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