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...
fastball good
The fastball is as good as it's ever been with location.
adrenaline contain control incredible road start
My control shouldn't be an issue, ... I've been down this road so many times before. Adrenaline is going to be incredible at this time. ... The issue's going to be will I be able to come out from the start and contain that adrenaline?
fun games mixed quick
I mixed it up enough. Those are fun games to play when you can do them quick and win.
handled himself last liked saw since
I like him a lot. I've liked him ever since I saw the way he handled himself after what he went through last year.
happen name seemed supposed synonymous
His name just seemed to be synonymous with being a superstar. It's not supposed to happen like this.
concentration facing great guy hope issue provides
They've all been great games. Concentration isn't an issue when you're facing a guy like him. It's really their lineup that provides the most problems. You just hope to keep it close.
implement means rut thinking ways
Every day, I'm thinking of ways to implement this system. That means I can't get in the rut of doing everything fast.
famous followed ingrained player score
It's just ingrained into a player now. It's more famous here than anyplace else in the world, ... The only thing about it here is it's followed by, 'Let's score some runs!'
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,
enforce explain guys lets manager rest rules veterans
There's not a better manager they could play for. He's patient. He's been through it all. He can explain things to them. He lets the veterans guys enforce the rules in the clubhouse, and the rest is history.
awesome bobby drive runner score
Bobby told me to drive the runner in. It was awesome McCann was able to score on that.
cold felt lost related second
I couldn't get my feel in the second inning. I felt I lost it and then I got it back. It's related to the cold weather, and that's all we've had out here.
bruise lasts seen
I've never seen a bruise that lasts all year.
determine game
I don't need a game to determine anything about a pitch. This is what I've been through my whole career.