Mar 23 2007
Even though it was just a spring training game it’s worth nothing that Greg Maddux held the Cubs scoreless for five innings in a rain shortened game. Maddux pitched four scoreless a few days ago in a minor league game.
Mar 18 2007
Greg Maddux struck out eight in four scoreless innings in a minor league game Saturday.
Maddux, who missed his last start due to a mild abdominal strain, said he didn’t have any problems today. He even had a double at the plate.
Mar 13 2007
Greg Maddux missed a scheduled spring start due to abdominal pain. The Padres say he hurt himself during one of his last pitches of his last start.I suppose some of us will now laugh about his statements about how running in the outfield during spring training games is stupid.
Either way it’s not thought to be anything significant and Maddux said that had this been the regular season he would have been pitching.
Lopez released
Former teammate Javy Lopez was released Monday by the Colorado Rockies. Lopez was hitting .375 with a .625 slugging percentage but was cut due to the improvements in youngster Chris Iannetta’s game. Iannetta now looks likely to start the season as the Rockies opening day catcher with Yorvit Torrealba playing backup.
Javy says he does not want to play as a backup on any team unless it’s the Atlanta Braves, who currently have Brian McCann as their starter and Bryan Pena as their backup.
He’s also said he doesn’t have the desire to play DH, which severely limits the number of interested teams to about zero.
Best of luck to Javy but even he said it’s not about the money at this point.
Mar 10 2007
After two starts in the Cactus League, Greg Maddux has pitched 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 7 hits. Maddux has struck out four while walking two. Currently the Padres plan to start Maddux for the second game of the season in San Francisco.
