Tom Glavine

Columns

1. The blueprint: How teams have built championship rotations

   Columns

   01/19/2012

   … roughly four months of the season before returning in September. 1995 Braves Greg Maddux (1.63 ERA, 262 ERA+), Tom Glavine (3.08 ERA, 139 ERA+), John Smoltz 3.18 ERA, 135 ERA+), Steve Avery (4.67 ERA, 92 ERA+) Notable change …
2. Can Clay Buchholz repeat his dominance? Why statisticians say no -- and the Sox say yes

   Columns

   03/05/2011

   … able to have multiple seasons with both a sub-3.00 ERA and worse than a 2-to-1 strikeout-to-walk rate ( Tom Glavine accomplished the feat three times). So, what does that mean for Buchholz' future? Most projection systems …
3. Five Things We Learned: The rotation was Lack-ing

   Columns

   04/20/2010

   … Francona offered a vision of replicating the sort of dominance that the Braves featured when they had Greg Maddux , Tom Glavine and John Smoltz in the same rotation. Yet little more than two weeks into the season, that vision received an unexpected …
4. Time to push the panic button?

   Columns

   04/19/2010

   … nothing. Move on.) Wait, what about The Big Three ? You know, the second coming of Greg Maddux , John Smoltz and Tom Glavine ? Well, the combined numbers of Jon Lester , Josh Beckett and John Lackey so far in 2010 gets you a 1-3 record with …
5. Big Three takes shape: Lackey could give Sox rare edge

   Columns

   04/07/2010

   … pick up the papers and see the pitching line every day. The Braves would have [ Greg] Maddux , [ John] Smoltz and [ Tom ] Glavine . Looks good. There's a reason -- because they were really good. They consistently threw good pitching out there every …

Blogs

1. Three Thoughts on Hall of Fame Results

   Blog

   01/09/2013

   … Greg Maddux (and it’s amazing to think he won’t get 100 percent of the votes, but statements need to be made) Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina all debuting on the ballot in 2014, the 15th and final year for Morris. This was a solid first …
2. Pedro on PEDs: 'I know I was clean'

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   12/07/2012

   … was Roger Clemens with nothing. I would have loved to face him all the time, like I did with [Greg] Maddux, [ Tom ] Glavine . I learned so much just from watching them. "And I was clean. I know I was clean. That's all I can say. I was …
3. Mashup: Glavine wants to buy Thrashers

   Blog

   04/21/2011

   Former Braves pitcher Tom Glavine has shown interest in forming an investment group to purchase the Thrashers. The Billerica native was a standout prep hockey player …
4. Thursday’s Morning Mashup: Tom Glavine tries to keep Thrashers in Atlanta

   Blog

   04/21/2011

   … p.m. (NESN) MLB: Red Sox at Angels, 10:05 p.m. (NESN; WEEI) AROUND THE WEB: ♦ Former Braves pitcher Tom Glavine has shown interest in forming an investment group to purchase the Thrashers . The Billerica native was a standout prep …
5. MLB Power Rankings, 3/31

   Blog

   03/31/2011

   … shortstop? 2. Phillies. Why: While all this “best rotation ever” talk is a little overstated — Greg Maddux , Tom Glavine and John Smoltz were all Cy Young winners (seven combined) and are going to the Hall of Fame — there is no question …