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"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 "
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Jim
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LaRussa said something to the effect of "It's pretty obvious he was tipping his pitches."
Posted by
musubi
Aug 24 '09, 14:37
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7 in a row is Smoltz pitching well, but pitching against a crappy Padres lineup is a big factor.
Look at it objectively, isn't it more likely he strikes out 7 Padres, rather than 7 Phillies (or Dodgers or whoever)?
Like I said, he'd likely strike out 13 against the Mets.
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