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Smoltz has indeed been a pleasure to watch pitch for the Bravos and has been one of the most dominating pitchers in the league over the last 20 years. The ONLY pitcher in history to have 200 wins and 150 saves. One of only 16 pitchers to record 3,000 strikeouts. Cy Young winner. A Hall of Fame lock. It is sad that his career seems it may finally be over, but what a great player and teammate. Took pay cuts, in effect, to stay in Atlanta. Mentored younger pitchers. Did what was best for the team instead of what he really wanted (being the closer). Played through pain. Never seemed to complain about much at all. A dying breed in professional sports, sadly.
Smoltzy will be one of those players that I tell my son when he gets older that I saw play when I was a kid. Sad to see him go.
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