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...
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 .
came guys home knew needed runs shocked
The home runs just shocked me. We needed to win, and the guys came through. I knew if I could keep it close, that we would have a chance.
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.
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.
aside failures
And for one day, we could put aside the failures of what things they keep (saying) about this team.