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41_158 | enough for the Braves as they fell to the Cubs 3–1 in Game 3. Smoltz took relief duties in Game 4 |
41_159 | and after allowing two doubles to begin the bottom of the 9th inning, he got the next three batters |
41_160 | out to seal a 6–4 win for the Braves in Game 4 and force a Game 5 back in Atlanta. The Braves lost |
41_161 | Game 5 5-1 and were eliminated from the postseason. |
41_162 | Following the 2003 season, Maddux returned to the Chicago Cubs, leaving Smoltz as the only player |
41_163 | of the "Big Three" left with the Braves for the 2004 season. Smoltz recorded 44 saves in the 2004 |
41_164 | season to lead the Braves to their 13th consecutive division title, also their 10th consecutive NL |
41_165 | East title. After the Braves lost Game 1 of the NLDS to the Astros 9–3, Smoltz pitched three |
41_166 | scoreless innings in relief in Game 2 to help the Braves beat the Astros 4–2. After the Braves lost |
41_167 | Game 3 8–5, Smoltz pitched two scoreless innings in relief to lead the Braves to a 6–5 win over the |
41_168 | Astros and force a Game 5 in Atlanta. The Braves lost Game 5 12-3 and were then eliminated in the |
41_169 | NLDS for the third consecutive year. |
41_170 | Smoltz returned to the starting rotation for the 2005 season and ended up with a 14–7 record, a |
41_171 | 3.06 ERA and 169 strikeouts to help the Braves win their 14th consecutive Division Title and 11th |
41_172 | consecutive NL East title. Smoltz's start in the NLDS went well as he lasted seven innings and only |
41_173 | gave up one run to lead the Braves to a 7–1 win in Game 2. The other games did not go well for the |
41_174 | Braves as they lost the NLDS to the Astros in four games. |
41_175 | Smoltz had another successful season the following year with a NL-leading 16 wins, a 3.49 ERA, and |
41_176 | 211 strikeouts, but that was not enough for the Braves as they finished 3rd in the NL East; they |
41_177 | ended up missing the playoffs and not winning their division for the first time since 1990. He had |
41_178 | another successful year in 2007 with a 14–8 record, a 3.11 ERA, and 197 strikeouts, but again that |
41_179 | wasn't enough for the Braves as they finished 3rd in their division yet again and missed the |
41_180 | playoffs for the second consecutive season. |
41_181 | Tom Glavine returned to the Braves for the 2008 season, but the two of them could not get the |
41_182 | Braves back into the playoffs as they finished fourth in their division that season. That season |
41_183 | was the last for Glavine as he underwent rehab the following season, and was released from the |
41_184 | Braves on June 3, 2009, and he officially retired from baseball on February 11, 2010. |
41_185 | The 2008 season was also John Smoltz's last season with the Braves as he signed with the Boston Red |
41_186 | Sox for the 2009 season. He spent half of that season with the Red Sox, and the other half of that |
41_187 | season with the Cardinals, after which he retired from baseball. Greg Maddux spent three more |
41_188 | seasons with the Chicago Cubs and then he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the middle of |
41_189 | the 2006 season. Maddux then spent his final two seasons with the San Diego Padres and was traded |
41_190 | again to the Dodgers in the middle of the 2008 season, after which he retired from baseball. |
41_191 | Legacy |
41_192 | The "Big Three" is considered by many to be the greatest pitching trios of all-time. From 1993 to |
41_193 | 2002, they combined for 453 wins to 224 losses with 4,616 strikeouts. |
41_194 | All three pitchers would have their numbers retired by the Braves as Greg Maddux would have his |
41_195 | number retired on July 31, 2009, Tom Glavine would see his number retired on August 6, 2010, and |
41_196 | John Smoltz would have his number retired on July 8, 2012. |
41_197 | All three pitchers would be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in their first year of |
41_198 | eligibility as Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine would both be inducted in 2014 receiving 97.2% and 91.9% |
41_199 | of the possible votes respectively, and John Smoltz would be inducted the following year receiving |
41_200 | 82.9% of the possible votes. |
41_201 | References
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42_0 | Iška (; ) is a settlement in Upper Iška Valley in the Municipality of Ig in central Slovenia. The |
42_1 | entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the |
42_2 | Central Slovenia Statistical Region. The settlement includes the hamlet of Mala Vas (, ), where the |
42_3 | road to Gornji Ig branches off. |
42_4 | Geography |
42_5 | Iška is a row village along a road surrounded by hills in the valley of the Iška River. The main |
42_6 | hills surrounding the settlement are Travnik Hill (728 m) to the west and Stražar Hill (794 m) to |
42_7 | the east. There are a few fields and several meadows along the road, as well as a number of |
42_8 | vacation houses. The Laz Woods lies to the west, and the Zavod and Rebrica woods to the east. The |
42_9 | wooded countryside is a habitat for roe deer, chamois, and bears. Benko Cave is in the hills west |
42_10 | of the main population center. The territory of the settlement extends south to the Iška Gorge, |
42_11 | where there is a path to Vrbica Hill (422 m) and the confluence of the Iška and Zala rivers. From |
42_12 | here, trails continue to Rakitna, Krvava Peč, and the Bloke Plateau. There are also several springs |
42_13 | in the surrounding hills. |
42_14 | History |
42_15 | Before the Second World War, there were many flour mills and sawmills along the Iška River. Most of |
42_16 | these have been abandoned. During the Second World War, all of the vacation houses in the gorge |
42_17 | were burned, and have been replaced by newer construction. The Iška Gorge Lodge () was built in |
42_18 | 1948, offering accommodation and fishing permits. |
42_19 | Mass graves |
42_20 | Iška is the site of two known mass graves from during and after the Second World War. Both are |
42_21 | located south of the settlement, in the Iška Gorge. The Romani Mass Grave () is located in the |
42_22 | Benko Meadow and is marked by a wooden cross below a cliff, south of the house at Iška no. 45. It |
42_23 | contains the remains of 43 Romani killed by the Partisans in May 1942. The Wounded Mass Grave () is |
42_24 | located near the vacation house at Iška no. 21. A cross stands north of the grave, below a slope, |
42_25 | and is visible from the road. The grave contains the remains of wounded Home Guard members murdered |
42_26 | here after the war. Both of the wooden crosses at the sites bear the carved inscriptions Bog bo |
42_27 | obrisal vse solze iz naših oči – tudi ne bo več žalovanja, ne vpitja, ne bolečin, zakaj kar je bilo |
42_28 | prej je minilo. Postoj ob meni brat, da skupaj bova našla pot. (And God shall wipe away all tears |
42_29 | from our eyes—there shall be no more sorrow, nor crying, nor pain: for the former things are passed |
42_30 | away. ... Rest in peace. Remain by my side, brother, and together we shall find the way.) The first |
42_31 | cross also reads Tukaj čaka na vstajenje 43 Romov od maja 1942 (Here 43 Roma from May 1942 await |
42_32 | the resurrection) and the second reads Tukaj čaka na vstajenje 52 slovenskih domobranskih ranjencev |
42_33 | od binkoštne sobote 1945 (Here 52 Slovene Home Guard wounded from Pentecost Saturday [May 19] 1945 |
42_34 | await the resurrection). |
42_35 | Church |
42_36 | The local church, built on the right bank of the river in the main part of the settlement, is |
42_37 | dedicated to Saint Gertrude () and belongs to the Parish of Ig. It dates to the 18th century. It is |
42_38 | a Baroque structure with a square nave and a polygonal chancel walled on three sides. The bell |
42_39 | tower stands against the west wall of the nave. |
42_40 | Cultural heritage |
42_41 | In addition to Saint Gertrude's Church, several other sites in Iška are registered as cultural |
42_42 | heritage: |
42_43 | The Iška Archaeological Site lies in the main settlement. Metal items from the late Bronze Age have |
42_44 | been discovered here. |
42_45 | The Grad Archaeological Site () lies in the hills west of the main settlement. It is unexcavated; |
42_46 | metal items have been found in the area indicating a prehistoric presence. |
42_47 | The farm at Iška no. 15 is located along the road in the Iška Gorge. It includes a two-story house |
42_48 | with architectural elements from the mid-19th century and a semicircular door casing with the year |
42_49 | 1842 carved into it. The farm has a stone grain mill and a wooden sawmill with a Venetian frame saw |
42_50 | along a side arm of the Iška River, east of the road. |
42_51 | The Iška dam and millrace are located between the houses at Iška no. 14 and 15. The structure |
42_52 | consists of a wooden dam reinforced with iron beams, a reservoir, a sluice gate, and a millrace |
42_53 | dating from the mid-19th century. The dam was damaged in 2004 but was restored in an authentic |
42_54 | manner, preserving its historical appearance. |
42_55 | A chapel-shrine stands on the eastern edge of the Iška Plain, along the road to Iška Vas. It dates |
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