Smoltzie still has it
SAN DIEGO — John Smoltz cleared his mind of all the bad things that happened to him in Boston, fixed his delivery and had a brilliant debut with the St. Louis Cardinals. Smoltz struck out a season-high nine — including seven straight, which he’d never done before — and held the San Diego Padres to three hits over five scoreless innings in a 5-2 victory Sunday.
Go ahead and mark it down – the Cardinals are the front runner for the World Series. The Cardinals have all the pieces for the championship – 2 dominant pitchers (Carpenter and Wainwright), one of the best closers this year (Franklin), the best hitter in the game (Pujols) and some great complimentary hitters. Now you throw in the best post season pitcher of all time - just go ahead and hand them the trophy.
