boston.redsox.mlb.com - 1/13/2009
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BOSTON -- In a career in which John Smoltz has done virtually everything -- from winning a Cy Young Award and a World Series championship, to notching 3,000 strikeouts and having sustained dominance as both a starter and a reliever -- he finally did something new on Tuesday. Smoltz got on a ...
sports.espn.go.com - 1/13/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
John Smoltz said Monday night that he will
be a starter once he is ready to pitch...
for the Boston Red Sox after missing most of last season following major shoulder surgery.
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Smoltz plans to join Sox rotation
boston.com - 1/13/2009
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boston.com —
John Smoltz had not held up a new
jersey and slapped on a new cap for 23...
years, since he was an 18-year old draft choice of his hometown Detroit Tigers. He spent 22 years with one team, the...
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Smoltz introduced
firebrandal.com - 1/15/2009
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firebrandal.com —
Paul and Tim seem to have recovered from
the aftershock of Mark Teixeira's donning the pinstripes, and...
John Smoltz and Rocco Baldelli have a lot to do with it. Aside from breaking down the new acquisitions, they go up and down the lineup and wonder if Tim Wakefield's position on this team is secure.
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Fireside Chats #31: Where a little Smoltz and Baldelli ...
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Say Hello To... John Smoltz
Center Field —
Today the Red Sox finally officially announced what everyone has known for almost a week- the worst kept secret in baseball: John Smoltz will don the Boston home whites in 2009.
And what's more: John's confident that once he makes his return off the DL (he had shoulder surgery that sidelined him for almost all of '08), he'll be in the starting rotation. Considering that rotation is already loaded with guns Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Brad Penny and Tim Wakefield, Smoltzie should have the luxury of a generous amount of ...
Smoltz Says He's Ahead Of Schedule
The Joy of Sox —
In a press conference today (transcript) to officially announce his signing with the Red Sox, John Smoltz showed off his #29 and said he was happy: Words can't describe -- and I hope you don't expect me to say all the right words, because this has been an incredible week -- but I'm going to try to. What you get is a guy who loves to put on the uniform and loves to compete. I'm excited to be here. This city is surrounded by a ton of history and a ton of players and a ton of fans. I'm as determined and I'm as focused as I have ever been. ...
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braves.gearupforsports.com 3/13/2009 —
For the first time since 1989, the Braves will begin a season without John Smoltz in the clubhouse. Smoltz signed a free agent contract with the Red Sox during the off-season. During his time as a Brave, Smoltz won 210 games, saved a franchise record 154 more, and won 12 postseason games. ...
