John Smoltz should shut it down for the rest of the year, or for good, after another ugly outing in New York. Like other aging athletes, Smoltz is hanging on after his prime & dampening his great career with less-than-stellar results. Remember Tom Glavine?
The Red Sox have given Smoltz every opportunity to succeed. They did not rush him back. They moved him through all phases of their shoulder program as planned. Now, if Smoltz does not step down on his own, the Red Sox will be the bad guys by moving him back to triple-A, putting him on the DL for more rehab, moving him to the bullpen, or releasing him.
Let one of the young kids, like Michael Bowdon, take his spot. It's time to pass the torch. Whoever they bring up, the results can be no worse.
It's to the point of being embarassed with each start now. Stop the harassment. Retire, John.
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Another piece of last night's game that went unnoticed by many Sox fans (because they had already turned the game off), was Pedroia's at bat in the eighth. Melancon buzzed one pitch by his head, then plunked him in the back afterward. The evil empire was already up 13-2. What a snivelling cowardly deed. Look for Becket to make amends tonight. SB
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