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Braves surprised by Smoltz's departure (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Bobby Cox has been through this before. Tom Glavine left. So did Greg Maddux and Andruw Jones. Still, the longtime Atlanta manager sounded as though he took a shot to the gut when John Smoltz called this week to deliver the stunning news: He was signing with the Boston Red Sox after 21 years with the Braves.