Washington Nationals relief pitcher Max Scherzer talks to pitching coach Mike Maddux, center, as manager Dusty Baker, left, listens, in the dugout in the middle of the fifth inning in Game 5 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs, at Nationals Park, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In the world of pitching coaches, this is a big-name hire.
Not just because of his last name, but Greg's brother Mike Maddux is a renowned pitching coach, who has weaved through our St. Louis lives first with division-rival Milwaukee, then with the 2011 Texas Rangers and, most recently, as he aided our town's Max Scherzer to super-stardom in Washington.