"Winn" <marty.winn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Apr 18, 11:12 pm, Chris <> wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:07:03 -0700 (PDT), Padredog
>>
>> <padredo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >...6-0 D-backs in the 1st. Maddox is 2-10 lifetime against them.
>>
>> No worries, we have two hits through 5 1/3.
>
> Who was worse the offense or the defense? I say the blame is
> basically equal in this game. The expectation/average performance is
> about 4.5 runs (except Petco where it might be 4.0). So the offense
> scored 4.5 fewer runs than expected and the defense (mostly Maddux)
> gave up 4.5 runs more than expected.
>
> I'm willing to bet that Connor Jackson had more total bases against
> Maddux (11) in a game than anyone ever has. Plus the 4 hits has to at
> least tie a record. Kudos to him for going for that triple when he
> could have settled for the double and gotten the cycle.
>
> I watched the DBacks version of the broadcast (that way I get to hear
> different stories) and it was embarassing how much they were praising
> Maddux for taking one for the team. I was amazed he pitched the 7th
> inning but really when you give up 9 runs there is only so much praise
> you should give a guy. It was Mark Grace (former teammate) and Darren
> Sutton (who surely watched Maddux in ATL a lot when his dad was
> broadcasting there).
>
> Hopefully he did not throw so many pitches that it hurts him next time
> out. In the last 6 1/2 years he has only thrown this many pitches
> once and that was 70 odd starts ago.
>
> Shining the Light,
> Marty Winn
Part of that praise that Maddux got was undoubtedly due to the fact that
the
team was just coming off that 22-inning marathon. The bullpen was depleted
and tired, and if they had gone to the relief corps earlier, it would have
probably done far more damage over the long haul. By toughing it out in
what
was by then a lost cause, he was at least able to give most of the bullpen
a
much needed rest. Maddux is enough of a "pro" that he knows you have to do
that sometimes... a young player could easily have his confidence
shattered
by staying out there and getting shelled for a couple more innings. I'll
bet
that by his next start, Maddog will be none the worse for wear and
probably
return to his solid self.
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