Meredith asked me to post my feelings about Tom Glavine joining the Mets. As a former resident of Atlanta, a current resident of the NYC area, a huge baseball fan and a Michigander (as is Glavine) I think I have an interesting perspective.

Believe it or not, I think the Braves made the right decision. Glavine signed with the Mets for three years for $35 million and an incentive option for a fourth year. Glavine will be 37 years old on Opening Day and had a lackluster second-half last year. Even though his first half was excellent, logically all signs point to his better years being behind him.

The Braves initally offered Glavine a two year deal, something that seemed very sensible considering his age. Glavine really wanted a guaranteed third year. He thinks he can pitch into his forties. More power to him. I, like the Braves, would want to see how the next two years pan out and go from there. I'm sure that's what the Braves were telling his agent.

In the end, the Braves reluctantly gave him a third year with portions of that third year deferred. The Mets offered more and gave Glavine the fourth year if he can pitch a plethora of innings in the third year. He thinks he can, he thinks the Mets deal was a better package so he chose the Mets. It's a business. You can't choose with your heart, you have to choose with your head.

It'll be interesting to see how this pans out. The Mets have a distinguished history of bringing in big names late in their careers and watching them flounder. George Foster and David Kingman stunk up the '80s, Mo Vaughn and Jeremy Burnitz continued the tradition last year. As for the Braves, this clears their books to go hard after Greg Maddux. Certainly they won't let him get away now.

Ah, the hot stove league. Gotta love it.