Tom Glavine
Tom Glavine
Thomas Michael "Tom" Glavineis an American retired professional baseball player. A pitcher, Glavine played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 March 1966
CityConcord, MA
CountryUnited States of America
game great people understand
Most people don't understand the game. But even if you don't understand the game and you go to the arena, you still have a great time. It's just a great experience.
fit ignore loss phone pick respond understand
It's been 'Pretty much ignore what's out there, don't respond at all,' ... I don't understand it. I'm at a loss for words. If I don't fit into their plans, pick up the phone and tell me. I'm a big boy.
chance coming decision game played understand
I played this game long enough. I understand when you have a chance to try to do something, you've got to try to do it, ... I don't like coming out of the game, but that's the decision you've got to make.
believe change game good trying understand
With me and him it's more about him trying to get me to change my game plan. He made me understand how good some of the other things were that I could do, get me to believe in that stuff.
calls few phone sure
I'm sure I'll get a few phone calls before the day's over,
I know about it but it's not something that is on my mind, ... I just want to get it out of the way.
easily found somewhat took
It's somewhat frightening that what he took was so easily found out.
against breaks catch few last lord
Every once in while you have to catch a break. Lord knows, we've had enough breaks go against us over the last few years.
against catch knows lord
Every once in a while you catch a break. Lord knows we've had a lot go against us.
fastball
It was a fastball in, and I didn't get it in enough.
felt
After that first inning, ... I felt like, 'OK. Everything's fine.'
economic good problems
I'm not going to say it's good for the game. I'm not going to say there are no economic problems,
involved program wants whatever
I'm over that. Whatever happens, happens. I think we have a program that's more than efficient. If someone wants to get involved in our business, so be it.
agreement cap certain chance difference philosophy reach salary talking virtually work
In 1994 there was virtually no chance we were going to reach an agreement without a work stoppage, ... They were talking about a salary cap and we weren't. In this negotiating we've been talking about virtually the same thing. It's sometimes a difference in philosophy on how to reach certain goals.