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...
baseball beg division good guys playing terms
I beg to differ. One through five, they're as good as most people. I don't know if there's going to be a better division in baseball in terms of playing these guys 18 times.
biggest game knew start time waited
I knew the first inning was going to be my biggest inning, ... I waited a long time to start a game of this magnitude. When I got through the first inning, that was the biggest test.
guess
If I had to guess today, I think I'm going to be fine, ... I really do.
april series
You never want to say that series in April are big, but this is for us.
side stand
If I could stand up there with my whole side protected, ... why would I give up anything?
ball bat behind skills
He's got the kind of skills to put the bat on the ball behind him.
danny everywhere fill great hear nobody problem role trying
Nobody understands what it's like being that person, trying to fill that role and to have to hear it everywhere he turns. We all can say pretty confidently that was a great part of the problem for Danny Kolb.
criticism critics-and-criticism deal given harder
It's one thing to deal with criticism when you haven't done your job. That's part of the game. But it's harder to deal with it before you've even been given a chance.
doubted everybody people proved rookies transition
This is for everyone who doubted us. People said I couldn't make the transition back to starting. People said we had too many rookies again. But we proved everybody wrong. This is really something to celebrate.
cannot feeling focus mound
I take the mound with the focus that is we cannot lose. I've had that feeling for a long time. That's the feeling you want to have as a pitcher. Find a way, any way, battle.
rank rest three
This has got to rank right up there with anything he's ever done, ... Look, we've all come back on three days' rest before. But he's forty-three .
deal game gone history incredible joey player
Joey Devine has such an incredible upside. I don't know any player in the history of the game that has gone through what he did. His personality will deal with it.
catch good playing throwing
I feel so good right now it's like I am playing catch and throwing to a glove.
felt gave given stuff year
I felt with my stuff tonight, I shouldn't have given up a run, and I gave up three. It's the way our year has gone.