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John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967 in Warren, Michigan) is a free agent Major League Baseball pitcher. He is best known for his prolific career of more than two decades with the Atlanta Braves, in which he garnered eight All-Star selections and received the Cy Young Award in 1996.




John Smoltz Crashes A Go-Kart? John Smoltz Crashes A Go-Kart. [Video]

By: Dead Spin

1May2012

John Smoltz crashes a go-kart. More »...

Bats: For Sale: Big-League Homes

By: NY Times

3Apr2012

The current real estate market is making it difficult for some current and former major leaguers to sell their high-end homes.

For Sale: Big-League Homes

By: Bats

3Apr2012

The current real estate market is making it difficult for some current and former major leaguers to sell their high-end homes.

Retired Braves ace John Smoltz heaps praise on Marlins ace Josh Johnson

By: Palm Beach Post

20Mar2012

John Smoltz, the former Cy Young Award winner for the Braves, is in Marlins camp this week as part of MLB Network’s 30 Clubs in 30 Days episode on the Marlins. The Marlins segment will be televised Wednesday at 8 p.m. It will include reliever...

Chipper Jones Hopes For One More Big Year

By: Call to the Pen

12Mar2012

Although these things get tricky once time passes, it seems certain that Chipper Jones will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame after he retires. Just when he is going to retire, or if he should retire, are open-ended questions as the 2012 season app...

Prospect Nation 2012: #6 RHP Brody Colvin

By: Phillies Nation

28Feb2012

Right-handed pitcher Brody Colvin had a rather difficult time with Class A Advanced Clearwater in 2011 after making things looks easy with Class A Lakewood the previous year. After cruising through the South Atlantic League to the tune of a 6-8 recor...

John Mozeliak’s contract hits and misses

By: Pitchers Hit Eighth

15Feb2012

Reading a couple of posts over at STLCardinalBaseball this weekend led me into a bit of a debate with Ray over whether the Cardinals routinely pay market value for their players or not.  Spurred on by the ongoing discussions about what market value...

Worst trades in Detroit sports history? Nah, Allen Iverson, Juan Gonzalez deals weren't terrible

By: mlive Detroit Tigers

8Feb2012

Also, two other Tigers trades that have drawn fans' ire, but weren't that bad when they were made, either. Best free agent signings in Detroit sports history? Check. Worst? Got them, too. And the best trades? W...

Assessing John Mozeliak

By: Redbird Rants

25Dec2011

On my last two posts, a commenter has been critical of St Louis Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak. Obviously this commenter has the right to his opinions, but it made me think: how has Johnny Mo done so far? The easy answer is that the Cardinal...

Is Cherington Being Too Patient with Free Agents?

By: BoSox Injection

22Dec2011

  There are holes in the Red Sox that need to be repaired and Ben Cherington doesn’t appear to be to concerned about it. While he’s made a few moves this offseason, he has yet to address the starting pitch needs as well as continue t...

Oakland Moneyball Trio in Historical Context

By: Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest

24Nov2011

When the movie Moneyball was released in September, the main gripe by the public was how Michael Lewis never addressed how that team was built on the foundation of great starting pitching. A couple of weeks ago I debated with Chris Plummer at the Pe...

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