The Atlanta Braves have been lucky to feature some of the best pitchers in baseball over the last century. Fans from the 90s were some of the most spoiled when it came to impressive outings. Getting to watch Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, and Tom Glavine pitch for a decade or more was incredible. However, as most pitchers age, their original teams have to consider moving on. Glavine was no different, as he ended up landing with the Mets after the 2002 season.
Glavine wasn't as dominant as he was in his prime years with the Braves, but he was still a valuable pitcher. Glavine calculated a 15.3 WAR and 3.97 ERA over five years in New York. However, in his first year with the Mets in 2003, his former team tormented him to set a National League record.
Braves History: On May 30th, 2003, the Braves made home run history AGAINST Tom Glavine
At Shea Stadium on May 30th, 2003, the Braves homered four times and tied an NL record by hitting 55 homers in May. The Braves won that game by a 5-2 final score. The four Atlanta players to homer during that game were Gary Sheffield, Julio Franco, Mark Derosa, and Chipper Jones.
Atlanta slugged 235 home runs in total that season and crushed Glavine. The Hall of Famer had a 10.35 ERA in 2003 against his former club over 20 innings pitched. He walked 11, struck out three, and gave up eight home runs over that time frame.
It was tough to see Glavine in that ugly Mets uniform for a few years, but he did come back and finish his career with the Braves. Even if it didn't end on the best of terms in 2009. Fortunately, it didn't seem to destroy the relationship between both sides.
The lefty called a lot of games from the broadcast booth over the years and appears at plenty of alumni events. Now, he's focused on helping his son have just as successful a career as he had.
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