09.18.2009 10:57 am
DG’s 10@10: John Smoltz’s “Golden Rule”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TOWER GROVE — St. Louis Cardinals starter John Smoltz returns to the rotation tonight a few days earlier than expected and into a situation that isn’t entirely surprising, he explained the other day. A veteran of these September marches to the postseason, Smoltz admitted he would “stoked” to pitch in the game that cinched a postseason berth.
But slumps happen, he said. And instead of being a clincher tonight, the Cardinals need him to be a stopper.
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