IGD: Padres @ Braves (9 May 07)
Wednesday, May 9, 2007by Geoff Young
first pitch: 4:35 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Greg Maddux (2-2, 3.96 ERA) vs John Smoltz (4-1, 3.35 ERA)
preview: Padres.com | SI.com
The matchup between former teammates and future Hall of Famers Greg Maddux and John Smoltz is being hyped like crazy, and I think justifiably so. Jay Posner and Tom Krasovic have assembled a nice little tale of the tape over at the San Diego Union-Tribune. Maddux gets the best quote: "I don't want to hit him. He might hit me back. He throws a lot harder than I do."
These two pitchers have hooked up three times in ...
