April 6, 200521 yr Do you guys think he's having second thoughts about going back to starting after the beating he took today? If he does infact decide to go back to closing, the Braves might be shopping Dan Kolb in the very near future.
April 6, 200521 yr He looked like crap. Even though the Marlins won, seeing him get rocked from the start was a thing of beauty. If he pitches like that all year the Braves are in it deep. I still think he'll be injured by mid-season
April 6, 200521 yr This game was more of an anomaly, not really what we should expect for most of his starts.
April 6, 200521 yr Harold Reynolds said Smoltz was "overthrowing," causing him to lose control and make some mistakes. If he was "overthrowing" when his pitches were hitting 93 and he decides to pull back a little bit, what will hitters do with 90 mph fastballs? I know the guy can throw it 98 if he has to, but he doesn't have the endurance to do that for longer than two innings anymore. I don't think Smoltz will have an ERA of 6 or anything, but I think if he keeps his ERA under 3.50 I would be surprised.
April 6, 200521 yr he only pitched 1 and 2/3's.. which is much closer to a save situation than a start.. I think this is more of a blown save than anything. Perhaps he was too hyped up.
April 6, 200521 yr Smotlz is going to be fine,this guy is a great pitcher and he wont go back to the pen unless he has arm problems or if he has like a 0-10 record.
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