[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING GREG MADDUX

  Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate one of 
Nevada's own and four time Cy Young award winner Greg Maddux for being 
selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Greg ``Mad Dog'' Maddux excelled 
at the major league level, not only with refined skills and superior 
pitching mechanics, but also a mental approach to the game that was 
unmatched. His pitching philosophy has made him one of the greatest 
pitchers of the ``live-ball'' era.
  A 1984 graduate of Valley High School in Las Vegas, Greg Maddux 
excelled on the mound as a right-handed pitcher before being drafted by 
the Chicago Cubs in the second round of the 1984 Major League Baseball 
draft. Mad Dog then spent the next 23 seasons accruing 355 wins, 3,371 
strikeouts, and an unrivaled record of 18 Golden Gloves for the likes 
of the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the 
Atlanta Braves, a feat that still remains unmatched. Mad Dog's prolific 
major league career also led him to be the only player in history to 
record 17 straight, 15-win seasons. It is no doubt that these numbers 
and records led to his near unanimous vote for entry to the Hall of 
Fame.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Greg Maddux for a 
distinguished playing career. It is my hope that he will serve as an 
example of what great things Nevadans can accomplish when they work 
with commitment and determination.

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