There may be some dust on John Smoltz, but the man has still got it.
Over five shutout innings against the Florida Marlins Thursday, the Atlanta Braves veteran righty struck out ten, paving the way for the 8-0 win. If you're awesome at math like me, you'll know that he averaged 2 K's per inning of work, which is pretty much out of control. That last fanning jacked his career total to 2,996 strikeouts -- the milestone is immanent.
Speaking of old school, Chipper Jones went 4-for-4 with two bombs and three RBIs, raising his batting average to .443. After driving in a run on a double in the first, he homered in the third, and knocked another one out with two gone in the fifth.
After Chipper's second longball, Mark Teixeira and Brian McCann each hit solo shots of their own. Back-to-back-to-back home runs, in the span of 12 pitches. This marks Jones' 37th multi-homer game of his career.
Off to their worst start since 1990, this little pick-me-up may be just what Braves fans need to feel good about doing the Chop again.
Also, I do not approve of Chipper's at bat music this season.
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If nothing else, it gave us all a glimpse of the team that we'd like to have all the time. It's been a tough start to the season but hopefully the Braves can carry some of the momentum from last night back into Atlanta this weekend.
Hopefully we'll get to see Smoltz hit 3000 on Tuesday :)
-Jonathan
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Chipper's been using "Let's Go" for a few years now -- since the song came out, IIRC.
What's bad is Frenchy's intro song...
Chipper has switched back to "Crazy Train"....
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