Thirteen Ways of Looking at Greg Maddux

I'm always a sucker for a Wallace Stevens homage, and this one, from SB Nation Longform, is special: a heartbreaking memoir about two best friends and the 1995 World Series.

Jeremy Collins:

Maddux was warming up to begin the second when Jason returned with two cups of coffee and bag of peanuts. He handed me a coffee.

"Let's get to work, Gregory," he said.

Jason used "Gregory" when Maddux was in trouble, which was rare that year (19-2, 1.63 ERA). But against Cleveland — Lofton, Albert Belle, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, Eddie Murray — the water was deep.

"There you go, Gregory. Fastball inside. Now, change up away."

During his tenure with the Braves, Maddux had a cadre of entirely forgettable…