hopefully, there will be a final tribute

so, greg maddux will retire. this according to news reports all over the web.

only 8 of his 355 career victories came with the dodgers, including a scant 2 during his second stint with the team.

he joins a pretty good group of hall of famers to finish their careers with the dodgers, even though they are not really associated with that team - hoyt wilhelm, juan marichal, rickey henderson, eddie murray.

i hope he is featured in some 2009 card sets, though. he deserves it, and so do the collectors.