The Dugout: Luncheons Are For Mortals

by Jon BoisFiled under: Braves, MLB Milestones, The DugoutOn Friday, the Braves celebrated Greg Maddux's election into their Hall of Fame by throwing a luncheon in his honor. Baseball fans, of course, recognize him as one of the greatest pitchers of all time. However, he's about as much of a pop-culture presence as Hideki Irabu (Maddux pieced together a shoo-in Hall of Fame career as quietly as possible; Irabu was mentioned in the series finale of Seinfeld).I'd venture to guess that Maddux isn't bothered by this in the least. He humored his peers, but I suspect that he spent the entire luncheon silently reciting the Periodic Table of Elements to himself, or trying to remember whether Calvin Coolidge died before or after Herbert hoover.A Dugout in honor of Greg Maddux is after the jump. Greg Maddux is ambivalent.The Dugout: Luncheons Are For Mortals originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Perm...