What most people have already forgotten, is that Hanson is the main reason that Tom Glavine was cut. Some blamed it on those tight wads at Liberty Mutual, and the one million dollars that would have been owed Glavine had he been placed on the active roster. The real story was, Atlanta needed a fifth starter. Jo-Jo Reyes had been getting drummed every outing and Kris Medlen was a stopgap until the decision was made between the two Tommy's. Braves management deemed Hanson the most suited to fill out the rotation, and so far, he has made them look pretty smart.
Tom Glavine
28 June 2009
d of those teams?
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9 June 2009
I'll put away all sentimental feelings to do this. Which is not easy to do. Because I remember Glavine at his best. I remember Glavine holding the World Series Trophy, reflecting the smile that was on Ted Turner's face, and all of his incredible post season performances. The ease with which Glavine mowed down opposing lineups was matched only by his magician-like teammate Greg Maddux. In the only World Series I have been able to see my Atlanta Braves win, Glavine was named MVP. That is why it is so hard to type the next sentence. The time had come for Glavine to hang it up.
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25 June 2008
But this year, luck may be catching up with him. On the DL right now are: John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Mike Hampton, Rafael Soriano, and Peter Moylan.
And that's only the pitchers. They're also missing Matt Diaz, Martin Prado and Mark Kotsay, while Chipper, Esco and now Infante are all aching in one way or another without (yet) going to the DL.
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12 June 2008
It happened on the same day Tom Glavine left after three innings with a strained elbow, landing the future Hall of Famer on the disabled list, and on the same day John Smoltz underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in Birmingham.
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11 June 2008
an happen to this team? In a span of one day, John Smoltz underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, Tom Glavine landed on the disabled list with a strained elbow, and Jurrjens hurt his ankle.
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After five years with the New York Mets, Tom Glavine had returned home to provide stability to the middle of the starting rotation. Mike Hampton threw the ball great in spring and looked poised to return to the majors for the first time since August 2005. And John Smoltz was coming off three very successful seasons as a starter.
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27 March 2008
Like before, these are the key questions facing each team.
Atlanta Braves
How much do Tom Glavine and John Smoltz have left?
The Braves figure to be loaded on offense and their pitching could potentially be pretty strong depending on how this pair of 40 year-olds fair this season. Smoltz, who will turn 41 this season, is the safer bet as he has pitched over 200 innings in each season since returning to the starting rotation in 2005, each time with a sub 3.50 ERA. At his age though, a pitcher can rapidly begin to decline and he has experienced some shoulder problems already this spring. Nonetheless, I would expect him to put up another solid year.
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