First Pitch
Well here am I starting blog number 2. This blog is strictly devoted to baseball. I’ll talk about different story lines and my thoughts about them. So, with out further adu here we go. First pitch time is 6:26pm and it’s a strike.
Yesterday Tom Glavine was released by the Atlanta Braves. I saw one comment yesterday saying “karma’s a bitch Glavine!” Well yeah sometimes it is, but I think that is off base in this count. When Glavine left Atlanta for New York, the Braves had an opportunity to sign him. They didn’t. They let him walk and play else where.
Now, fast forward to last year, Glavine re-signs with the Braves to finish his career with the Braves. Unfortunatelyhe got hurt during the season which required surgery this past off season. Well in February the Braves re-sign Glavine to a one year deal knowing he would have to re-hab and would be availablesometime during early to mid season. He pitches in the minors for a few games and he’s ready as of yesterday to come back to the majors. Well the Braves site lack of velocity , then told him to retire or get cut.
Here’s my issue, they knew he was going to have to re-hab. They knew there would be some side affects. Glavine is a smart pitcher. He didn’t win 305 games out of luck. He knows how to pitch. They never gave him to opportunity to show his stuff. Has he lost velocity, yes but does he know how to move the ball, change speeds…yes. The move was financial and it stinks. I think Tommy could have been a great influence on the pitchers there this season and could have added a nice fifth starter to the rotation.
It seems like to me that Frank Wren gets caught up in the moment and makes decisionsthat are off base. You saw how he treated Smoltz, he also said earlier this year they would never sign Derek Lowe but when it came crunch time he did. I wish someone would make him eat those words. I think the Braves will suffer in the fifth starting spot and you have Frank Wren to blame.
Over the weekend I’m going to touch on the Yanks/Rangers game from Tuesday night that lead to AJ Burnett getting suspended for six games.
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I agree totally. The move was clearly financial for the Braves. Will he play again at another team? I am not sure. I just hate that it ended this way with the Braves. He is a major portion of what got them through their success of the 90′s.