For the last couple of months, I have been following the new career of former Atlanta Braves pitching great John Smoltz in the PGA Tour. He recently competed in the South Georgia Classic where he missed the cut by 27 strokes. Is he out of his league? Nope. This is his first national event and although forgettable, he can only get better.
For the longest time, Smoltz was a starting pitcher but after a while, he shifted to closer. If I remember correctly, in one of his first games as a closer, he gave up eight runs in 2-plus innings. I think in the post-game interview, he said that he had not given up that many runs as a starter.
And that was a low point. He is the only MLB pitcher with 213 wins and 154 saves. So maybe on the golf course, who knows how far he could move up?
next to greg maddux , smoltz was my favorite pitcher. together with glavine, the braves has the most feared starting rotation during the 90's.
ReplyDeletesmoltz altered his throwing angle after an injury, he started for a while but then was assigned as a closer after a few games.
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR NEW PROFESSION JOHN..and enjoy!!