August 06, 2007

300

Marty Noble at Mets.com writes about Tom Glavine and his 300th win:


So under his signature -- which had become significantly more valuable 75 minutes earlier, Glavine added to the inscriptions. For the first times ever, he wrote 300 under his name. And, oh, how he liked the way that looked.

Now that three-digit figure is almost part of his name, like HOF is likely to become in five or six years. With a performance that reinforced his image as a brilliant pitcher, an intense competitor and a pretty competent batsman, Glavine forever changed his baseball identity Sunday night.

No longer is he merely the two-time Cy Young Award winner or the five-time 20-game winner or the savvy left-hander who ...

Now, first, foremost and forever, Glavine is a 300-game winner. With a HOF chaser on order.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

and it is that much sweeter because tommy did it as a met and not a brave

John Young said...

it was about time

Anonymous said...

you said it john, it seemed like it took forever

Anonymous said...

best of all was that lo duca was able to catch him

Anonymous said...

hall of fame bound

Anonymous said...

but he's gonna be wearing a braves cap