August 22
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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While Braves veteran Tom Glavine was under anesthesia for elbow surgery Thursday, Dr. James Andrews also did a relatively minor shoulder surgery on his pitching arm. That was the only surprising news out of Birmingham, where the 42-year-old left-hander went in for elbow surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon. Well, surprising for everyone except Glavine, Andrews and Braves officials. Turns out, Glavine and the Braves knew before Thursday that he would also have the arthroscopic procedure to "clean up" the labrum in his shoulder, although neither he nor the team announced it until after the operations were completed. Glavine had discomfort in his shoulder during the season and asked Andrews ..."
August 20
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Tom Glavine got the news he was looking for Wednesday. He needs surgery to repair the torn flexor tendon in his elbow, but he does not need ligament transplant surgery. That means with a four-to-five month rehabilitation, he'll at least have a chance to return to pitch next season, if the Braves are open to the idea. "Happy about the diagnosis," Tom Glavine said in a text message to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Still not sure about next year but this will give me a chance." Glavine has said he would not pitch anywhere other than Atlanta next season. The 42-year-old Glavine had planned to retire if he was told he needed ligament transplant surgery, which has a minimum of 12 months' ..."
August 16
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Tom Glavine’s comeback bid took an abrupt turn when the 42-year-old Braves left-hander went back on the disabled list Friday with recurring elbow pain, casting doubt on his ability to pitch again this season or beyond. “We don’t know,” Braves general manager Frank Wren said, when asked about the outlook for this season. “It’s a setback, at this point. We don’t know enough at this point [to say more].” The DL move came less than 24 hours after he was activated from the DL to start Thursday night against the Cubs. He lasted four innings and was charged with seven runs, seven hits and four walks in the loss. Until he’s examined by the team orthopedist, and probably by specialist Dr. James ..."
August 10
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Tom Glavine's return is a go. The left-hander pitched five solid innings in an injury-rehab start for Class AA Mississippi on Saturday and is scheduled to start for the Braves on Thursday against Chicago. Glavine, 42, was charged with four hits, three runs (two earned) and one walk with one strikeout in the game against Jacksonville, and retired the last six batters he faced. His return will come against the last team he faced, the Cubs. Glavine lasted three innings in a June 10 start at Wrigley Field and left with elbow soreness after allowing six hits, four runs and four walks."
July 22
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Braves head trainer Jeff Porter might get more work in a half-hour or so Tuesday
afternoon than in 15 innings when he served as a National League trainer at last
week's All-Star Game. That's because lefties Tom Glavine and Mike Hampton are to throw bullpen
sessions Tuesday. The veterans are trying to come back from injuries, Glavine from a partial
tear of the flexor tendon near his elbow and Hampton from a groin injury, the
latest in a litany of ailments that have kept him from any major-league game for
35 months. Glavine hopes to return in mid-August, but won't know if that's realistic
until he throws hard off the mound to test the elbow."
July 20
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Tom Glavine threw his first pitches in six weeks during a bullpen session
Saturday and came away satisfied. He threw 40 pitches at about 60 percent
effort.
"It went all right, about what I thought it would go," Glavine said. "I
actually threw pretty good." He can tell his elbow is improving because he isn't cutting off his motion as
he did when the elbow was bothering him in games. The location and spin on the
ball were what he would expect, he said."
July 4
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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After three frustrating weeks, Tom Glavine finally got a sign that his left
elbow is healing and that he might pitch again this season.
"I was pleasantly surprised the last two days," said the 42-year-old
left-hander, on the disabled list with a partially torn flexor tendon. Glavine hadn't noticed any improvement during stretching and rehab sessions
for three weeks, but did Wednesday when head trainer Jeff Porter prodded and
stretched the elbow without producing the discomfort the movements caused
previously.
Glavine was cleared to begin resistance exercises and drills to re-strengthen
the shoulder, and he said Thursday he didn't feel any next-day soreness after
the ..."
June 22
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Tom Glavine is hoping four to six weeks will be enough for his left elbow to
heal on its own. If not, he could be facing surgery and a decision whether he
wants to pitch again next year. At 42, there's a lot on his mind.
"It's not the kind of thing they've given me any guarantees on," said
Glavine, who is resting for two weeks before starting to gear up toward a return
after the All-Star break. The flexor tendon in his left elbow is starting to detach from the bone,
Glavine said, and neither of the two MRIs he has had can show to what degree.
And that's what will determine if it can heal on its own and will require
surgery.
"You want [your career] to end on top of ..."
June 14
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The news could have been better for Tom Glavine and the Braves, but it also could have been a lot worse. An MRI of the veteran left-hander's sore elbow showed a small tear in the flexor tendon, an injury that shouldn't require surgery but likely will keep Glavine out at least until the All-Star break."
June 11
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Braves left-hander Tom Glavine strained his pitching elbow during Tuesday night's game against the Chicago Cubs and was placed on the disabled list after the game. He will return to Atlanta on Wednesday and will have an MRI on Thursday."