... until we can put the Roger Clemens era behind us? Maybe not. Greg Maddux's 1st win of the 2008 season is the 348th of his career, putting him 6 behind Clemens. It's reasonably safe to say that Maddux will be in sole possession of 8th place on the career wins list at the end of this season, and he has an outside shot at passing Kid Nichols. But even with Maddux passing Clemens on the career wins list, many will probably still say Clemens is the best pitcher of his generation (ignoring, for the moment, questions of PEDs).
However, let's get ahead of ourselves a little. Maddux is only 25 wins behind Pete Alexander and Christy Mathewson. Given his low-impact pitching style, is it crazy to believe that Maddux could average 9 wins over the next 3 years and take sole possession of 3rd place on the career wins list sometime in 2010? I think not! At any rate, being number 3 on the wins list would make a much stronger case for putting the Roger Clemens era behind us. Go Padres!
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