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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It's really been amazing, ... That's the only way to describe it. There's no other word to describe what we're doing. They prepare each kid that's come up here in a way that not a lot has to be taught.
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Anybody can be a starting pitcher. Not everybody can be a great starting pitcher, but anyone can start. Anyone can't close. It's a completely different animal. It's a completely different mind-set. Some guys can do it for a while, then burn out. Some guys can't do it at all. I think it's the most challenging thing in the game.
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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.
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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.
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The fact that we've won division titles in such strange ways every single year, I don't think there is one thing you can say other than Bobby Cox.
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I just really believe, in my heart, what we're doing gives us the best chance to win, ... If we had won while I was in the closing role, I would have said 'Fine. I was wrong.'
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I honestly think if people would give this staff a chance to find its own identity, given what took place last year with Sosa pitching so well, we have the capabilities to match up with any other staff if we can stay healthy.
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I have the ultimate faith in what he's able to do.
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I mixed it up enough. Those are fun games to play when you can do them quick and win.
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I'm tired of talking about it. But that's just the way it is.
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I'll be smart and say I can use that extra day of rest. I'm not going to approach one game as being more important than another.
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I like the way it's situated right now, ... That's why I don't like messing with it. I'd like to gear myself to stay on track because of how important these games are.
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I'm certainly proud. For tonight it sure feels good. I had some rough pitches but some good pitches.
I don't think, ... that it's anything more than a mindset.