... he didn't.
he's taken a step back this year.
dunno if the WBC messed him up... or if he's throwing too much in between starts... or he's in a prolonged papi-like slump.
the immediate issue is that 6 doesn't go into 5, no matter how you slice it.
with smoltz ready to make his sawx debut, the team has to do something.
the globe's massarotti broke down the options --
http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/massarotti/2009/06/multiple_choices_on_smoltz.html
i do not see them trading dice, or demoting him to the bullpen.
a penny trade (packaged with lugo?) seems the most likely scenario...
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I love it when he and Don get going and laugh so hard they can't even announce the game...what a team.
