Tigers’ Young makes Smoltz look psychic with first-pitch home run

Call him "Smoltzstradamus." TBS broadcaster John Smoltz obviously did his homework on Delmon Young, the Detroit Tigers slugger who hit the deciding home run in a 5-4 victory against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the ALDS on Monday night. Smoltz at least studied harder than Yankees pitcher Rafael Soriano did. Literally a second before Young connected for a tie-breaking homer in the seventh inning, Smoltz issued a warning: "Be careful on the first pitch right here." Well, Smoltz should have said it louder so the Yankees could hear, because Soriano rared back and threw a 95 mph cut fastball right down the middle and — boom! — Young sent it over the right-field fence. The timely hit enabled the Tigers to win and take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series, pushing the Yankees to the brink of elimination. Smoltz wasn't the only TBS announcer to step out by gazing into a crystal ball and making an informed guess. In the earlier AL playoff game, analyst Buck Mar...