Yesterday the Braves battery staff reported to spring training for the first time in 21 years without John Smoltz on their roster.Sure there were other great players on the Braves in the past 31 years (my lifetime) like Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux to name a few. There are many with stats as good or better than Smoltz's, and Glavine, Maddux, and Chipper Jones along with many lesser known players helped drive the team to success at the same time that Smoltz did. And Glavine is back to finish out his career with the Braves. It is only a matter of opinion, but John Smoltz is my favorite and has been since he brought hope to Braves fans early in his career. Now that we have Glavine back, it is only him and Chipper Jones from the glory days. Let's hope the stick around a while.
