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...
faced fifth five great last time
It's the fifth time we've faced each other over the last two years. He's up 3-2, but it's been five great games.
closest playoff
It's the closest thing you can get to a playoff game.
almost twilight
It's almost like you're in some kind of twilight zone. You're going, no way.
case honest
I've just got to be honest with them so in case something happens, they have a plan,
careful hurt slow
I've got to be careful I don't hurt him. That's why it's got to be something slow like a knuckleball.
appreciate feels great hitters huge pitcher run wish
That's a huge run for a pitcher. When you're battling, that run makes you feel like ? I wish hitters could appreciate what a pitcher feels like because that run's huge. He had it all the way. It was such a great play.
atlanta goes hard perception problem soon
There's a perception problem in Atlanta with the bullpen. It's hard to let go of the past. As soon as something goes wrong, everyone says, 'Here we go again.
gone mentally
You can't go through what I've gone through, ... and not be mentally tough.
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 .
age both factor hardware hearts pitch prove
Age is not a factor right now, ... I think we both pitch with our hearts and guts, and go after guys. Obviously, he's got some hardware to prove it.
aside failures
And for one day, we could put aside the failures of what things they keep (saying) about this team.
bearing game hear
You will not hear me say once after Game 1 that had any bearing whatsoever.
acts bad body confident good time
The good and the bad about my body is that when something happens, it acts adversely, ... But then I can get well real quick. ... I'm still pretty confident I have enough time to do that.
doubts left pitching
The doubts are going to be there, ... But I think I have a lot of pitching left in me.