Quote: I’m Not Devastated
In yesterday’s season-ending loss to the Marlins, Tom Glavine allowed seven runs to nine batters, and was removed after just one out in the first inning.
In his final four starts of the season, during which the Mets lost all four games, Glavine was 0–2 with a 9.50 ERA.
Glavine, talking to reporters after the loss…
“I’m not devastated. I’m disappointed, but devastation is for much greater things in life. I’m disappointed, obviously, in the way I wanted to pitch. I can’t say there is much more I would have done differently.”
…you have got to be kidding me, tom…this hurts, because i like glavine…always have…and i know he is a good guy…and while i agree with his general take, in that ‘devastation’ must be applied to things like death, dude, throw your fans a bone…seriously, we help pay your salary…i find this quote to be totally disrespectful of this team’s fans…i do…i don’t expect him to come out and cry about it, but at least let the public know you hurt a little…
…my guess is that he’s used to this, in some small way…i mean, think of all those great teams he was on with atlanta that never won a world series, when the whole world knew they should have…so, maybe he is callious…and he’s right, it’s just baseball…but, again, we, the fans, are devastated, whether he likes it or not, and so out of respect for those who supported him for five years, the least he could do is respect our pain…
In his five years with the Mets, Glavine is 61–56, including 47 no decisions, with a 3.96 ERA.
He started 164 of his possible 168 outings.
…it was decent stretch with the Mets, some good, some great, some bad, but mostly just good…the thing is, his relationship with the team’s fans had been awkward at best for years, decades actually, and so after this start, and these quotes, i suspect his days have got to be numbered here in shea…he was needed this season, if for no other reason that his leadership and experience, especially with regards to John Maine and Oliver Perez…but johnny and ollie are all grown up now, and with the team’s other experienced-leader, Pedro Martinez, returning next season, i think glavine’s time is up…
