John Smoltz awful, bullpen solid on Opening Day
No, you’re not in the Twilight Zone! Who would have thought that John Smoltz would get bombed for 6 hits and 7 runs (6 earned for an initial ERA of 32.40!) in his Opening Day start? The outing, lasting 1 2/3 innings, tied for the shortest of his career as a starter. Who would have thought that Jorge Sosa, Roman Colon, and Tom Martin would pitch 4+ scoreless innings combined after the dreadful spring the bullpen experienced? Needless to say, Adam Bernero gave up a a couple runs in a couple innings. Hopefully, Cox & Mazzone will think better of that experiment sooner than later. The good news is it only counts as one game no matter how bad a shellacking (9-0) they took. Tomorrow is another game. 
