Smoltz has had a great career. He’s considered by some to be worthy of eventual induction into the Hall of Fame. I shouldn’t be putting all of this in the past tense, should I?
With the Sox this year, the “potential Hall of Fame Smoltz” has given up 20 hits, and 11 ERs in the 15 innings that he has pitched. His ERA is a whopping 6.60.
Sox fans knew they weren’t getting the same pitcher that dominated hitters for Atlanta, but they thought he still had some Ws to contribute to a winning club. How long before we should be truly concerned? One more start? Two more? Smoltz is 42. Comebacks get harder with age. Smoltz is a true competitor, and I think he can turn it around, but I am a tad worried.
With Buchholz pitching well in AAA and Dice-K conditioning in Ft. Myers the leash may not be too long.
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