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John Smoltz, the Glossary

John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967), nicknamed "Smoltzie" and "Marmaduke", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, all but the last year with the Atlanta Braves.^[1]

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Accordion

Accordions (from 19th-century German, from —"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed in a frame).

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Adam Wainwright

Adam Parrish Wainwright (born August 30, 1981), nicknamed "Waino" and "Uncle Charlie", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who spent his entire 18-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals. John Smoltz and Adam Wainwright are baseball players from Atlanta, Greenville Braves players, Macon Braves players, major League Baseball broadcasters, National League All-Stars, National League wins champions and Silver Slugger Award winners.

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Alpharetta, Georgia

Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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American Century Championship

The American Century Championship is a celebrity golf tournament that takes place at Edgewood Tahoe Resort, on the shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada, United States.

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American League East

The American League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions.

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Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

The Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (formerly Verizon Amphitheatre) is a contemporary amphitheatre, located in the northern Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Georgia, United States.

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Andy Pettitte

Andrew Eugene Pettitte (born June 15, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the New York Yankees. John Smoltz and Andy Pettitte are major League Baseball players with retired numbers.

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Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Éric Gagné

Éric Serge Gagné (born January 7, 1976) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. John Smoltz and Éric Gagné are cy Young Award winners, National League All-Stars and National League saves champions.

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Bally Sports South

Bally Sports South (BSSO) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports Networks.

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Bally Sports Southeast

Bally Sports Southeast (BSSE) (originally named SportSouth from its inception until October 4, 2015, and Fox Sports Southeast (FSSE) until March 31, 2021) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.

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Baseball Digest

Baseball Digest is a baseball magazine resource, published in Orlando, Florida, by Grandstand Publishing, LLC.

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Basketball positions

In basketball, there are five players on court per team, each assigned to positions.

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Ben Cherington

Benjamin P. Cherington (born July 14, 1974) is an American baseball executive serving as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB) since November 2019.

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Big Three (Atlanta Braves)

The Big Three was a trio of Major League Baseball starting pitchers for the Atlanta Braves from 1993 to 2002 which consisted of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz. John Smoltz and Big Three (Atlanta Braves) are Atlanta Braves players.

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Bill James

George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential.

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Bob Gibson

Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020), nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot", was an American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 to 1975. John Smoltz and Bob Gibson are cy Young Award winners, major League Baseball broadcasters, major League Baseball players with retired numbers, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, National League All-Stars, National League strikeout champions and National League wins champions.

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Bobby Cox

Robert Joe Cox (born May 21, 1941) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). John Smoltz and Bobby Cox are National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees and Richmond Braves players.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston.

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Branch Rickey Award

The Branch Rickey Award was given annually to an individual in Major League Baseball (MLB) in recognition of his exceptional community service from 1992 to 2014.

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Changeup

A changeup is a type of pitch in baseball and fastpitch softball.

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Charlie Gehringer

Charles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 – January 21, 1993), nicknamed "the Mechanical Man", was an American professional baseball second baseman. John Smoltz and Charlie Gehringer are major League Baseball players with retired numbers and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.

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Closer (baseball)

In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL), is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress.

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Conservation easement

In the United States, a conservation easement (also called conservation covenant, conservation restriction or conservation servitude) is a power invested in a qualified land conservation organization called a "land trust", or a governmental (municipal, county, state or federal) entity to constrain, as to a specified land area, the exercise of rights otherwise held by a landowner so as to achieve certain conservation purposes.

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COVID-19 vaccine

A COVID19 vaccine is a vaccine intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVIDnbhyph19).

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Craig Kimbrel

Craig Michael Kimbrel (born May 28, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). John Smoltz and Craig Kimbrel are Atlanta Braves players, Mississippi Braves players, National League All-Stars, National League saves champions and Rome Braves players.

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Curveball

In baseball and softball, the curveball is a type of pitch thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball, causing it to dive as it approaches the plate.

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Cy Young Award

The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL).

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Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Lee Eckersley (born October 3, 1954), nicknamed "Eck", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and color commentator. John Smoltz and Dennis Eckersley are cy Young Award winners, major League Baseball broadcasters, major League Baseball players with retired numbers, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees and Pawtucket Red Sox players.

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Denny McLain

Dennis Dale McLain (born March 29, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. John Smoltz and Denny McLain are Atlanta Braves players and cy Young Award winners.

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Designated for assignment

Designated for assignment (DFA) is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit.

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Doc Rivers

Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Doyle Alexander

Doyle Lafayette Alexander (born September 4, 1950) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and Detroit Tigers. John Smoltz and Doyle Alexander are Atlanta Braves players.

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Earned run

In baseball, an earned run is any run that was fully enabled by the offensive team's production in the face of competent play from the defensive team.

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Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game).

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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Fantasy football is a game in which the participants serve as owners and general managers of virtual gridiron football teams.

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Fastball

The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball.

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First baseman

A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.

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Fox Sports

Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world.

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Games pitched

In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by Games G in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher.

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Gene Garber

Henry Eugene Garber (born November 13, 1947) is an American former professional baseball sidearm relief pitcher who played for four Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations from to. John Smoltz and Gene Garber are Atlanta Braves players.

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Georgia's 7th congressional district

Georgia's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Glens Falls Tigers

The Glens Falls Tigers (formerly the Glens Falls White Sox) were an American Minor League Baseball team from Glens Falls, New York, that played in the Eastern League from 1980 until 1988.

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Greg Maddux

Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966), also known as "Mad Dog" and "the Professor," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs. John Smoltz and Greg Maddux are Atlanta Braves players, cy Young Award winners, major League Baseball players with retired numbers, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, National League All-Stars and National League wins champions.

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Handicap (golf)

A golf handicap is a numerical measure of a golfer's ability, or potential ability, that is used to enable players of different abilities to compete against one another.

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Harold Reynolds

Harold Craig Reynolds (born November 26, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator. John Smoltz and Harold Reynolds are MLB Network personalities.

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Home Depot

The Home Depot, Inc. is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation that sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services, including fuel and transportation rentals.

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Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston.

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Injured list

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the injured list (IL) is a method for teams to remove their injured players from the roster in order to summon healthy players.

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Innings pitched

In baseball, the statistic innings pitched (IP) is the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that have been put out while the pitcher is on the pitching mound in a game.

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Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame

The Ivan Allen Jr.

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Jack Morris

John Scott Morris (born May 16, 1955) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. John Smoltz and Jack Morris are Lakeland Tigers players, major League Baseball players with retired numbers and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Jeff Foxworthy

Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American comedian, actor, author, radio and television host, and writer.

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Joe Buck

Joseph Francis Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American sportscaster for ESPN. John Smoltz and Joe Buck are major League Baseball broadcasters.

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Joe Davis (sportscaster)

Joseph Daniel Davis (born December 6, 1987) is an American television sportscaster who serves as the lead play-by-play broadcast announcer for Los Angeles Dodgers telecasts on Spectrum SportsNet LA. John Smoltz and Joe Davis (sportscaster) are major League Baseball broadcasters.

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Joe Simpson (baseball)

Joe Allen Simpson (born December 31, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player, and has been a radio and television broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1992. John Smoltz and Joe Simpson (baseball) are Atlanta Braves announcers.

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John Farrell (baseball manager)

John Edward Farrell (born August 4, 1962) is an American former baseball pitcher, coach, and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). John Smoltz and John Farrell (baseball manager) are major League Baseball broadcasters.

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John Linder

John Elmer Linder (born September 9, 1942) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011. John Smoltz and John Linder are American Presbyterians.

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John Rocker

John Loy Rocker (born October 17, 1974) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). John Smoltz and John Rocker are Atlanta Braves players, Greenville Braves players, Macon Braves players and Richmond Braves players.

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Knuckleball

A knuckleball or knuckler is a baseball pitch thrown to minimize the spin of the ball in flight, causing an erratic, unpredictable motion.

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Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe (Washo: Dáʔaw) is a freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada.

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Lakeland Flying Tigers

The Lakeland Flying Tigers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.

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Lansing Catholic High School

Lansing Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Lansing, Michigan.

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Lansing, Michigan

Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan and the most populous city in Ingham County.

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League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award

The League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players deemed to have the most impact on their teams' performances in each of the two respective League Championship Series that comprise the penultimate round of the MLB postseason.

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Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

The lieutenant governor of Georgia is a constitutional officer of the State of Georgia, elected to a four-year term by popular vote.

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List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders

The following is a list of annual leaders in saves in Major League Baseball (MLB), with separate lists for the American League and the National League.

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List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders

In baseball, the strikeout is a statistic used to evaluate pitchers.

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List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders

Major League Baseball recognizes the player or players in each league with the most wins each season.

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List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders

The following list is of the top 100 pitchers in career strikeouts in Major League Baseball.

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List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders

This is a list of Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers with 200 or more career wins.

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LPGA Tournament of Champions

The Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in Florida.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL).

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Mark Reynolds (baseball)

Mark Andrew Reynolds (born August 3, 1983) is an American former professional baseball infielder.

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Matt Diaz

Matthew Edward Diaz (born March 3, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. John Smoltz and Matt Diaz are Atlanta Braves players, baseball players from Atlanta, Mississippi Braves players and Richmond Braves players.

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Matt Vasgersian

Matt Vasgersian (born Vasgerdsian;; September 28, 1967) is an American sportscaster and television host. John Smoltz and Matt Vasgersian are MLB Network personalities and major League Baseball broadcasters.

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Michigan State University

Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.

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Miguel Tejada

Miguel Odalis Tejada (Tejeda; born May 25, 1974) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). John Smoltz and Miguel Tejada are National League All-Stars and Silver Slugger Award winners.

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Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher)

William Michael Stanton (born June 2, 1967) is an American former left-handed relief pitcher who pitched for eight teams in Major League Baseball between 1989 and 2007. John Smoltz and Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher) are Atlanta Braves players, Greenville Braves players and Richmond Braves players.

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Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis.

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MLB Network

The MLB Network is an American television sports channel dedicated to baseball.

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MLB on Fox

MLB on Fox (also known as Fox MLB) is an American presentation of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by Fox Sports, the sports division of the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox), since June 1, 1996.

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MLB on TBS

MLB on TBS is an American presentation of regular season and postseason Major League Baseball (MLB) game telecasts that air on the American pay television network TBS and the streaming service Max.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests.

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National League (baseball)

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Omni Hotels & Resorts

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an American privately held, international hotel company based in Dallas, Texas.

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Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio and Sports Event Analyst

The Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Analyst and Outstanding Sports Personality, Sports Event Analyst.

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Pete Van Wieren

Peter Dirk Van Wieren (October 7, 1944 – August 2, 2014) was an American sportscaster best known for his long career calling play-by-play for Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves. John Smoltz and Pete Van Wieren are Atlanta Braves announcers and major League Baseball broadcasters.

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PGA Tour

The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America.

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Phil Niekro

Philip Henry Niekro (April 1, 1939 – December 26, 2020), nicknamed "Knucksie", was an American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. John Smoltz and Phil Niekro are Atlanta Braves players, major League Baseball players with retired numbers, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, National League All-Stars, National League strikeout champions, National League wins champions and Richmond Braves players.

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Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia.

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Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh.

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Quality start

In baseball, a quality start (QS) is a statistic for a starting pitcher defined as a game in which the pitcher completes at least six innings and permits no more than three earned runs.

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Ralph Reed

Ralph Eugene Reed Jr. (born June 24, 1961) is an American political consultant and lobbyist, best known as the first executive director of the Christian Coalition during the early 1990s.

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Randy Myers

Randall Kirk Myers (born September 19, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and Toronto Blue Jays, between and. John Smoltz and Randy Myers are National League All-Stars and National League saves champions.

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Relief pitcher

In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue, injury, ineffectiveness, ejection, high pitch count, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter substitutions.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Rob Neyer

Rob Neyer (born October 22, 1965) is an American baseball writer known for his use of statistical analysis or sabermetrics.

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Roberto Clemente Award

The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team", as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media.

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Rolaids Relief Man Award

The Rolaids Relief Man Award was an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given from 1976 to 2012 to the top relief pitchers of the regular season, one in the American League (AL) and one in the National League (NL).

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Ryan Klesko

Ryan Anthony Klesko (born June 12, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman and corner outfielder who played for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. John Smoltz and Ryan Klesko are Atlanta Braves players and National League All-Stars.

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San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego.

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Save (baseball)

In baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain circumstances.

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Screwball

A screwball is a baseball and fastpitch softball pitch that is thrown so as to break in the opposite direction of a slider or curveball.

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Sea Island, Georgia

Sea Island is a privately owned, unincorporated area of Glynn County, Georgia, and is part of the Golden Isles of Georgia, which include St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Little St. Simons Island, and the mainland city of Brunswick.

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Shutout (baseball)

In Major League Baseball, a shutout (denoted statistically as ShO or SHO) refers to the act by which a single pitcher pitches a complete game and does not allow the opposing team to score a run.

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Silver Slugger Award

The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball.

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Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster LLC is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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Slider (pitch)

In baseball, a slider is a type of breaking ball, a pitch that moves or "breaks" as it approaches the batter.

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Split-finger fastball

A split-finger fastball or splitter is an off-speed pitch in baseball that initially looks to the batter like a fastball but then seems to drop suddenly.

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Sport psychology

Sport psychology is defined by the European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC) in 1996, as the study of the psychological basis, processes, and effects of sport.

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Sports analyst

A sports analyst is a person looking through technical, tactical, physiological, and psychological performance metrics working with the sports coach and sports science team to improve athlete performance.

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Sports Emmy Awards

The Sports Emmy Awards, or Sports Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954.

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St. Louis Cardinals

The St.

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Starting pitcher

In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team.

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Steve Carlton

Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. John Smoltz and Steve Carlton are cy Young Award winners, major League Baseball players with retired numbers, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, National League All-Stars, National League strikeout champions and National League wins champions.

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Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat.

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Terry Francona

Terrence Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959), nicknamed "Tito", is an American former baseball manager and player who was the manager of the Cleveland Indians/Guardians in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eleven seasons. John Smoltz and Terry Francona are major League Baseball broadcasters.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe, also known locally as the Globe, is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The Sporting News

The Sporting News is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium.

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Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer.

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Tom Glavine

Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, for the Atlanta Braves (1987–2002, 2008) and New York Mets (2003–2007). John Smoltz and Tom Glavine are Atlanta Braves announcers, Atlanta Braves players, cy Young Award winners, Greenville Braves players, major League Baseball broadcasters, major League Baseball players with retired numbers, Mississippi Braves players, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, National League All-Stars, National League wins champions, Richmond Braves players, Rome Braves players and Silver Slugger Award winners.

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Tom Verducci

Thomas Verducci (born October 23, 1960) is an American sportswriter who writes for Sports Illustrated and its online magazine SI.com. John Smoltz and Tom Verducci are MLB Network personalities and major League Baseball broadcasters.

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Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto.

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Trevor Hoffman

Trevor William Hoffman (born October 13, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010. John Smoltz and Trevor Hoffman are major League Baseball players with retired numbers, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, National League All-Stars and National League saves champions.

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U.S. Senior Open

The U.S. Senior Open is one of the five major championships in senior golf, introduced in 1980.

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Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction

Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, colloquially known as Tommy John surgery, is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's body, or with one from a deceased donor.

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Walter Johnson

Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "the Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager. John Smoltz and Walter Johnson are major League Baseball broadcasters and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

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Warren, Michigan

Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Waverly Senior High School

Waverly Senior High School or known just as Waverly High School is located in Lansing, the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Win–loss record (pitching)

In baseball and softball, a win–loss record (also referred to simply as a record) is a statistic that indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") credited to a pitcher.

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Winning percentage

In sports, a winning percentage or '''Copeland score''' is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won.

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World Series

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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WPCH-TV

WPCH-TV (channel 17), branded on-air as Peachtree TV, is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with The CW.

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Zoophilia

Zoophilia is a paraphilia in which a person experiences a sexual fixation on non-human animals.

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1985 Major League Baseball draft

The 1985 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1985.

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1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 60th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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1991 National League Championship Series

The 1991 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (94–68) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (98–64), with the Braves coming out on top in the Series 4–3.

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1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 63rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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1992 National League Championship Series

The 1992 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (98–64) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (96–66) from October 6 to 14.

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1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 64th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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1993 National League Championship Series

The 1993 National League Championship Series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves.

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1994–95 Major League Baseball strike

The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike was the eighth and longest work stoppage in Major League Baseball (MLB) history, as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage in 22 years.

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1995 World Series

The 1995 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1995 season.

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1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 67th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball.

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2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 74th midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and celebrated the 70th anniversary of the inaugural All-Star Game played in Chicago, Illinois in 1933.

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2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 76th playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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2005 National League Division Series

The 2005 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2005 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 4, and ended on Sunday, October 9, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smoltz

Also known as John Smolts, Jon Smoltz, Smoltz, Smoltz, John.

John Smoltz, the Glossary

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