You have to keep battling every start. You put together as many as you can and hope that one day you convince somebody you can pitch. Competition for spots in the rotation last month prompted the soft-spoken Tennessee native to sound off uncharacteristically while on the disabled list. Smith said he expected the No. 2 job to be waiting for him when he got healthy, and he added that a switch to the bullpen was unacceptable. Smith later apologized.
Boles laughs about it now.
But because Chuck has had to fight for everything he has gotten, he was probably going through a few anxiety attacks as far as his role.