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Tom Glavine to Visit Dr. James Andrews

Hot off the presses, here is a media advisory from the Atlanta Braves organization:

Atlanta Braves left-handed pitcher Tom Glavine will be evaluated by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, April 15. Glavine, who signed a one-year contract with the Braves in January, experienced some discomfort in his left shoulder during his rehabilitation start yesterday (April 12) at Mississippi (AA) and was removed from the game in the third inning during his warm-up pitches as a precaution. Glavine underwent surgery by Dr. Andrews on August 21, 2008 in Birmingham, to repair a torn flexor tendon in his left elbow.

Glavine has been scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday, April 18 at Pittsburgh. He will be replaced by left-handed pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes, who will be recalled from the Gwinnett Braves (AAA) for his start on Saturday.

I speculated earlier that Glavine would be skipped as a precaution, and now that precaution looks like dire news. Funny that he had discomfort in his shoulder, but now it's perhaps his elbow that is really the problem.

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Oh he’s fucking done. Hang the 47 up on the facade, its all over, thanks for playing Tom, we have some lovely parting gifts for you.

SWAGGA LIKE...whoever the fuck is not walking people
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club

by bigjoe on Apr 13, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Glad it is Jo Jo

… let’s not bust out the TH arb clock one week into the season.

"He's getting better, but he's not there yet ..."
- Bobby Cox (talking about Boyer)

by FrankyWren on Apr 13, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This. I’m so happy I get to see ONE of my boys this weekend. Maybe Anderson’s calf will be more serious than expected and he’ll be put on the DL…

SWAGGA LIKE...whoever the fuck is not walking people
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club

by bigjoe on Apr 13, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, i think i might be hopping on the bjones bandwagon
any way i could be VP of the fanclub?

Now that's thinking with your dipstick

by heap16 on Apr 13, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least he’s only costing us 1 mil.

by TradeAndruw on Apr 13, 2009 4:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think....

not sure, but I think, if he retires we would not owe him the money.

by sddbaker on Apr 13, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty sure the 1 mill is his base, there are incentives that he wouldn’t reach if he retired.

SWAGGA LIKE...whoever the fuck is not walking people
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club

by bigjoe on Apr 13, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

“At least he’s only costing us Ohman.”

Fixed.

by Lennox on Apr 13, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just for the record

Wren had no interest in Ohman after November. We withdrew the offer from Ohman after we picked O’Flaherty off of waivers and traded for Boone Logan. So no, Glavine did not cost us Ohman.

by Weldon on Apr 14, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, he did.

Or, more to the point, Wren deciding that O’Fucerty and Logan were the answer in the ’pen and stopping his pursuit of Ohman and spending money on Anderson and Glavine are all interconnected decisions.

by Lennox on Apr 14, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think that if ur gonna be a smartass and make a pun out of a name u have to do the same to the other name

I dont know how u would insult the name Logan…but just some food for thought…and no reflection of the actual argument urself

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Apr 14, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really shouldn't keep replying to this, it's really old..

But DOB reported that Wren withdrew the offer in November. That’s just a fact. The decisions are only interconnected in that Wren had the money to sign Anderson because Ohman didn’t take the contract.

by Weldon on Apr 14, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

He obviously withdrew the offer to Ohman because he was planning to spend that money elsewhere. Whether he new specifically or not, at the time, that he was going to use it on Glavine and Anderson is irrelevant. It was a bad choice, that we’re seeing evidenced now.

Instead of offering Garret and Glavine contracts, he could’ve easily come back and made a new offer to Ohman. He choose not to. So, yes, Glavine (and Anderson) are costing us a quality LHP in the bullpen and contributing nothing to the team.

by Lennox on Apr 14, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If I could have bought stock in Glavine visiting Dr. Andrews before April 30th....

… I would have loaded up in the preseason. However that stock would probably have been trading for around $1,000 a share, because I think we all pretty much saw this coming

by Sid Bream's Moustache on Apr 13, 2009 5:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hope it works out Tom

Hopefully JoJo has his good stuff on Saturday.

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 13, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

God, let’s hope so. I’m excited to see JoJo get another crack at the bigs after a lights out spring.

by Zeus12888 on Apr 13, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Color me not excited..

…about Jo-Jo being called up. Yes, he was ‘lights out’ this spring, but common that doesn’t mean a thing. He’s proven to be mediocre at best at the Major League level.

by RainDelay on Apr 13, 2009 7:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He was the shit for about 5 minutes....

….then he turned to shit. Maybe he got it back, though?

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 13, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Im optimistic. I mean, if he blows, we’ve got Charlie and Tommy waiting in the wings, and boy have both of them impressed in AAA this year.

by Zeus12888 on Apr 13, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

For me

I would say this is Jo-Jo’s last chance. He dominates the minor leagues, but age be damned, can’t translate it at the Major League level. I want to see him succeed, but if he throws up another meltown-like streak of starts, I’m all for giving him his “change of scenery,” even if he goes all Kyle Davies and starts succeeding elsewhere, because that would be great for his career.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Apr 14, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of Tom Glavine

Did anybody just see Pelfrey fall over himself while pitching? haha, funny stuff. Go Padres!!!

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 13, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

For the triple post....

Bump the Mets. 4-1 Padres

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 13, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WOW. did I say 4-1?

It’s 4-0. Where the hell are my glasses? lol

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 13, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

eh, now its 4-1

by Zeus12888 on Apr 13, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

dammit!

jinxed them!

Cdizzle

by LilNoles on Apr 13, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

depth

Let’s just hope Jo-Jo’s spring success accompanies him to Turner Field this year. I think he could be due for a breakthrough at the major league level.

It’s good to have some pitching depth options, eh?

by beeswax on Apr 13, 2009 8:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He's got the stuff. No question. It just seems to elude him.

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 13, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or eldu him…if u will

lizziebeth where u at?

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Apr 14, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Question

If Jo Jo is activated then who gets sent down?

by mikie baseball on Apr 13, 2009 8:47 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Whoever was going to be sent down when Glavine was activated. Probably one of the 3 long relievers we inexplicably carried into the season.

by Lennox on Apr 13, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

http://www.ajc.com/braves/content/sports/braves/index.html?cxntlid=nav_sprts_brvs

BTW… not such a flattering pic of Tommy Boy on the cover page right now. I’ve got tons of love for Glavine, but he looks 70 there.

by Sid Bream's Moustache on Apr 13, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/powerranking?season=2009&week=2

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 13, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

HA. TRY THIS ONE

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 13, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

lmao. i give up. copy and paste if you want. it works that way

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 13, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

plus, Citi Field is cursed, so...

haha. the Mets are fucked. The last time the Mets were contenders was 1986. Word?

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 13, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Didn’t the Mets win the pennant in 2000?

SWAGGA LIKE...whoever the fuck is not walking people
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club

by bigjoe on Apr 14, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And they did contend for it the last two years.

by Euruproktos on Apr 14, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nick Swisher just pitched a scoreless 8th inning for the Yankees, giving up only 1 hit and registering a strikeout. And to think all you people who argued with me when I said we should trade for him. He could be helping us out plenty!

Swisher > Boyer

You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.

by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 13, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Swisher was lights out o shit ……… I say we trade Anderson, Frenchy and give them Boyer so we can get Swisher. This is just a joke for the people who take things tooooooo serious.

by That a boy on Apr 13, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heck ... Swisher even has more strikeouts

Boyer: 0
Swisher: 1

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Apr 13, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did you pick him up the other night??? FANTASY POINTS!!

As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.

by mvandonsel on Apr 14, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think batters should only get the numerical stats for pitching…liek Swisher’s strike out and (had it happened) W or S or Hold…should count

similarly I should get credit fro Gallardo’s three run home run last week…but should not be penalized by his low avg or ops

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Apr 14, 2009 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I was swayed by the majority in the game thread…he hit a bomb last night, too.

You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.

by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 14, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, i was one of the ones that said not too, i’m sorry. the really jacked up thing is like a day later i picked him up in one of my other leagues!

As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.

by mvandonsel on Apr 14, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder........

If most of you who don’t want to see Jo-Jo will act the same way toward Tommy if he comes up and puts up a 5+ ERA his first 2 seasons?

by Jay212033 on Apr 14, 2009 12:32 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes. That would happen. For good reason, too.

Sentences are for schmucks

by Euruproktos on Apr 14, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

JOJO can only improve.

Glavine can only decline.

SWAGGA LIKE...whoever the fuck is not walking people
President, CEO, and chairman of the Brandon Jones fan club

by bigjoe on Apr 14, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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