We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Very cool guy. 21. As always, every pitch hit the mitt, wherever it was placed. Perhaps pitchers practice more from the stretch than from the wind-up getting them more used to and able to throw at the higher speed. Barry Larkin. 2 idol behind his dad — is Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, the master of control and movement. Greg Maddux Rookie Card Checklist 1987 Donruss Greg Maddux RC #36. The 1987 Donruss Greg Maddux rookie card is perhaps the most recognizable of his first cards. Greg Maddux likely changed this because he found that, while shortening his stride may have cost him a few MPH, it improved his control and increased the downward plane of his pitches. Maddux relied almost entirely on his ability to paint any corner. Greg Maddux figured out early, and never forgot, that his next pitch was actually the next turn of the (baseball) card. One of the best shortstops ever, plus a very cool guy. Is there any wonder then that his favorite baseball player ever — his No. Hurt by being the second coolest Barry to play baseball in the 90s. And a few proponents of that look — the quick hands-behind-the-head checkpoint that Nolan Ryan and Greg Maddux, for instance, used to establish a … Greg Maddux Notice how when going from the wind-up, Greg Maddux takes a step straight back with his GS foot as he brings his hands above and behind his head. Maddux, the human metronome, kept going into his windup with the same hands-over-the-head motion he's used since he was a kid in Las Vegas. Bottom Line: Greg Maddux The best pitchers have no trouble repeating their delivery, and like Mariano Rivera, Greg Maddux had perfect mechanics every time. Funky windup, threw a no-no. 22. Pitch after pitch hit … 1987 Donruss was one of … Sporting a barely there mustache, a very young Maddux is shown in his windup. Maddux, the human metronome, was into his same hands-over-the-head windup he'd used since he was a kid in Las Vegas. The list of Maddux’s records is enormous, including the most Gold Gloves and second-most wins of the live-ball era.