Home : Blogs : Danny Thornton : The Mortgage & More Blog

John Smoltz makes history.

Last night I got to witness a piece of baseball history as John Smoltz racked up his 3000th strikeout. Now, to put this into perspective, there are only 15 other pitchers to ever accomplish this feat. I have to tell you whether you like the braves or not, you have to tip you hat to this man because he is truly an ambassador to the game of baseball. I have added a video and the new list of the top 16 to achieve this.

Rank - Player	Total	Years
1. Nolan Ryan	5,714	27
2. Roger Clemens	4,672	24
3. Randy Johnson	4,629	20
4. Steve Carlton	4,136	24
5. Bert Blyleven	3, 701	22
6. Tom Seaver	3,640	20

Rank - Player	Total	Years
7. Don Sutton	3,574	23
8. Gaylord Perry	3,534	22
9. Walter Johnson	3,509	21
10. Phil Niekro	3,342	24
11. Greg Maddux	3,287	22
12. Ferguson Jenkins	3,192	19

Rank - Player	Total	Years
13. Bob Gibson	3,117	17
14. Curt Schilling	3,116	20
15. Pedro Martinez	3,031	16
16. John Smoltz	3,006	20

Posted by Danny Thornton on 04/23/2008 07:44 PM

Comments (14)

baseball, john smoltz, 3000th strikeout, atlanta braves, danny thornton

Post is included in group: Sports Talk
Post is included in group: Almost Anything Goes
Post is included in group: Active Rain Addicts
Post is included in group: Fantasy Sports 101
Post is included in group: Baseball Talk 101

14 Comments on John Smoltz makes history.

Danny, I am glad to see John Smoltz hit this milestone. Especially, with the injuries and bullpen duty.

04/23/2008 08:26 PM

by Jimmy McCall~Clarksville's Mortgage Consultant (Legacy Mortgage Services, Inc. ~ Clarksville, Tennessee)

Jimmy, that is what I find impressive about this.

04/23/2008 08:32 PM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

Danny, I agree with Jimmy, it is great to see Smoltz achieve this. He is truly a team guy and an awsome talent! I will hate to see the day that he doesn't go out and pitch anymore!

04/23/2008 09:39 PM

by Tony & Darcy Cannon - The C Team (ERA Realty Center)

Ok, well I am not a huge baseball fan, but even I know this is SWEET! :-)

04/23/2008 10:03 PM

by Brande Bradford... South Metro Atlanta Luxury Living (Bradford Realty Group)

Tony & Darcy, I do not because you knowhe will become a pitching coach.

Brande, that is funny.

04/23/2008 10:21 PM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

Danny, you know I'm a Mets fan, but I'm a baseball fan first. Smoltz has had an incredible career and has been a terrific pitcher for an unbelievably long time. What makes this milestone even more amazing is the fact that he spent a number of years as a closer which = less overall innings pitched. Congratulations to Mr. Smoltz - a great major league pitcher AND a terrific citizen too!

04/23/2008 10:46 PM

by Jim Albano (Prudential Damiano Realty)

Jim, he is truly a cornerstone in baseball and a class act in the city.

04/24/2008 08:22 AM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

Danny, thanks for the observation. You'll notice from your list that John (along with Niekro and Maddux) makes 3 Braves that are on this list.

04/25/2008 08:16 AM

by Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies (Hoffacker Associates)

Steve, that is true. I thought that Gaylord and Bob Gibson wore the Braves Jerseys too.

04/26/2008 11:27 AM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

This is a great accomplishment for Smoltz!

BTW, your video is unavailable.

04/26/2008 08:57 PM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

Danny------------ it seems Smoltz and Glavine have been around forever!!!!!!!! As a dodger fan i cant stand the braves but i do respect Smoltz and his historic achievements. He has been one of the most versatile pitchers in major league baseball`s history.

Eddy

04/28/2008 03:36 PM

by Eddy Martinez (Nationwide Funding Group)

Smoltz is a baaaad dude. In the rotation with addux and Glavine for all those years- he was pretty lost in the shuffle. BEST part about Smoltzy is that he has a (20 yr) career 3.25 ERA.... but when he gets into the postseason he posts a 2.65 ERA in 200+ innings!!!

05/01/2008 10:08 AM

by Jim Ludes Grundy/Will County, IL REALTOR (Century 21 Coleman-Hornsby)

It was amazing that the Glavine, Smoltz and Glavine trio only won one world series against the Indians.

Reports on ESPN and sports illustrated are stating that Smoltz will be going back to the bullpen which isnt necessarily a bad thing.

2.65 erain in 200 + innings in the playoffs? Damn thats pretty sweet.

Eddy

05/01/2008 05:27 PM

by Eddy Martinez (Nationwide Funding Group)

Rich, they end up that way.

Eddy, thanks.

Jim, he is a work horse.

Eddy, John kicks it.

05/07/2008 09:16 PM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

Leave a response…

Name:

Notify me of new comments:

Comment:

What does the graphic say?

Loan Officer: Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

Danny Thornton
Knoxville, TN
More about me…
Home America Mortgage, INC.

Office Phone: (865) 951-0522
Cell Phone: (404) 354-1115
Email Me

ss_blog_claim=435bde626868d1b89ce81ba320ca837a

Links

Tags (Tag Cloud)

Archives

Find TN real estate agents and Knoxville real estate here on ActiveRain.
Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp. does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents, loan officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles, blogs and blog entries are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to help them make an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp. takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles, that are written by the members of this community.
© 2007 ActiveRain Corp. All Rights Reserved