Greg Maddux at Spring Training
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, one of the great things about attending spring training is that you have the opportunity to watch players hone their craft. This includes prospects getting their first taste of pro ball as well as future first-ballot Hall of Famers.
For reasons I won’t get into here, we missed Greg Maddux’s start while we were out in Peoria. But to me — and I can’t stress this enough — the games aren’t nearly as interesting as the practices. Fortunately, we did get to watch Maddux practice.
In the photo above, you can’t see it, but Maddux is standing on a pitching rubber. You’ll notice that his right (throwing) hand is clenched into a fist. He is about to wind and throw an imaginary pitch. A coach will then hit a grounder toward first, with Maddux breaking to cover the bag.
The other thing you can’t tell from this photo is that nobody dogs these drills. Even the veterans. The most successful guys, like Maddux, didn’t reach the top of their profession by doing stuff half-assed. As I learned in my time as a semi-working musician, if you can’t practice well, then what’s going to happen come show time?
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