Tom Glavine News

Fully rested, Tom Glavine had the St. Louis Cardinals right where he wanted them. Unless the Mets can rally, he'll have all winter to rest. The Mets gave Glavine an early two-run lead after he extended his scoreless streak to 16 innings in the post-season. And then, all so quickly, it all came undone, and New York moved within a loss of elimination with a 4-2 defeat Tuesday night in Game 5 of the NL championship series. St. ...

Thanks to a stellar performance by steady Tom Glavine, the otherwise pitching-depleted New York Mets are on the cusp of a first-round sweep. Making his 33rd post-season start _ but first since joining the Mets in 2003 _ Glavine tossed six shutout innings and New York scratched out enough runs to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 Thursday night for a 2-0 lead in their NL playoff series. ``This is ...

The Washington Nationals announced Frank Robinson won't be their manager in 2007. The New York Mets said Pedro Martinez will miss the start of next season after shoulder surgery. And then the clubs went out Saturday night and played a game of far less significance than those two news items. That game does still count in the books, though, and Julio Franco made the most of it, tying a career ...