While writing the title I chuckled a bit because this seems to be such an oxymoron because it doesn’t seem true. The man is pitching in the low 80’s these days with the San Diego Padres and has won only a couple of games over 30 in his last 3 1/2 seasons. Yet yesterday Maddux won his 350th MLB game and is only the third player since 1911 to hit this mark. Maddux has played for 22 years with the Cubs, Braves, Dodgers and Padres during his stellar profesional career. Warren Spahn and Roger “Wanna Ride My Rocket?” Clemens are the other two pitchers to hit this milestone in basically the last 100 years. I think you can lock this achievment up and throw away the key because there won’t be any other pitchers hitting the 350 win mark moving forward. (It’s all about the stache)

There is going to be seven starting pitchers today in the Major Leagues over the age of 40. This will break the MLB record set just last week when there were six starters over 40 taking the mound in the same day. Roger Clemens, John Smoltz, Greg Maddux, Jamie Moyer, Kenny Rogers, Tom Glavine, and Woody Williams all get the starting nod today for their respective team. Each of these guys are role models for all up and coming professional baseball players.