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Patient A's have the edge

By Buster Olney
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

• 2:20 p.m. ET: Greg Maddux will be inducted into the Hall of Fame one day, first ballot. But at age 39, he is not having a good season -- at 8-9, he is in jeopardy of posting a losing record for the first time since 1987. He's allowed 162 hits, including 20 homers, in 148.2 innings, and has a 4.57 ERA. But hey, the guy has 313 career victories, and because he is facing Mark Mulder today, he will be part of The Best Pitching Matchup of the Day. Blanton Byrd • 3:35 p.m. ET: The B ...

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