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In response to "Yeah, Moose was calling LaRussa an egomaniac earlier. -- nm" by David

From everything I'm hearing here, La Russa had nothing to do with it. It was in a bullpen session and Carp noticed it and mentioned it to Smoltz and

Posted by Jim (aka Jim) Aug 24 '09, 14:28

Duncan. And I just found the older threads...like you said 7 in a row is a little more than "the Padres suck".

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LaRussa said something to the effect of "It's pretty obvious he was tipping his pitches." - musubi Aug 24, 14:37 6
- Clarifying: 7 strikeouts wouldn't impress. 7 *in a row* is special. In fact, it was a Cardinals record. I don't write that off to the competition. -- nm - David Aug 24, 14:38 5
  - *shrug* Maybe my wording is too dismissive, if so, my bad, I don't mean to say it's 100% cause of the Pads sucking. Smoltz was dealing, no question. - musubi Aug 24, 14:40 4
    - even just moving to another team after being practically shamed out of Boston can bring new life to your game (temporarily) -- nm - Guy Aug 24, 14:46
    - I completely agree with your IM. My instinct is that he's done. -- nm - David Aug 24, 14:42 2
      - That's the thing. He's a HOF pitcher, I can see him reaching back and getting a little something extra for 1 start. - musubi Aug 24, 14:45 1
        
        The Doomsday Scenario for me is Smoltz vs. the Braves in round one of the playoffs. - David Aug 24, 14:52
LaRussa commented on it, which is where the debate stemmed -- nm - Guy Aug 24, 14:30

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