Smoltz Red Sox rehab next Sunday???.....

from today's Courant.

"BOSTON - — John Smoltz's road back to the major leagues could run through Connecticut. The Red Sox plan to send Smoltz, working his way back from shoulder surgery, to Double A Portland, where he would start against the Connecticut Defenders in Norwich on May 31.

Smoltz pitched three scoreless innings for Class A Greenville Thursday. Staying on a five-day rotation, he would pitch for Portland at Manchester Tuesday, and a week from Sunday at Dodd Stadium.

Smoltz, 42, was clocked at 90-91 mph Thursday. "He can pitch in the major leagues at 90-91 and win," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said of Smoltz, who won 210 games and saved 154 with Atlanta. "He could probably pitch at 84 and win.""