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Braves' John Smoltz Shoulder Injury
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 3:04 pm
by HMFFL
Glad to hear it's not too serious so hopefully he won't miss a start.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=A ... &type=lgns
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 4:02 pm
by lpsevier
Cormier starting next Tuesday too.
Is it bad I've got soo much faith in him?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 4:11 pm
by Lord Commander
lpsevier wrote:Cormier starting next Tuesday too.
Is it bad I've got soo much faith in him?
Lance Cormier? I thought he was a reliever. How did he do last year? Is he a contact groundball or power type pitcher? I seem to remember a lot of walks.
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:17 pm
by Mardy2Curry
Sigh of relief for Smoltzy.
Cormier would definitely help depending on how he comes back.
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 2:48 am
by HMFFL
Sports radio said today that John is expected to make his next start.
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 6:39 am
by High 5
lpsevier wrote:Cormier starting next Tuesday too.
Is it bad I've got soo much faith in him?
I don't know about having "sooo much" faith in him, but I believe he'll be world's better than Redman, Lerew and Carlyle. At least giving the Braves a chance to win.
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 12:43 pm
by lpsevier
High 5 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I don't know about having "sooo much" faith in him, but I believe he'll be world's better than Redman, Lerew and Carlyle. At least giving the Braves a chance to win.
Yeah thats exactly what I meant, just didn't word it properly.
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 5:10 pm
by KB 34
I'm really confused by the status Cormier is being given by Braves fans. For most of last year it was common knowledge that he was terrible and needed to rot in AAA. A few good starts in September and spring training and now he's going to be the solution to the Braves need of a #3 starter? I'll be shocked if he's anything better than another 5th starter.
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 6:09 pm
by lpsevier
Another 5th starter would pretty much be an upgrade @ this point.
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 6:20 pm
by High 5
KB 34 wrote:I'm really confused by the status Cormier is being given by Braves fans. For most of last year it was common knowledge that he was terrible and needed to rot in AAA. A few good starts in September and spring training and now he's going to be the solution to the Braves need of a #3 starter? I'll be shocked if he's anything better than another 5th starter.
Chuck James is our 3rd starter. I just want a starter in that 4th/5th spot that doesn't put us down 4 or 5 runs in the first couple of innings.
Posted: Fri Jun 1, 2007 11:28 pm
by Mardy2Curry
All we need is 6 innings of 2-3 runs the most and I think cormier should be in that range.
Posted: Sat Jun 2, 2007 1:13 am
by KB 34
A 3.00 ERA is Smoltz/Hudson numbers! I'd be satisfied with 5-6 innings, 3 runs from Cormier provided Hiram (when Davies is called this he pitches well) and James improve their consistency.
Posted: Sat Jun 2, 2007 10:29 pm
by Nemesis21
looks like Cormier will start for Smoltz tomarrow
Posted: Sun Jun 3, 2007 3:03 am
by HMFFL
Posted: Fri Jun 8, 2007 4:31 pm
by HMFFL
Smoltz says his ailing shoulder feels better
By CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer
June 7, 2007
Smoltz said his status for Sunday's home game against Chicago won't be determined before he throws in the bullpen on Saturday.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=A ... &type=lgns
Posted: Fri Jun 8, 2007 4:42 pm
by Mardy2Curry
He is 40 and has logged alot of innings throughout his years here but hopefully he stays together and unbreakable throughout the year.
Posted: Fri Jun 8, 2007 6:44 pm
by HMFFL
We really could get by with John pitching 6 innings per start over his next couple if our bullpen was actually prepared to handle it.
Posted: Fri Jun 8, 2007 8:10 pm
by Mardy2Curry
I wouldn't mind that if we still had Gonzalez to throw the 7th, Sori the 8th and Wick the 9th.
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:20 am
by HMFFL
No Smoltz for Sunday.
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:53 pm
by lpsevier
Apparently he wasn't too happy about that either.