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Tom GlavineTom 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 and manager Bobby Cox. 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

Sunday, August 29, 2010
Tom Glavine is in the booth for the Braves-Marlins game today on Fox SportsSouth. Screen Caps and a Video are added to the site.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thanks to Sherry, we have some more photos from Tom Glavine's number retirement ceremony, as well as a couple of photos of her getting Tom's autograph back in 2004. You can find those HERE. Thanks again, Sherry. My apologies for being slow to add those to the site; it's been one fo those weeks ...
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Tom Glavine is in the booth for today's Braves-Dodgers game on Fox SportsSouth. I've added a Video and Screen Caps to the site. Also, thanks to Robin, we have some more candids from Tom's number retirement ceremony on August 6. You can find those HERE. Thanks again, Robin! Also, Tom apparently had shoulder surgery on Tuesday. They mentioned it during the game and there is also a brief mention HERE.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
SportsSouth aired Spotlight: Tom Glavine Braves Hall of Fame Luncheon today after the Braves-Astros game. I've added screen captures and a Video to the site. Enjoy!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Tom Glavine is in the TV booth for the Braves-Giants game today on Fox SportsSouth. I've added screen captures to the Gallery and a Video to the site. Also, The FoxSS web site has a video up of Glavine giving his speech at the Braves Hall of Fame luncheon on Aug. 6. You can view it HERE. I've also added four additional photos to the Gallery from the number retirement ceremony. Those are viewable HERE. Also, apparently Wednesday on FSS, they will be airing a Spotlight: Tom Glavine Hall of Fame Luncheon show, at 5 p.m. ET. I'll of course try to get all the "goodies" for that on the site.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Thanks to Candace, we've got some excellent photos from Tom Glavine's number retirement ceremony last night. You can find them HERE. Thanks again, Candace! I've added a couple of articles to the News section as well. Note: Somehow my e-mail has deleted the entire "update" list I had of people who wanted to receive e-mail notices when the site was updated. It was there yesterday and today it is gone. So...if anyone was on that list and wants to still be on it, please drop me an email (admin@southpawcentral.com) so I can re-add you.
Friday, August 6, 2010
HALL OF FAME INDUCTION: Two photos from the Braves Twitter of the stage and table setting for today's Braves Hall of Fame Induction of Tom Glavine are in the Gallery HERE. The Braves have posted some videos of Tom Glavine after the Induction on their twitter. Watch them HERE, HERE and HERE. Articles about the induction has been added to the News section. NUMBER RETIREMENT CEREMONY: Photos from the pre-game number retirement are added to the Gallery HERE. Screen captures of the Ceremony and Glavine's appearance in the Booth are also added. Two videos (ceremony & booth visit) are added to the Videos section.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
CURE Childhood Cancer wrote up a nice tribute to Tom Glavine. I've added it to the news section HERE. I've added a photo that accompanied the tribute to the Gallery as well. Don' forget, tomorrow the Braves will be retiring Tom Glavine's #47 and inducting him into the Braves Hall of Fame. Hopefully the game feed I get will show the ceremony and I'll be able to get video.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
The AJC has an article about Tom Glavine's number retirement ceremony, which takes place Friday, August 6. I've added the article HERE.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Tom Glavine is in the booth for today's Braves-Brewers game on FS South. I've add a Video and Screen Caps to the site. Enjoy!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Tom Glavine is in the booth for today's Braves-Marlins game on Fox Sports South. Unfortunately, the game is apparently blacked out for me. Draw your own conclusions on my feelings on that. Anyhoo, I was able to at least catch the Pregame show. I've added screen caps to the Gallery and a Video to the site as well. Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 29 , 2010
The AJC has an article up about The Glavine Family and their son, Kienan, who they adopted. I've added it to the News section HERE. A photo that accompanied the article is in the Gallery HERE.
Wednesday, June 16 , 2010
If you are looking to attend Tom Glavine's number retirement ceremony before the Braves game on August 6 and still need a ticket, site visitor Candace has two extra tickets she is looking to sell at cost. The tickets are in the terrace level, section 211 on the first base line. If you are interested, please contact Candace at cew478@cox.net
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
I've added an article from The Hockey News about Tom Glavine to the news section. You can find it HERE.
Monday, June 14, 2010
A photo of Tom Glavine from the recent Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony has been added to the Gallery. You can view it HERE.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Tom Glavine was in the booth for the Braves 5-2 win over the Pirates this afternoon. (The Braves are undefeated when Glavine's in the booth. Nice!) Screen caps are added to the Gallery and a video with a few clips is added to the Videos page. Enjoy!