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By: Ray Sadecki

Ray Sadecki — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:22:19 +0000

that steve phillips article is a must read.

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By: JamesSC

JamesSC — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:37:59 +0000

I don’t expect the player to go nuts and start throwing things around or pulling a Wade Boggs and sit on the bench crying in the dugout. IMO, Glavine will never live down that quote in this town, and IMO I don’t think he should because I do think it was an accurate representation of his feelings.

Sure he cared that he lost, sure he wanted to win. But only in the professional sense. His heart was never really a part of this team and I don’t think he felt like he was really a part of the team from the moment he walked off the field. He was done and this was just an interesting chapter in his life and a job he worked hard at. No one will ever convince me that if the exact same thing happened in a Brave uniform he wouldn’t have reacted differently.

And heck, I don’t even blame the guy, he came here for cash not love and so I can’t even really kill him for it. But since I bleed blue and orange it does change my feelings for the guy. No way around that.

By: John Delcos

John Delcos — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:35 +0000

Ed (10): I’ve also seen Reyes very consolable after losses. … I’m not saying he doesn’t care. … I’ve always felt players don’t take losses the way the fans do. It’s hard to explain, but at least in the clubhouse they seem composed. Most of them, anyway.-JD

By: Ed in Westchester

Ed in Westchester — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:12 +0000

Funny, all the stories the day after Glavine shat the bed had Reyes being inconsolable in the locker room. Beltran, Delgado and others were also evidently upset.

Just because a guy doesn’t lose his cool and throw stuff or scream does not mean he does not care. Some guys internalize it.

Many times, we fans expect the players to act like we do. I know I tend to throw the occassional item after a tough loss. Players don’t always react the same way.

Just like at my (and I would think most other people’s jobs), if something goes awry, I don’t throw stuff.

By: JamesSC

JamesSC — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:52:33 +0000

#7, I agree that Glavine was professional about it and he pitched well for us in some games and I certainly don’t believe that he threw that last game or anything silly like that. But I don’t think it is true that that loss affected him as much as it SHOULD have, I think the minute he walked off the mound that day he told himself he wasn’t a Met any more and I think he separated himself from the rest of what happened.

I am 100% sure that those words and thoughts would never have entered his mind if he had the exact same performance in the exact same situation as a Brave. Glavine won me over a little bit in 2006 and I think I could have had a good feeling about him even after that final game, but now I never want to see him in Citi Field or any other Met related activity again.

And I got to admit, I felt he got the just deserts when the Braves discarded him as used trash last year.

By: dave

dave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:49:20 +0000

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Thanks for the post.

By: John Delcos

John Delcos — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:53 +0000

Steve (5): I won’t dispute you on that point. He didn’t want to leave the Braves. But, when that didn’t work he was a true professional in the clubhouse and on the mound.-JD

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By: Ray Sadecki

Ray Sadecki — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:32 +0000

At least Glavine didnt say he was bored. I hope maybe this injury will wake Reyes up. Its easy to forget about his not hustling and his laughing and joking when the Mets were getting beat. Easy to pick on Milledge since hes gone.