DISTINGUISHED LEFTY
Tom Glavine began his baseball career back in 1984 when he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves organization. He made his Major League debut August 17, 1987 against the Houston Astros and notched his first career win one start later on August 22 - a 10-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Glavine amassed a lengthy, successful reign with the Braves (which included two Cy Young awards, five seasons of 20 or more wins, and a World Series MVP), before heading to the New York Mets in December 2002 via free agency.
On August 5, 2007, he became just the 23rd pitcher in Major League Baseball to win his 300th career game, as the Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-3 at Wrigley Field.
After five seasons with the Mets, Glavine became a free agent in November 2007 and returned to the Braves, signing a deal with the team he began his storied career with.
Glavine made 13 starts in the 2008 season, undergoing season-ending elbow and shoulder surgery. After rehabbing during the offseason, Glavine agreed to a one-year deal with the Braves on February 20, 2009, but he suffered a shoulder-related setback and was eventually released by the Braves on June 3.
Glavine announced his retirement on February 11, 2010 and was hired as a special assistant to team president John Schuerholz. He assists him on baseball and business projects, and works on special assignments for general manager Frank Wren. Glavine also does occasional Braves TV and radio broadcasts as well.
On August 6, 2010, Glavine was inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame and had his number retired in a pre-game ceremony.
LATEST UPDATES
| Saturday, May 19, 2012 |
| Screen caps from the 5/14 and 5/15 Reds-Braves games have been added to the Gallery. Also, a video from the 5/15 broadcast has been added as well. I'll try to get stuff from the 5/16 and 5/17 broadcasts added tomorrow. Sorry for the delay. Also, be sure to join Tom Glavine's team in the Club Diamond Nation challenge for the chance to win a one-on-one baseball experience and to help CURE Childhood Cancer win $15,000. |
| Monday, May 7, 2012 |
| My apologies for the delay in getting this posted. I've finally added screen caps from the 5/2 Broadcast of the Braves-Phillies game. You can find those HERE. Also, I've added a video as well. |
| Sunday, April 29, 2012 |
| Tom Glavine was in the broadcast booth for Friday and Sunday's games against the Pirates. Screen caps are available here: 4/27 | 4/29. Also, I've added two videos from the broadcast to the Videos page. |
| Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
| I've added screen caps from the Braves-Mets series. You can find them here: 4/16 | 4/17 | 4/18. Also, I've added two videos from yesterday & today to the Videos section. Enjoy! |
| Tuesday, April 17, 2012 |
| Tom Glavine was in the broadcast booth for last night's Braves-Mets game. My apologies for not yet having screen caps up from that. My capping equipment/laptop is being problematic at the moment. However, in the meantime, be sure to check out these excellent screen caps from the broadcast that Rachel was kind enough to donate. Thanks again, Rachel! I believe Tom will also be doing today's game, so be sure to check it out if you can! |
| Monday, March 26, 2012 |
| CURE Childhood Cancer will be the beneficiary of the proceeds from the 2012 11Alive Community Service Awards. Tom and Chris Glavine will serve as the dinner chairs on CURE's behalf. Information on sponsoring a table at the event is available HERE. Also, The Glavine's hosted a pre-CSA gathering at their home recently. You can see photos from the event HERE on the photographer's web site. |
| Sunday, March 25, 2012 |
| Happiest of Birthdays to my favorite athlete - the amazingly awesome Tom Glavine. |
| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
| Christopher Garcia was nice enough to email me some Tom Glavine photos he had/located. They are from 1988-89. You can find them HERE. Thanks again, Christopher! |
| Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
| The 20th Annual Tom Glavine's Spring Training benefiting the Georgia Transplant Foundation is scheduled for Saturday, January 21 at the Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum. For more information on the event, including sponsorship opportunities, CLICK HERE. |
| Sunday, January 1, 2012 |
| Happy New Year! Hope everyone is doing well. My apologies for the lack of updates. I found a GORGEOUS photo of Tom Glavine on Pouya Dianat's facebook page from a recent photoshoot. I've added it to the gallery HERE. Finally, I wanted to send my deepest sympathies to Braves trainer Jeff Porter and his family, after the car accident yesterday that resulted in the death of his wife, Kathy. My heart hurts for all of their friends and family. |
