Smoltz done for the season

[HoustonGM]

Anyways, the thought that John Smoltz sucks now or did at any point in his career is preposterous. Its gonna be a great day to see Smoltz, Glavine, and Maddux all go into the Hall of Fame on the same day wearing the same Atlanta Braves cap.

Eh, I doubt it'll be all the same day.

[dickay]

I know i'm not one who backs away from many arguments........but there are some that are so ubsurd they leave really no other sane option. John Smoltz being called anything but great is one of them.

[Swampdog]

Yeah, ubsurd and absurd as well. Smoltz is great.

[beerchaser]

Smoltz sucks? WTF? I don't think so. He's one of the greatest pitchers of his generation, and still performing at a high level when healthy. He's also been pretty durable throughout his career IIRC.

[Arctic Blast]

I've been a fan of Smoltz for quite awhile. It'll be sad if this is the end, but it would be even sadder if he can't still sling it, and tried to come back anyway.

And, yeah, Smoltz has been a great pitcher for awhile.

[RedsoxRockies]

One of the best. If he remained in the rotation his whole career i would say 260 wins atleast would not have been out of reach

[TheNamelessPoet]

i wanted to see him get 200 wins 200 saves heres to him ciming back next year :

[jcbarr]

Saves aren't quite as bad as wins. I mean a lot of saves and alot of wins are a good thing, but they can't be used to compare pitchers against each other most of the time. With all that said, 200 wins and 200 saves would still be quite the accomplishment.

[HoustonGM]

Saves aren't quite as bad as wins. I mean a lot of saves and alot of wins are a good thing, but they can't be used to compare pitchers against each other most of the time.

Particularly in one-year periods.

Obviously you need to be a good pitcher to accumulate 200 wins over your career.

[TheNamelessPoet]

That would be a nice combo - but remember wins and saves are the worst evaluators of success.

true but that stil would be impressive

[CatKnight]

Anyways, the thought that John Smoltz sucks now or did at any point in his career is preposterous. Its gonna be a great day to see Smoltz, Glavine, and Maddux all go into the Hall of Fame on the same day wearing the same Atlanta Braves cap.

They can't afford more than one cap?

[HoustonGM]

They can't afford more than one cap?

haha

[TheNamelessPoet]

They can't afford more than one cap?

lol god I love this place

[TheNamelessPoet]

is anyone here a HOF member? like not a member member line inductend but an actual member

[TheNamelessPoet]

do you mean a baseball writer memeber or like the actual HOF organization member - my guess is no to both questions

like a member. u get a pin and magazine and free admission.