Losing sucks. Not getting what you want sucks. But true joy can be found in an activity that, even if you're horrible at it -- let's say dancing -- you still enjoy doing anyway. OK, so I just made that up. But it sounds sort of true, right? Anyway, (via Shysterball) Greg Maddux agrees. Given that he hasn't won a game in 15 starts and is clearly hitting the old-age wall he's been able to deftly dodge for four or five years, that's sort of refreshing:
"I like the game. I like the grind," Maddux said. "It sucks losing, but it's still fun playing. I'd rather play and lose than not play." His manager understands. "Greg's joy now," Bud Black said, "is pitching."Good for him. At some point, someone will stop paying Maddux to throw the baseball, and he'll no longer be able to derive that joy professionally -- but one has no doubt that he'll still be chucking it around in his backyard, goofing around, hitting tiny places from 90 feet at an inhuman rate. He'll be like Brett Farve, except not a gigantic tool.
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You talk as though Greg Maddux has been pitching poorly this season -- he hasn't. He has a pretty respectable 4.18 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and .275 BAA. He's had 6 quality starts in his past 10 games. The reason Greg Maddux hasn't won a game in his past 15 starts is because he's pitching for the Padres. In those 6 quality starts, only twice have the Padres scored more than 2 runs for him.