Thursday, May 10, 2007
Sports Greg Maddux, the merry prankster
Posted by Scott Freeman on Thu, May 10, 2007 at 5:12 PM
The AJC's David O'Brien has an interesting blog on the return of Greg Maddux (in a San Diego uniform, unfortunately) and Maddux's unique sense of humor.
As O'Brien tells it, when Chipper Jones was a rookie and got his first major-league hit, he understandably wanted to keep the ball. When he returned to the dugout, he discovered that the ball had been, er, doctored:
“I came off the field, and sure enough, there was a big ol' loogie on it,†Jones said. “[Maddux had] picked his nose and wiped it on the baseball.â€
Which reminds me of an even better, and slightly less disgusting, Greg Maddux story.
When John Burkett was pitching for the Braves, he received a package in the clubhouse one afternoon before a game. Burkett opened it and was astounded to discover six baseballs inside AND one of those throw-away cameras. A note from the fan audaciously asked Burkett to get Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz to sign the balls. "And please take a picture of them signing it so I'll have proof the signatures are authentic."
Now, Burkett had no idea who this fan was. Had never met him or even corresponded with him.
When he went over to Maddux with the camera to tell him about it, Maddux responded, "Take a picture of this." And he promptly turned around, dropped his pants and mooned the clubhouse as Burkett snapped a picture.
My thought at that instant: Wow, I've just been mooned by a Hall of Fame pitcher.
Did the fan get the photo of Maddux's ass? Nope. Burkett dropped the entire package into the trash.
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