Sox designated Smoltz for assignment...

[topdawg.sixpack]

How long before we see him in the booth?

 

[Bdog9090]

It was painfully obvious after his first couple of starts that he just doesn't have it anymore. Was a hell of a pitcher with 212 wins and over 150 saves, but he should have elected to go to the booth at the beginning of this season instead of Boston.

My question is, when will we see him on the champion's tour?

 

[War Machine Dawg]

Correct your 17 up from the offseason. Bring Smoltz back home. He can help the overworked bullpen.

Sincerely,
Every Braves Fan EVER

 

[fieldman]

like Wren made the right move in not signing Smoltz. I would rather see the Braves bullpen hold together than to see Smoltz give up 4 runs per inning during a trip down memory lane

 

[War Machine Dawg]

Smoltz can still be effective out of the pen. He doesn't have the stamina to be a starter anymore, but he can still be nasty for an inning or two when he doesn't have to worry about pacing himself. And let's not forget, we've got 4 guys in the top 10 in appearances this season (Moylan, O'Flaherty, Gonzalez, Soriano). We need another arm out there that Bobby is willing to trust and take some of the innings from those guys. Plus, it would let us do something different with Acosta, who's been pretty much awful in any pressure situation.

 

[wbc40]

there is no way in hell Smoltz would help our bullpen. The guy is done. I just hope he signs one of those one day contracts so he can retire as a Brave; he should be a first ballot Hall of Famer. It's been weird to see him in another team's uniform.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I'm not so sure his arm/shoulder is good enough to pitch several times a week.

 

[hatfieldms]

Smoltz can still be effective out of the pen. He doesn't have the stamina to be a starter anymore, but he can still be nasty for an inning or two when he doesn't have to worry about pacing himself. And let's not forget, we've got 4 guys in the top 10 in appearances this season (Moylan, O'Flaherty, Gonzalez, Soriano). We need another arm out there that Bobby is willing to trust and take some of the innings from those guys. Plus, it would let us do something different with Acosta, who's been pretty much awful in any pressure situation.

don't you think if Smoltz could be effective in the bullpen that Boston would have put him there. Wren made the right move

 

[Lion O]

1) The proper name for O'Flaherty is O'****.

2) Acosta has been terrible in just about any situation.

 

[War Machine Dawg]

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[War Machine Dawg]

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[topdawg.sixpack]

Not that it matters now.

 

[fieldman]

For example, Maddux won something like 196 of his 300+ wins with the Braves, and won 3 of his 4 Cy Young awards with them. For that reason, he will go into the Hall of Fame as a Brave.

So it just depends on where Clemens got most of his wins, Ks, etc. etc.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

however it is supposed to be indicative of the historical achievements of the player.

from the hall of fame's website

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[Oxford Godfrey]

Franky might have made a wildly unpopular move, but it was the right one.