Hamels used to look up to Pettitte as a kid Oct 31, 2009
"Andy Pettitte and Tom Glavine, those were the guys I emulated growing up when I was a little kid," the 25-year-old Hamels said of two fellow left-handers Friday. "They were always in the playoffs. I always got to watch them. They always pitched big games and they won."Andy Pettitte has been very effective for a long time, and he's always the kind of guy I've looked at and hoped to be one day in his shoes. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Series rotations unclear beyond ace lefties Oct 26, 2009
The Official Site of the New York Yankees. Will Lee, Sabathia return on short rest in Game 4. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Stars 'n' Pinstripes: Yanks win flag Oct 26, 2009
The Official Site of the New York Yankees. Stars 'n' Pinstripes: Yanks earn AL flag. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Upbeat Moyer happy to rejoin Phillies Oct 19, 2009
Only Andy Pettitte (36), Tom Glavine (35), Randy Johnson (16) and Mike Hampton (10) have started more. is a reporter for MLB.com. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
Atlanta Braves: Tim Hudsons 2010 hometown discount offer worth it or not in the long run for teams good? Oct 16, 2009
Remember John Smoltz and Tom Glavine ... I hope they handle Hudson with more respect than they did Tom Glavine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
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The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves. 2010 Season Deposits. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Scout's Honor: Tony DeMacio Interview Oct 15, 2009
SHANKS: Your first player was Tom Glavine. DEMACIO: It was my first year as a scout. (Atlanta, TheInsiders.com)
Pettitte channels past playoff greatness Oct 12, 2009
He broke a tie with Tom Glavine for the most playoff games and innings in history and moved into third place in strikeouts, now trailing just Smoltz and Roger Clemens. Dandy Andy. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Yankees waste no time finishing job Oct 12, 2009
By making it through the first inning, he became the all-time leader in postseason innings, breaking a tie with Tom Glavine at 218 1/3. Before last night, he was winless in his last four postseason starts. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Cards focused, but history against them Oct 11, 2009
" Albert Pujols and Manny Ramirez will have all eyes on them in Game 3, as each star slugger tries to bust out of a power slump. Pujols, who led the Majors with 47 homers this season, has gone 85 consecutive at-bats without a homer. His last homer was on Sept. 9. As for Ramirez, his swing has not been the same in a while. He has gone 43 at-bats without a homer, dating back to Sept. 18 at San Francisco, and was 0-for-4 in Game 2. The best contact he had so far in this series might have been with... (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
Tidbits: Back in the walk-off business Oct 11, 2009
The veteran lefty has 14 postseason wins and, with Sunday's Game 3 start, Pettitte will surpass Tom Glavine to become the all-time leader in playoff starts. Pettitte is 5-4 with a 3. (MLB.com -- Minnesota Twins)
Peterson eyes coaching gig with Crew Oct 10, 2009
com, with surgeon Dr. James Andrews and former pitchers Al Leiter and Tom Glavine, among others. The company offers biomechanical analysis and workout programs to pitchers designed to improve performance and limit the chance of injury. (MLB.com -- Milwaukee Brewers)
Jurrjens honored as September's best Oct 7, 2009
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 23-year-old hurler joined Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine as the only Braves pitchers to post that low of an ERA while winning four straight starts during Bobby Cox's managerial tenure in Atlanta. "He ended up being our horse last year and again this year," Cox said of Jurrjens, who followed his 13-win rookie season by going 14-10 with a 2. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Deep rotation restores Braves' promise Oct 5, 2009
For the first time since 1987, the Braves utilized a pitching staff that didn't include a single appearance from either Tom Glavine or John Smoltz, both of whom were jettisoned at separate moments during this calendar year. Still with Javier Vazquez and Jair Jurrjens ranking among the game's top starters and Tommy Hanson living up to his tremendous expectations, the Braves found themselves with a starting rotation that was arguably deeper than all of those great ones that had been anchored by... (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Misch delivers complete-game shutout Oct 1, 2009
Instead, he spent nine innings disguised as Tom Glavine -- left-handed, throwing offspeed stuff, pitching to minimized contact and winning. Before the Mets could laugh at their underdressed comrades, they could smile about the shutout Misch pitched in a 4-0 victory against the Marlins in which the visitors masqueraded as a team with purpose, power and pitching. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Rotation gets credit for Braves' run Sep 30, 2009
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other Braves pitchers who have produced better four-start spans during Bobby Cox's current tenure as Atlanta's manager were Tom Glavine (4-0 with a 0. 62 ERA in 1998) and Greg Maddux (4-0 with a 0. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Braves pushing for playoffs with a remarkable run Sep 30, 2009
The club that once dominated with Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Greg Maddux has again put together one of baseball's best rotations - and one that has the potential to hold up for years to come. Start with a pair of 23-year-olds: Second-year pitcher Jair Jurrjens has won 14 games and ranks fourth in the National League with a 2. (FindLaw News)
Bobby Cox a bad tactician? Because of Puckett? Come on Sep 26, 2009
Even above John Schuerholz and Tom Glavine and Terry Pendleton and Smoltz and Chipper Jones, this manager is the reason the Braves became and remained the Braves. 129 comments. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Braves' rotation undeniably deep Sep 25, 2009
ATLANTA -- Bobby Cox had the pleasure of utilizing some of the most formidable starting rotations the game has seen, and now as he heads toward the end of his storied managerial career, he once again finds himself with a rotation that is arguably deeper than the ones that included Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and Tom Glavine. Like the Dodgers may never again possess the one-two punch that they had with Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale, the Braves will likely never be able to intimidate opponents like... (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Chipper. Glavine comment on Cox's decision Sep 24, 2009
Tom Glavine: "It'll be strange, no question about it, to look in the dugout and not see him in there. If there ever is such a thing as an end of an era, I think that would be the epitome of it. He's been such a constant and such a steadying force throughout the organization, really, from his position on the bench. Good luck to the guy who has to follow in his footsteps. It'll be tough for whoever steps in there. That's one of the great things this organization and this city had an opportunity to... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Hot Braves still need plenty of help Sep 24, 2009
Minor was taken largely because Roy Clark is in love with Tom Glavine and always tries to find another Tom Glavine in the draft (see Dan Meyer). So yeah, Minor is very comparable to Tom Glavine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Jurrjens stellar again as Braves roll Sep 23, 2009
Evoking memories of the mental toughness often displayed by Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz, Jurrjens escaped a seventh-inning jam that was aided by the fact that Escobar had mistakenly cut Garret Anderson's seemingly pinpoint throw from left field. Consequently, Brian Schneider was awarded a double that gave the Mets runners at second and third base with just one out. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Net: Cox, Wren had spring fallout Sep 23, 2009
The relationship appears to have been patched up, although the parting with Tom Glavine was another strained episode, and the expectation is that Cox will be back because hes excited that the Braves have another core of young talent developing ... Frank Wren is a DONKEY. He has personally disrespected three Hall of Fame players in Cal Ripken Jr., John Smoltz and Tom Glavine, the treatment of Glavine being truly repugnant. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Braves right-hander Hanson living up to all the hype Sep 20, 2009
When Hanson got his shot at the majors - instead of Tom Glavine, no less - the expectations couldn't have been higher ... When Hanson got his shot at the majors - instead of Tom Glavine, no less - the expectations couldn't have been higher. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Francoeur stays hot in Mets win vs. Nats Sep 20, 2009
He discussed it with Tom Glavine last season after Glavine ended his Mets tenure and returned to the Braves. "Every team, no matter how much talent there is, needs someone to keep it loose and happy," he says. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Falcons are legit? Sep 15, 2009
Sure, the Braves poor offense did them in despite the great effort their pitching staff has given this year, and while I m not comfortable with how the Tom Glavine or John Smoltz departures happened/were handled, I believe that over the next year or two the front office may actually overcome the obstacles presented by a disinterested corporate Liberty Media ownership and fill in the pieces to make the Braves a championship-caliber team once again (even though I think Bobby Cox and most of the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Method to this Maddux Sep 13, 2009
There s a reason Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine were never tempted to go to the AL.. I d be crazy to do that, Maddux once told me. (Boston Globe)
Chipper Jones to retire? A proud man faces cold reality Sep 11, 2009
(Brett Favre is the most obvious example, but Tom Glavine comes to mind as well. Chipper Jones won t do that. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Mets enter Fish finale in different role Sep 10, 2009
With the Mets needing a win, the revved-up Marlins pummeled starter Tom Glavine for seven first-inning runs, knocking New York out of the playoff hunt. The situation was the same one season later, only with the added significance of being Shea Stadium's final regular-season game. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Agent: Glavine not pitching in 2010 Sep 7, 2009
Agent Gregg Clifton told the Boston Globe that Tom Glavine is not likely to attempt a comeback for the 2010 season. Back in June, Glavine said he would not return to the majors in 2009 after being released by Atlanta. (MSNBC -- Sports)
No shortage of options Sep 6, 2009
Tom Glavine, LHP, free agent - Agent Gregg Clifton says Glavine is unlikely to attempt a comeback next season. Clifton has begun fielding calls for broadcasting opportunities. (Boston Globe)
Misch records first MLB win for Mets Sep 4, 2009
The Official Site of the New York Mets. Misch records first MLB win as Mets roll. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Mets dig in against homer threat Aug 30, 2009
He hit one off Tom Glavine at Shea Stadium on July 25, 2006. And 11 of the 20 have come at Wrigley. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Rangers Inbox: Will club re-sign Byrd? Aug 25, 2009
Can the pitcher Tom Glavine try to join the Texas Rangers for the remainder of 2009 season. -- Joshua O., San Juan, P.R.. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Weber's no-hitter stirs memories Aug 25, 2009
Neither did Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine or Roger Clemens, who combined to win 1,014 games. Pedro Martinez has never thrown one, although he once pitched nine perfect innings in a 1995 game before surrendering a leadoff double in the 10th. (Erie Times-News, PA)
As Chipper, Escobar go, so go Braves? Aug 23, 2009
Tom Glavine has great career numbers. could he start for us as well. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Pedro, Moyer combine to stifle D-backs Aug 19, 2009
The Official Site of the Philadelphia Phillies. After rain delay, lefty tosses six scoreless innings in relief. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
Smoltzs future unclear after release from Sox Aug 18, 2009
Tom Glavine said he had not talked with his former Braves teammate, but he predicted Smoltz will pitch again. Im sure someone will grab him, Glavine said in a text message to The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Sports)
One big man + one fat pitch = one huge Braves loss Aug 17, 2009
He should have retained Tom Glavine and signed John Smoltz so that those two icons could have been the Braves pitchers to give up home runs instead of Soriano and Vazquez. Yeah, yeah, the Braves would ve still lost both games (by a much larger margin) and yeah, yeah, the Braves would now be 17 games behind the Phillies but at least Glavine and Smoltz were awesome back in the mid-90 s. (You know, when Michael Vick was heading from Junior High to High School). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Schultz: Jones rejuvenated Aug 13, 2009
It s another win, and Chipper is feeling almost young again. 7:53 pm August 12, 2009, by. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Barrett recalls Fair days of youth,recent making of Toyota TV ad Aug 13, 2009
that Tom Glavine and John Smoltz, along with some others, weren't very good pitchers, it just that Maddux was THE best I have ever seen. The Democrat: You've been with Toyota, southeast region, for quite a few years. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Canadian football and healthcare -- a poor imitation of the NFL and the healthcare we have HERE.... Aug 13, 2009
I wish Tom Glavine just stays away. Score: -20. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
GM Melvin keeping eye out for starter Aug 12, 2009
The Official Site of the Milwaukee Brewers. Melvin keeping eye out for starter. (MLB.com -- Milwaukee Brewers)
Lowe looking to lift spirits vs. Nats Aug 12, 2009
Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz aren't among the pitchers on this list. The Braves are five games over. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Ugly outcome marks end of an era Aug 9, 2009
Tom Glavine is sitting around sulking about his own perceived slights by the franchise that made him rich and famous and is waiting for his phone to ring from some other team. Now Smoltz has failed in Beantown -- his last pitch an intentional walk to Alex Rodriguez. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Former Burke star is enjoying breakout year Aug 8, 2009
ATLANTA --- Jonathan Broxton remembers when Atlanta Braves players were his heroes. "Dale Murphy and that whole group when he was there," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Red Sox say goodbye to Smoltz Aug 8, 2009
Along with aces Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, Smoltz helped Atlanta to its only World Series championship, won a Cy Young Award and is the only pitcher with more than 200 victories and 150 saves. Maddux retired after last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Pitching depth evaporates for Red Sox Aug 8, 2009
This year has not been kind to future Hall of Famers and buddies Tom Glavine and John Smoltz. First, Glavine gets dumped by the Braves just when he was finishing a minor league rehab assignment -- and then no team wanted him. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Smoltz more than an opponent to Joba Aug 6, 2009
Chamberlain could turn on TBS after school and watch the national broadcast, a game in which Greg Maddux would be pitching, or Tom Glavine, or -- if he was lucky -- perhaps John Smoltz. So imagine how Chamberlain will feel on Thursday, when -- forgetting for a moment the Red Sox and the rivalry and the battle for first place in the American League East -- he will have a chance to pitch against an icon. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Lowe returns to LA with Braves Aug 6, 2009
" The Braves, of course, have a history of pitchers being able to avoid the DL. Tom Glavine, who played 22 years, didn't make his first appearance on the DL until April 18, 2008. As for returning to Dodger Stadium to face his former mates, Lowe said, "It's going be exciting, like it was three days ago. " It was back on Saturday in Atlanta that Lowe faced the Dodgers and beat them, thanks to the Braves rallying after Lowe was taken out for a pinch-hitter. "I call them luck wins," said Lowe. "The... (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Inbox: Why not do more at Deadline? Aug 4, 2009
But I thought Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine told us chicks dig the long ball. Seriously, the Yankees have not announced that there will be any changes made to the Stadium, though if there are, they would have to wait until after the season. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
PADRES: Blueprint coming together with Latos in front Aug 4, 2009
Those teams were built on pitching, especially Tom Glavine (244-147 with the Braves), Greg Maddux (194-88), John Smoltz (210-147), Kevin Millwood (75-46) and Steve Avery (72-62). "What Kevin Towers is trying to do is get as many good arms in here and see how they compete," said Padres manager Bud Black. (North County Times)
Braves intent on winning their division Aug 4, 2009
With a rotation that consists of Derek Lowe, Javier Vazquez, Jair Jurrjens, Hanson and Hudson, Chipper Jones would find himself playing behind a group of starting pitchers that at least provides him some reminders of those glory years, when the Atlanta rotation was headed by Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz. With Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz paving the way, the Braves encountered a journey that led them to an unprecedented 14 consecutive division titles. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Erin Andrews can not go away soon enough.... Aug 4, 2009
We all felt bad for Tom Glavine but if he was so ready to pitch, then where the heck is he. Score: 43. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Buehrle's perfect game raises Hall of Fame issue Aug 2, 2009
That tends to nullify comparisons with Tom Glavine, Buehrle's stylistic kindred spirit who won 304 games and two Cy Young awards with five 20-victory seasons for the Braves. For White Sox fans with long memories, Buehrle evokes Tommy John and/or Jim Kaat, two well-traveled lefties with similar stuff who combined for 571 wins over 53 seasons, 10 of them on the South Side. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PCL game postponed because of flu Jul 26, 2009
Tom Glavine also faced the GreenJackets in June as a member of the Rome Braves. GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING: NFL fans continue to wait for a decision from Brett Favre as he mulls returning to the league again. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Latest scoop on the Halladay sweepstakes Jul 21, 2009
Ricciardi said, "'Keeping [Halladay] offers us a chance to be very good next year.'' But if they make the right deal, they may have a chance to be even better in subsequent seasons. Around the Majors The only surprise with (.301 with Arizona) going to the Brewers was that ex-Brewer didn't accompany him. For pitching, could the Brew Crew be aiming higher? The Dodgers say 's injury to his left wrist is not in the same spot as his surgery. Still, it is worrisome to re-injure the same wrist. It was... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Smoltz admires former pupil Millwood Jul 20, 2009
TORONTO -- Back in the glory days of John Smoltz, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, there was another pretty good pitcher coming through the Atlanta Braves' pipeline. He was the younger guy who did his job every fifth day and absorbed the greatness he was watching on the days in between. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Cox raves about Maddux as Braves retire jersey Jul 18, 2009
He was the best pitcher I ever saw,' manager says of 355-game winner. John Bazemore / APFormer Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux waves to the crowd during a ceremony to retire his number 31 on Friday. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Maddux honored Jul 18, 2009
Cox raves about Maddux as Braves retire jersey - Baseball- nbcsports. Cox raves about Maddux as Braves retire jersey. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Maddux inducted into Braves Hall Jul 18, 2009
Fearless in the process of notching 355 career wins, four Cy Young Awards and a record 18 Gold Glove Awards, Maddux's reserved and private personality is one that led him to blush at some of the memories Sutton, Tom Glavine, Bobby Cox and others provided while recognizing the greatness he realized during his 11 seasons (1993-2003) in Atlanta. "I want to thank you for making me a better player," Glavine said via a video that he prepared, because family obligations prevented him from attending... (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Saluting a legend Jul 18, 2009
Cox unequivocally called Maddux the greatest, smartest and most competitive pitcher he'd ever seen -- and that's on a staff that included fellow sure-fire Hall of Fame mates Tom Glavine and John Smoltz. Maddux conceded that praise from Cox "meant a lot.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
Nl East: Braves Trying To Do Maddux Proud Jul 18, 2009
During his time in Atlanta, Maddux teamed with John Smoltz and Tom Glavine to give the Braves a fearsome rotation. It is a mold the team is trying to emulate even today. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Braves to retire Maddux's jersey Friday Jul 17, 2009
With Smoltz still pitching for the Red Sox and Tom Glavine still at least contemplating a return to the mound next year, Maddux finds himself as the first of Atlanta's greats from the 1990s to be bestowed with immortalized honors. He'll join Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Warren Spahn, Phil Niekro and Dale Murphy as the only Braves players to have their number retired. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Hometown heros story twists into unhappy end Jul 17, 2009
The way he treated Tom Glavine and Jeff Francoeur are signs of what Braves fans can expect in the future ... For the last time, Tom Glavine was not sent to Guantanamo by Frank Wren. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
