The day after his 300th win, Greg Maddux was back in his normal routine, just as though it never happened.
“I don’t feel any different,” he said. “It’s a nice achievement, something I’m very proud of. I’m very fortunate to be able to do it.”
Maddux would have been in the same routine either way, because that’s just the way he is.
Looking back on the hectic days leading up to No. 300, he said he really felt bad for his wife, Kathy, who had to handle all the ticket requests from family and friends.
“She was the concierge for the last 10 days,” he said. “It’s nice to see the phone stop ringing.”
Maddux celebrated with his family on Saturday night, but he didn’t make too big a deal out of it.
One reporter asked him what he ate, and he shook his head, smiled and walked away.
Getting to No. 300 is something that only happens once in a lifetime, and Maddux knew he was going to be forced to deal with the media spotlight whether he liked it or not.
“I took it like the postseason,” he said. “In the postseason, when you start, you do a press conference the day before the game, and then you go out and pitch your game. That’s what it was like for me.”
Maddux is the club leader in wins with 11 and has gone 8-3 since May 27 after starting out the season with a 3-4 record.
Catcher Paul Bako said he thought Maddux would go on a roll now that he has won his 300th.
“I feel like I’m already on one,” Maddux said. “We’ll see. Just get ready for each start and treat each start like it’s your last.”
