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...
hard pitch playoff tried
I tried a little too hard early. I tried to pitch like it was a playoff game.
came guys hard knew needed playoff tried
I tried a little too hard early. I pitched like it was a playoff game. We needed to win. The guys came through. I knew if I could keep it close, we would have a chance.
catch hit home run
When he made the catch and when he hit the home run you could tell the whole thing had turned.
boost capability coming confidence contribute great guys happens imagine matter rash whenever
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.
absolutely bad credit deserve falsely game greatest guy hold lesser onto somebody until words
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.
fortunate games guys last three
We're fortunate that more guys in the last three games didn't have (injuries) happen.
help innings rest seven sustain throw
Ultimately, I did what I wanted to do. If I can throw seven innings the rest of the way and we sustain this lead, it's going to help me a lot.
certain changing everybody game harder people
When you're used to doing something a certain way, I think changing is a lot harder than people think. Everybody is going to have their opinions, but he's just going to have to go through it. Really, it comes down to him making certain changes. This game is a game of adjustments.
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,
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.
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.
ball game guys spot trust
That game showed me if you put the ball in the right spot and trust it, you can get guys out.
april series
You never want to say that series in April are big, but this is for us.
beat momentum national team
You don't want to give any momentum to anyone, especially a team that started out so well. They're the team to beat. I think they're the team to beat in the whole National League. I think they're that good.