John Smoltz
John Smoltz
John Andrew Smoltz, nicknamed "Smoltzie" and "Marmaduke," is an American former baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, all but the last year with the Atlanta Braves. An eight-time All-Star, Smoltz was one of a celebrated trio of starting pitchers, along with Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, who propelled Atlanta to perennial pennant contention in the 1990s, highlighted by a championship in the 1995 World Series. He won the National LeagueCy Young Award...
ecstasy either feelings
When you're put in this position, you have either one of two feelings gut-wrenching or ecstasy ... there's nothing else you can feel,
fortunate games guys last three
We're fortunate that more guys in the last three games didn't have (injuries) happen.
certain changing everybody game harder people
When you're used to doing something a certain way, I think changing is a lot harder than people think. Everybody is going to have their opinions, but he's just going to have to go through it. Really, it comes down to him making certain changes. This game is a game of adjustments.
awkward
I don't think it's real serious, but it just comes at an awkward time.
third
If it were the old way there would have been another four-spot in that third inning.
emotions head team thousand
I got a thousand emotions going through my head right now, and a lot of it has to do with all the things that are being said, just the teeter-totter of what this team has accomplished or not accomplished,
definitely hurt
He's definitely hurt a lot of other rookies' chances.
ball bat behind skills
He's got the kind of skills to put the bat on the ball behind him.
happen name seemed supposed synonymous
His name just seemed to be synonymous with being a superstar. It's not supposed to happen like this.
continue hudson opening starter
Hudson is the Opening Day starter of the future, and as long as he's here, he's going to continue being the Opening Day starter.
future opening starter
Huddy is Opening Day starter for the future here.
anyone believe coming interviews knows lets terrible wants
He does terrible interviews for a reason. Believe me, he knows a lot more about what he does than he lets on. He never wants anyone to know where he's coming from.
basically catch hit home lose mind reason run
If we had to lose and if one person basically was the reason -- you never want to lose -- but you didn't mind it being Kirby Puckett. When he made the catch and when he hit the home run you could tell the whole thing had turned.
feeling focus mound
I don't know any other way to do it. I take the mound with the focus that we can't lose. I've had that feeling for a long time.