The first time we saw him in Spring Training, we realized real quick that he was the same old Maddux. I don't see anything different about him now than when he was in his heyday, when he was at his best. He's right back there now.
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That is the class of the National League for the last 14 years. It's pretty big. We've never even won a series at home against them, much less a sweep. We played good, consistent baseball to do it -- with pitching, good timely hitting. It was a nice series.
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He had very good stuff. He had an outstanding (split-finger fastball). He's working one expanding (his strike zone) a little bit.
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You just kind of felt that. I turned around and said, 'Prince is going to win it for us right here.' He's too good a player, too good a hitter, to have it go an extended amount of time.
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Experience tells you he's not going to do it every time, but he's sure going to do it the high majority of the time. That's all you ask for.
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If we put a lot of stress and emphasis on it, then, at times, it gets into your head a little bit.
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