Wednesday, December 23, 2009

The Cardinal Nation Blog Top Stories Of 2009 #17: John Smoltz

The St. Louis Cardinals again added a future Hall of Fame pitcher nearing the end of his career but it didn’t end like in 1926.

Rarely have the St. Louis Cardinals been fortunate enough to land a sure Hall of Fame starting pitcher to add to their roster during a season for next to nothing. Yet that is exactly what happened in 2009 when John Smoltz, he of two decades of Atlanta Braves fame, chose the Cardinals as his new home for the stretch run.

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