Could John Smoltz face the Atlanta Braves as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals

by gondeee on Aug 21, 2009 2:13 PM EDT

Earlier in the year when John Smoltz was coming back from injury and returning to the rotation of the Boston Red Sox, the Atlanta Braves were fortunate enough to dodge him during two different series. It would have been almost too much for Smoltz and for the Braves to have faced each other in a game... but today it suddenly dawned on me -- we might have the chance to face him again now that he's a member of the St. Louis Cardinals.

We thought we had dodged a bullet, or rather, a media sideshow, but it might be back. Smoltz is scheduled to start this Sunday, August 23rd, for the Cards. Counting forward every fifth game (I'm assuming that the Cards will not skip starters on off-days), Smoltz would make starts on the 29th or August, and the 4th and 9th of September. The Braves series in St. Louis starts on the 11th of September and ends on the 13th.

St. Louis does have an off-day on the 10th of September, so if there are any rain-outs for them between now and then, Smoltz would likely start against the Braves. Counting backwards, the starter for the Braves would likely be Kenshin Kawakami.

For now though, it looks like we'll dodge the Smoltz bullet one more time, but we'll have to keep a close eye on Cardinals games to see if any get rained out and how they adjust their rotation.

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I wouldn’t be surprised if Smoltz has already looked ahead at this scenario and would request an adjustment in the rotation on the next closest off day. However, based on how he has pitched this season, I can’t imagine he has much pull with the Cards. He’ll pitch when they want him to pitch.

by KoKo the Monkey (T-Bone) on Aug 21, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions

Uh

Why wouldn’t we want to face Smotlz? Let’s tee off on him just like every other team has this year.

by joshmaurer on Aug 21, 2009 2:16 PM EDT reply actions

^this

by WeStillHaveBobby on Aug 21, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

by John Holton on Aug 21, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions

-1

Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.

by VivaLosBravos on Aug 21, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

-1?

im all for facing smoltz. it’s got nothing to do with revenge — he has shown he is very hittable and we need wins!

by Doghnut on Aug 21, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Plus

If the Smoltz/Kawakami matchup holds, KK gets another dragon to slay.

by Yakker on Aug 21, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I've discussed this on other threads

raking off Smoltzy won’t be as easy as everyone seems to think

Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.

by VivaLosBravos on Aug 21, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions

still gotta be easier than wainwright, carpenter or pineiro

by Doghnut on Aug 22, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m just sad we have to face Pujols again.

If Dunn walks 30 fewer times, he'll drive in 15 more runs. This is thanks to the scientifically proven formula: RBI = (this is nonsense) (I made it all up).

Here's a stat: Wins as manager: Dusty Baker, 1,162; Bill James, 0.

by TradeAndruw on Aug 21, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions