ATLANTA – Tom Glavine still remembers it vividly, that challenge he made to his teammates during the clinching game of the 1995 World Series.
Amid a scoreless Game 6 against the Cleveland Indians, Glavine implored the Braves' hitters to score a single run. It was all the team would need, he vowed, “because they’re not getting any.” “I knew I was on my game,” Glavine said Wednesday. “The truth be told, it’s not like that was the one and only time I did that in my career.
From time to time as a pitcher, you’re feeling your oats a little bit in a tight game." Of course, he quickly added: “It’s one thing to do that on a Sunday afternoon in August.