get older and the styles are gonna change but I don't like the main aspects of today's game. Too much feast or famine.
I'll always be a fan of small ball. Speed kills in baseball. Always has. Always will. That's why Rickey Henderson was so good. Look at the pressure he put on the defense when he gets on. Ronald Acuña Jr. is the closest we'll see to that.
god shamgod
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Pitching definitely all about velocity now
The average mlb fb velocity has went up 4 mph over the last 20 years
That’s why Kyle Hendricks was called a Maddux wannabe cuz he didn’t throw hard and had a nasty changeup
The average mlb fb velocity has went up 4 mph over the last 20 years
That’s why Kyle Hendricks was called a Maddux wannabe cuz he didn’t throw hard and had a nasty changeup
VegetasHairline
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He fell off as he got older but he had a very solid career. I was a Kyle Hendricks fan. Throwback pitcher. Hit his spots, pitched to contact, and trusted his defense.
god shamgod
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I wasn’t the biggest Hendricks fan cuz he definitely wasn’t maddux ,but he did start game 6 of the nlcs & game 7 of the World Series and killed it
god shamgod
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Cubs already got 3 runs off misiorowki
god shamgod
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Cubs already got 3 runs off misiorowki
Most pitches he has ever thrown in an inning
VegetasHairline
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To be fair, there hasn't been another Maddux since Maddux. You're probably not gonna see anything like him again either.
god shamgod
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Matt Shaw , his defense is insane he shut the brewers down with 2 plays that got 3 outs
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, his defense is insane he shut the brewers down with 2 plays that got 3 outs+
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Spidey Man
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To be fair, there hasn't been another Maddux since Maddux. You're probably not gonna see anything like him again either.
I don't think so. Maddux the individual player, might not be replicated, but if teams prioritize the type of pitcher he was, you will start seeing that type emerge.
If next year, a maddux clone gets a 40 a year contract, every pitcher in high school and college will watch all the tape they can find and they will actively work on emulating the type of pitcher he was. Velocity gets the highest contracts so everybody is going to blow their arms out trying to average 100 to get that mega contract
Matt Shaw
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you already know
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Ohtani finally hit a double
With risp
With risp
god shamgod
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Boyd ain’t an ace 
just like fools gold Steele
Biggest game of the year , have a 3 run lead then blow it by the 4th
just like fools gold SteeleBiggest game of the year , have a 3 run lead then blow it by the 4th
Spidey Man
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Auditioning for the Mets worked out for Gregory Soto.
