Comments on: Smoltz to Sox? http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/07/smoltz-to-sox/9892/ The latest on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, by the Orange County Register Sports staff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:58:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Andre http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/07/smoltz-to-sox/9892/#comment-6762 Andre Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:51:51 +0000 http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/?p=9892#comment-6762 Toronto just signed the Cubs. Toronto just signed the Cubs.

]]> By: Good Cop, Bad Cop « Three Days of Cryin’ http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/07/smoltz-to-sox/9892/#comment-6754 Good Cop, Bad Cop « Three Days of Cryin’ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:02:00 +0000 http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/?p=9892#comment-6754 [...] Cop, Bad Cop Jump to Comments Darn,  Mark Whicker seems to agree with Sam Miller that the imminent signing of John Smoltz by the Red Sox is a good [...] [...] Cop, Bad Cop Jump to Comments Darn,  Mark Whicker seems to agree with Sam Miller that the imminent signing of John Smoltz by the Red Sox is a good [...]

]]> By: Mark Whicker, ocregister.com http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/07/smoltz-to-sox/9892/#comment-6748 Mark Whicker, ocregister.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:35:26 +0000 http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/?p=9892#comment-6748 The AL East teams play each other 19 times each, so their records get skewed even more. Toronto's pitching will be up there with anyone else's in the league. How would you like to be the Orioles? There will be some months when they face an outstanding starting pitcher every night. They could be pretty good and lose 100 games. What I like is Joe Maddon's attitude, never complaining but saying, hey, you play the best, it makes you better. I'm interested in seeing Smoltz's contract details. They supposedly are going to get him for $5.5 million base and $5M in incentives. What if he's back to normal? Then he's better than Burnett and maybe even better than Sabathia, who, remember, was 6-8 with CLE before the trade. Smoltz struck out 36 in 25 innings last year, in five starts, with a 2.57 ERA. This is the type of chance the Angels never feel like taking. The AL East teams play each other 19 times each, so their records get skewed even more. Toronto’s pitching will be up there with anyone else’s in the league. How would you like to be the Orioles? There will be some months when they face an outstanding starting pitcher every night. They could be pretty good and lose 100 games.

What I like is Joe Maddon’s attitude, never complaining but saying, hey, you play the best, it makes you better.

I’m interested in seeing Smoltz’s contract details. They supposedly are going to get him for $5.5 million base and $5M in incentives. What if he’s back to normal? Then he’s better than Burnett and maybe even better than Sabathia, who, remember, was 6-8 with CLE before the trade. Smoltz struck out 36 in 25 innings last year, in five starts, with a 2.57 ERA. This is the type of chance the Angels never feel like taking.

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