Jim Fainter Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 John Smoltz just got his 13th save tonight. Unless he breaks a leg, I think he is a shoe-in to break Thigpen's save record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 John Smoltz just got his 13th save tonight. Unless he breaks a leg, I think he is a shoe-in to break Thigpen's save record. I got one word to describe him: nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Smoltz can really bring it. He wants to start still, but he is a dominant force in that Atlanta pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 The guy is amazing. I really wonder how far he will go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Kind of random, but another starter to closer thing i could see happening is Jon Lieber becoming a closer. I'm not saying he's the next Smoltz, but i think he's the perfect fit to try something like Smoltz did. Keeps the ball down, nasty slider, not many walks at all, and the first time around the order, teams were usually clueless against him. I had this idea right away when he became injured last year. Of course a lot of it depends on how healthy he is. But i don't know how effective he would be as a starter at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Gagne, Smoltz and Percy are as filthy as it gets right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fainter Posted May 7, 2003 Author Share Posted May 7, 2003 Didn't he sign with the Yanks? I don't think he will be saving too many games there. Good idea, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Gagne, Smoltz and Percy are as filthy as it gets right now. I would think about adding Wagner to that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Didn't he sign with the Yanks? I don't think he will be saving too many games there. Good idea, though. Rivera won't be around forever. He's already having a ton of injury problems. And nothing says he has to stay with the Yanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Wagner is filthy and my guess is he will be closing for the Red Sox if the Astros fall out of conention and even if they are in contention he may still be in Beantown. He's definately gone in the offseason though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Dotel needs to become a closer at somepoint. And i heard something like 2 days ago saying Wagner would be the first one gone if the Astros fall out of contention. Also, they have Brad Lidge, who is nasty at this point. So they have 3 potential closers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Wagner is filthy and my guess is he will be closing for the Red Sox if the Astros fall out of conention and even if they are in contention he may still be in Beantown. He's definately gone in the offseason though. Interesting theory. Shea Hillenbrand would be a perfect fit at 3B for the 'Stros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI1020 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 I know the Braves have only one WS win in their long run of success. However, to me they are a model of consistency and winning organization from top to bottom. Every year the prognosticators predict their downfall and every year they are right there. They move players around and most of the time they come through for them. Smoltz is just the latest example, and hell ya the guy does look good out there with the game on the line. I wish our organization functioned as well. They are a model of how to go from the bottom of the heap to perennial contender. Why not us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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