Light at the end of the tunnel

So the Braves lost a one run game AGAIN, making them 0-8 in one run games this season. So they lost it in the bottom of the 12th after they had taken the lead 2-1 in the top of that inning and Manny Acosta walked in the tying run and Carlyle gave up the walk-off single all with no outs. So what Mike Hampton had to leave his Richmond rehab start after 3.1 innings and having surrendered one run on three hits. So what that Jair Jurrgens in the second best healthy pitcher on the Braves right now. So what Smoltzie was put on the DL yesterday and he may not pick for four weeks.
The REAL key was the quote Smoltz released to atlantabraves.com. "I'm coming back as a reliever first and then we'll see what happens. I'm content with this."
YES!
This is GREAT NEWS. All those worries about the bullpen? FLUSH THEM. Now Soriano, when he returns, can be a nasty 8th inning guy, where he is better suited. Now Moylan can be the 7th inning guy. Gonzo can be a lefty flamethrower. No one is being forced to do something he isn't comfortable with. AND CLOSING THE DOOR IS THE BEST BRAVES CLOSER EVER! The guy was 154 for 168 during his stint as closer from 2001-2004. Smoltzie had 55 saves in 2002, the National League record. Eric Gagne DREAMED he was Smoltz.
This is such good news.
Assuming Hampton can be back by Memorial Day, your rotation is
1 Hudson
2 Glavine
3 Jurrgens
4 James
5 Carlyle/Reyes/Bennett/pickup (maybe you can trade Gonzo for someone?)

Soriano and Moylan (with Ring, Resop, Acosta[in his defense, when he blew the save, it was his third inning of work] OH-MAN in the pen)
and Smoltzie closing down The Ted every night.

Wow. The Braves JUST got back into this thing.

Good work Smoltzie. Way to take one for the team.

as for the game, Matty Diaz is struggling. It might be time to call up Josh Anderson or Brandon Jones for leftfield. The Blano/Diaz platoon isn't working out right now. He is hitting .168 v righties? Oops.
Chipper is ripping the ball, which is fantastic, just keep him healthy. Too bad Martin Prado never played first and committed that error that wiped out the double play in the bottom of the 12th.
Oh, and KJ, get better my friend. Your swing is too sweet to be out for too long.
And if we are thinking about options for next season should Bog Tex leave, can we resign Kotsay and teach him 1st base? or send him to left (letting Schaeffer roam center) and put Diaz at first? He LOOKS like a first baseman, doesn't he?

Just putting this stuff out there.