Braves' relief corps enjoying anonymity
Published 5/4/2008 by Jon Cooper at Major League Baseball News
Ask a casual fan to name three members of the Braves' bullpen, and chances are the names that come out will be Rafael Soriano, Peter Moylan and John Smoltz. "We never get written about," said lefty Will Ohman. "We're the offensive linemen of baseball. That's how it works."
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