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Posted By: barrysloate

Dylan- I wasn't the one who locked it, and because of my own shenanigans I may not be the best person to answer your question. I think perhaps what Smoltz did in winning his 200th game really wasn't significant enough to warrant a special thread. There's always somebody passing some milestone, and there are dozens of current players who could be considered worthy of HOF induction.

It would be different when Bonds hits his 756th HR, an event that regardless of your opinion of him will be major news. Perhaps that is a situation where a thread about the new record would be tolerated. But Smoltz winning 200 (I know, nobody else won 200 and saved 150) just was too minor and one of the moderators decided to deep six it. Maybe he was fast on the trigger, but it's not my call.