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...
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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,
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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.
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Bobby told me to drive the runner in. It was awesome McCann was able to score on that.
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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.
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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.
week
This whole week is important, not just necessarily tomorrow.
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The reason why we're seeing such a great celebration is we realize how hard we've worked, ... This truly is a dream season. I didn't think it was possible in May. I didn't think it was possible from the time we left spring training with all the things we were dealing with. I mean, who could imagine 12 rookies coming up here at different times?
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When Brian threw that home run, boy it changed the whole game. That home run was pretty much the adrenaline boost I need to get through the game.
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,
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We're fortunate that more guys in the last three games didn't have (injuries) happen.
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Whenever you see a rash of new guys coming through, you never imagine they can contribute the way that they did. I think it's a great boost of confidence for them to be able to feel that no matter what happens this year, they have the capability to be a big part of our organization.
catch hit home run
When he made the catch and when he hit the home run you could tell the whole thing had turned.
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The only way it?s bad for the game is if a guy is falsely accused. That?s bad. To be thought lesser than your talent, lesser than what you deserve to get credit for because of what somebody wrote, that?s the greatest travesty. That?s why you should hold onto people?s words as long as you can, until you absolutely know the truth.