John Smoltz Year Quotations

People don't understand every year for the last four years we've been dealing with being written off. It's kind of ironic people are picking us now because they don't want to pick against us.

I'm going to go into the year not trying to accomplish anything. I'm not trying to win all my games. I'm not trying to do anything other than go out there and play catch and pitch and keep the team in it as long as possible.

I'm going to look back on my year and say, 'There wasn't much I could do in my losses,' ... That's the way it goes.

I honestly think if people would give this staff a chance to find its own identity, given what took place last year with Sosa pitching so well, we have the capabilities to match up with any other staff if we can stay healthy.

I felt with my stuff tonight, I shouldn't have given up a run, and I gave up three. It's the way our year has gone.