But according to Brewers manager Davey Lopes, the pair of aces earned the right for a broader interpretation of the strike zone. It didn't just start with Maddux and Glavine. Tommy John used to start out at the waist and by the end of the game he was getting strikes at the ankles. He had such great command that he could throw the ball down there consistently. He had a great sinker.
Good pitchers can do that.
When baseball folks call Maddux a complete pitcher, they aren't kidding. Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on May 25, 2000. All rights reserved. Produced by Journal Interactive .