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9TH LIFE

By John Smoltz (with Jeff Bradley)

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Want to know what's in my head when I get the call in the bullpen? Nothing but BS. Blown Save. It's scary, actually, because I was never afraid of anything as a starter other than the home run ball. I was capable of giving up home runs because I always went right after guys. But as a closer, I've realized in a short time, there's no margin for error. The home run ball used to be something I shrugged off. Now it's a crusher, the ultimate humiliation. It's all BS for me. I've got five blown save ...

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