Glavine wins number 300
Tom Glavine just won his 300th game tonight against the Chicago Cubs. I’ve got mixed feelings about this. As a Braves fan I was pretty upset when he left via free agency that he went to the hated Mets. There is only one team that Braves fans hate more than the Mets and that’s the Yankees. I was sad to see him leave the Braves, but to leave for the Mets just downright hurt. Many Braves fans feel the same way I do.
On the other hand I’m very happy that Glavine won his 300th game. Tom Glavine meant a lot to the Braves during their run in the 1990’s and I was along for the entire ride. I think the only thing I’m mad about him winning his 300th game was that it wasn’t in a Braves uniform. The economics of baseball has changed dramatically in the last 15 years and I know why the Braves couldn’t keep him (thanks Time Warner).
But tonight, I salute you Tom Glavine. You joined an elite group of pitchers tonight, including your old buddy, and former Brave, Greg Maddux. Congratulations on a fantastic career thus far. Hopefully one day I’ll see you in the halls of Cooperstown.
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