Former Chicago Cubs ace Greg Maddux was a two-time All-Star for the team before forging his Hall of Fame career with the Atlanta Braves. The man is a four-time Cy Young winner, an 18-time Gold Glover and a World Series champion with 355 career wins. So it’s safe to say the man is deserving of some proper respects.
One thing he’s also known for? Slapping down younger players who got a little uppity. Cubs fans recently bore witness to his terrific prank on Kris Bryant. A situation where he dressed as a camera guy, stepped in to throw batting practice for the Cubs slugger and gave the MVP some surprisingly tough pitches.
However, that is not even close to the best story involving the legendary pitcher. There is one making the rounds on YouTube lately. The man running the profile YouGoPro is a former baseball player who once played for the San Diego Padres. He was there when Maddux finished up his career with the team.
Greg Maddux had one rule: rookies never talk to him
The story he had to tell from there was a window into just how confident Maddux was, and how vicious he could be to rookies who didn’t know their place.
Wow. That is so awesome in so many ways. Sure it makes Maddux come across as one cocky S.O.B but at that point of his career it was hard to argue. He’d backed up every word, hence why the entire locker room lost their minds. It was exactly how an all-time great would be expected to posterize a rookie. Doing it while dropping some knowledge at the same time?
Yeah that sounds like the Professor.
