John Smoltz Out For The Season.

[metirish]

] THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA - Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz says he will have season-ending shoulder surgery, but hopes to return in 2009. The Braves called a news conference before Thursday's game against the Florida Marlins to discuss Smoltz's ailing shoulder. Smoltz and general manager Frank Wren declined comment until the briefing, but the pitcher said on his radio show that he will miss the rest of the season

A big blow for the Braves , and for Smoltz obviously , coming back from that surgery won't be easy ,and at his age it will be tougher.

[Frayed Knot]

Staying healthy during his career is the only thing that's kept him from being on the Glavine/Maddux level.

I think he may be HoF anyway (even if he doesn't come back) but he'd be in 300-W territory and a virtual lock if you give him bck the two seasons he lost plus the 4 he spent in the pen.

[Gwreck]

Frayed Knot wrote: I think he may be HoF anyway (even if he doesn't come back) but he'd be in 300-W territory and a virtual lock if you give him back the two seasons he lost plus the 4 he spent in the pen.

I agree that he'll make the HOF but 300 wins wouldn't have come until 2009, I think, even if he had been healthy and not a reliever.

He has 210 wins currently, 6 of which were in the bullpen years (2001-2004) and three this year.

Even if we were to assume that he would have had 15 wins for each of those bullpen years (4 seasons), and 2000 (he missed the whole year), and this season -- which I believe is a generous assumption -- he's still 9 wins short.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

It appears there are dueling Smoltz threads.

[Frayed Knot]

Rockin' Doc wrote: It appears there are dueling Smoltz threads.

And this thread's gonna kick that thread's butt.

Braves already missing Smoltz.
Manny Acosta, the closer du jour in Smoltz's absence, serves up a game-tying 2R HR to Florida in the 9th.
No win for Glavine.

[Frayed Knot]

And now a 2nd 2R HR (Ramirez this time) and now Florida leads 6-4 top 9, still only 1 out.

[Frayed Knot]

Florida wins 6-4

[G-Fafif]

Tarzan play world tiniest violin for Braves.

[metirish]

What I find interesting is that while on the DL the past several weeks( came back Monday) Smoltz changed his pitching motion going to a three quarter delivery thinking it would ease the pain in his shoulder , seems like a desperate act but I suppose at his age why not try that.