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Another player that I was late to the party on was John Smoltz. I knew Maddux was going to the Hall and eventually realized Glavine was going too but wasn't sure Smoltzie was on his way. Obviously he was. He was an 8-time All-star, World Champion and Cy Young Award Winner that led the NL in Victories and Strikeouts twice each and once in Saves. He was signed by the Detroit Tigers and traded to the Braves for Doyle Alexander when he was 20 years old. Alexander went 9-0 for the Bengals in 1987 and was out of baseball by 1989. Smoltz went on to team up with fellow rookie Tom Glavine and later Maddux to create the most feared rotation in MLB. He even had a brief stint with the Red Sox. His good friend Tiger Woods once proclaimed him as the best golfer not on the PGA tour although he did qualify for the 2018 U.S. Senior Open. Now he works as an analyst for MLB Network. As of this posting, I have 555 unique Beckett recognized cards of John including these nine from my collection.

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1989 Upper Deck #17 John Smoltz RC
1991 Studio #149 John Smoltz Autographed (An in-person autograph not obtained by me.)
1994 Finest Pre-Production #100P John Smoltz



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2001 Topps Fusion Feature #F3 John Smoltz Bat
2002 Playoff Piece of the Game Materials #38A John Smoltz Jsy
2007 Ultra Feel the Game Materials #JS John Smoltz

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2009 UD A Piece of History Timeless Moments Jersey #TMSM John Smoltz
2009 Upper Deck Spectrum Gold Jersey #8 John Smoltz Jsy
2014 Topps Update Fond Farewells Relics #FFRJS John Smoltz