Why Tiger Woods ‘Really crazy’ opposite John Smoltz in baseball

In his prime minister, Tiger Woods looked invincible in the golf course. But that does not mean that he was invincible in all sports in his peak years. He taught that lesson the hard way when faced with the famous MLB hall John Smoltz in direct filling practice.

How do we know that? This is thanks PGA Tour Championswho recently released a video of Smoltz Diss in entertainment history with Atlanta Braves Legends Tom Glavine and Greg Madux.

How it happened

The story begins again in the early 2000s, when Smoltz was in the back half of his historical career with Braves, and Woods was in the middle of the most prevailing golf extension.

Smoltz revealed that Tiger had already announced that he wanted to take attack against him, and when Smoltz was throwing a simulated game in an empty brave stadium, he called Tiger up.

“He had always wanted to face me, and he didn’t know how we would be able to withdraw it. But I just happened to have a rehabilitation game, and there was no one in the stadium. And I said,” Hey tiger, you are lucky, if you want to face me no one will be there, I will be on the road, “” “And he goes,” that would be great. “”

Tiger’s only rule for smoltz

So Tiger made his way to Atlanta, and that party got ready for their confrontation. But before they started, Tiger clearly imposed an important rule for Smoltz: give me everything you have.

“We set it, you know, and he goes,” Rule no. 1 … give me everything you have. Don’t keep it. “,” Smoltz said.

But Smoltz was concerned about the damage to one of the biggest players he has ever lived.

“I said,” Tiger, that’s the deal. I’m not worried about hitting you, I’m just worried about the big finger of jam when hitting. This can keep you out of golf for a while. “”

This did not seem to have to do with the Tiger, who had already ended at that moment “Tiger Slam” And it was fine on his way to 15 main victories.

Why did Tiger get angry

“Well, he is an excellent athlete and he took his stuffing practice, and he got there, and it would be if I try to think that I could cut the masters this year. There is no chance,” Smoltz explained.

But at the end of the attacks, Smoltz broke a clear tiger rule, and Tiger was not happy about it.

“At the end of the attacks, I gave him the fastballs he could hit. And when he discovered that he really went crazy,” Smoltz discovered. “But he stated himself 1-4 with a walk. So I let him roll with him.

“That would have been probably after 2000 when I was making a transition back on probably starting. He entered in full uniform, we took the picture. It was an explosion, you know.”