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One of my all-time favorite players to collect is Greg Maddux. I have my huge wantlist posted on my website and at the top of that page is a link to my Wishlist. My Wishlist consists of wantlists of my 16 favorite players to collect. Other than Babe Ruth, Maddux is the only pitcher on that list. Check out this resume. 8 All-star selections, 18 Gold Glove Awards, 4-time ERA leader, 3-time Victory leader, 4 Cy Young Awards and a World Championship to go with his Hall of Fame plaque. Never blessed with phenomenal speed on his pitches, he used craftiness and guile to outsmart batters. Many called him "The Professor" while others simply settled for "Maddog". One of my favorite YouTube videos from the past few years is the one of him pranking Kris Bryant. Look it up. At one point he asks Bryant (who doesn't recognize him) if he can have his bat after batting practice and then later when Bryant asks if he still wants the bat, Greg says, "Nah."  A member of my exclusive 2000 card club, I currently have 2277 unique Beckett recognized cards of him. Here are nine of my favorites from my collection.

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1997 Braves Score Platinum #12 Greg Maddux (Remember where I mentioned on my last post that I picked up some packs of 1997 Score Team sets at Marden's? This was pulled from one of those packs.)
1998 Finest Mystery Finest 1 Refractors #M30 G.Maddux/G.Maddux
1999 Bowman Gold #10 Greg Maddux

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1999 Upper Deck Immaculate Perception Double #I15 Greg Maddux
2001 Donruss Baseball's Best Gold #208 Greg Maddux FC
2002 Topps 5-Card Stud Aces Relics #5AGM Greg Maddux Jsy (I just picked this up from a trader in Virginia last week.)

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2002 Upper Deck Diamond Connection Bat Around Quads #SJJM Gary Sheffield/Andruw Jones/Chipper Jones/Greg Maddux (Here's Greg pictured with three of his teammates.)
2002 Upper Deck MVP Game Souvenirs Bat #BGM Greg Maddux
2007 Upper Deck Elements Essential Elements #GM Greg Maddux