Smoltz May Not Impact Future Sportsbook Odds. Sports results are not likely to be impacted by future Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz anymore. Although not officially retired, Smoltz has joined TBS and the MLB Network. He won’t be making an impact on offshore sportsbook odds but you can still listen to him on those two networks.
Sportsbook information tells us that Smoltz believes that although he isn’t officially retired, he is joining TBS and the MLB Network as an analyst. “I know the question comes up: Does that mean you retired?” Smoltz said, “Officially no. But in my life when I make a decision about something and I say something, my whole character is to live by it. At this point I’m not officially prepared to say I’m done. But that may not mean anything to the degree that makes me play either.”
Smoltz did not pitch well with Boston last year as he was 2-5 in terms of sportsbook results with an 8.32 ERA in eight starts but he was a little better with St. Louis as he went 1-3 with a 4.26 ERA in seven starts. Smoltz will be 43 years old next month and it seems unlikely that he has much left. He did not attract much attention on the free agent market. “Obviously, it was a slow offseason free-agent wise. Certain people derived their conclusions about me, and so be it. Fine,” Smoltz said, “It didn’t stop me from working out and doing the things that I love to do. Today not having a baseball job doesn’t bother me one bit.”
Smoltz is headed to the Hall of Fame. Offshore sportsbook statistics have him with 213 wins and 154 saves as he pitched for the Braves for 20 seasons. He was an eight-time All-Star and he also won the National League Cy Young Award in 1996.
Smoltz now begins a different career as a broadcaster. He is expected to work with TBS and do Atlanta games. He is also expected to work with the MLB Network. He was a guest analyst for TBS during the 2007 playoffs and was very good. “In my career I used to think that I could map out what I wanted to do. Obviously, I had some U-turns and some obstacles, and overcame most of them,” he said. “I stopped mapping it out a while ago, although I still have dreams and aspirations of one day playing in the Senior PGA. The one thing I knew in my life: When I walk from the game, there won’t be a tear, a regret, there won’t be any of that.”