Glavine back with the Braves

[DQ4BAMA]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3118231
Maybe he can help get them back to the playoffs. It will be good to see him back in a Braves uniform.

[leagle]

I will always remember him as a Met, an absolute class act and winner of his 300th game in a Mets uniform.

I will try to forget his final start with the Mets, in the last crucial must-win game of the season,when he retired just one of nine batters and allowed seven runs in one-third of an inning, including hitting the pitcher with the bases loaded.

Of course, its hard to forget when I still see it every time I close my eyes.

I wish him the best in Atlanta.

[Easyrider]

He was one of my favorites when he was with the Braves & I hated to see him go. Glad he's back w/ them. Hopefully he'll continue to do good & help them get back to the World Series.

[BackhomeinBama]

	Quote:	DQ4BAMA
	http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3118231 Maybe he can help get them back to the playoffs. It will be good to see him back in a Braves uniform.

I hope Tom's tank is not on empty like I think it is. I'm all for letting him finish his career as a Brave due to all of the years and great pitching he put in previously, but I'm not thrilled at the prospect of paying a 42 year old pitcher eight million dollars for a farewell tour. That money could be better spent elsewhere in my opinion.

Hopefully Glavine will prove me wrong and win 15 games next year.

[Easyrider]

	Quote:	BackhomeinBama
	I'm not thrilled at the prospect of paying a 42 year old pitcher eight million dollars for a farewell tour. That money could be better spent elsewhere in my opinion. Hopefully Glavine will prove me wrong and win 15 games next year.

Glavine should do well next year. His numbers speak for themselves. $8 million for one year is a drop in the bucket compared to other player's salaries. Read on:

*23rd player to win 300 career games (Tom may be the last person to win 300 games. Randy Johnson, at 284 wins, is the only active pitcher within 50 wins of the mark; however, Johnson is facing a career threatening back injury and was out for the remainder of the 2007 season for back surgey)
*10-time All-Star (1991-93, 1996-98, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
*2-time National League Cy Young Award winner (1991, 1998
*5-time National League leader in wins (1991-93, 1998, 2000
*World Series MVP Award (1995)
*Only pitcher to throw two shutouts at Coors Field, doing so while with Atlanta.

Glavine continues to be an effective starting pitcher in the National League by using his excellent control and deception, switching speeds, and locating pitches off the outside corner of the strike zone. Glavine's consistency is also highlighted by his durability; since his first full year in 1988, he has started at least 25 games every year. Glavine has also been one of the better-hitting pitchers of his generation. He has a career .188 batting average - decent for a modern pitcher - and has hit over .200 in eight seasons, with a career best of .289 in 1996. Because Glavine gets on base almost a quarter of the time he bats, opposing pitchers have never been able to treat him as an automatic out in the lineup.

[parrotthead]

Glavine turned down a 13 million dollar option to play with the mets next year so he could come home and pitch. He is better than any pitcher the braves have besides smoltz and hudson. he is a solid #3 on any rotation and well worth $8 mil for his leadership alone. I look for tom to win 12-15 games this year.