Another Great Moment in Not Believing Everything You Read

Yes, that is a Mississippi Braves hat, and yes, that is Smoltz throwing side-arm. And we thought he could come back last season.

John Smoltz was surprised to learn that he wanted to pitch for another team. His agent told a New York Daily News reporter that he would try to come back mid-season and give someone, but not necessarily the Braves, a spark. Smoltz received a text message about it and sent one back saying he did not know anything about that.

This just goes to show you that you can't believe everything you read. It's also interesting how this came from a newspaper and not a blog. Anyway, with all the rumors and reports that come out about players and their "desires", you really can't believe them. In fact, don't believe anything until it's finalized, and then, wait a few days for a contradicting report. Newspapers, news stations, and the internet are supposed to report the truth, but it appears the day has come (and probably came a long time ago) that "news" agencies are more about finding a good story than corroborating it to see if it's true. I know it's true that his agent said that, but if I really want to know something, I'd rather here it from Smoltz himself. It's like speculating on CC and where he'll go. We can all come up with different scenarios 'til the cows come home, but it doesn't really make much of difference.