Glavine joins Braves front office.

[dirwin50]

http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/glavine-joins-braves-front-298830.html

[jamminHANES]

One of the smartest players in the game, great decision by both. Hopefully they groom him to become a leader in the front office.

[Lauren T.]

I love it! I'm so glad the rough patches in the past have been smoothed over and Tommy will be around for a while. :)

[CanadaBravesFan]

Nice to have him back - and not on the field. Bobby aint leaving without a fight!

[Andy G.]

I'm glad there are no hard feelings as well. I love Tommy. I hope his relationship with the Braves goes on for a very long time, and I can't wait until Smoltz finds his way back into the Braves organization, one way or another.

Edit: I commented before I even read the article. I think it's great for Schuerholz to give him a job with the flexibility to find out exactly what it is he wants to do. I think he'll be a breath of fresh air when he joins Chip and Joe on tv broadcasts. I wouldn't be surprised if he finds himself as a full time broadcaster in a few years. He's well spoken and extremely knowledgeable. I hate that his relationship with Braves fans has taken such a huge hit since he left for the Mets, but I'm hopeful that in a couple of years he'll be re-embraced by all.

[Gman]

Great move by the braves and I agree Glavine is really good in the booth. Reminds me a lot of Phil Simms in football. Both are similar in that they had to learn their craft really well to be able to excel like they did with less physical tools than the other elite players. Announcers like Simms and Glavine can fill up airtime with a lot of informative insights instead of the usual hyperbole most sportscasters spew out. Be great if he ends up in the booth but he's got a lot of smarts and could be valuable in Player Dev or even as an eventual GM.

It'll be fun to see what he accomplishes in his 2nd career with the Braves.

[Lauren T.]

I posted a couple of video interviews at Braves Love and thought you guys might like to see them too (if you haven't seen them already).

MLB.com interview (http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7167531)

FSN interview (http://www.foxsportssouth.com/pages/video/?PID=TGlXo0hcIaYBlwS6QiA9cAVLxoN2Ydx2)

[Dreamscape]

Great move by the braves and I agree Glavine is really good in the booth. Reminds me a lot of Phil Simms in football. Both are similar in that they had to learn their craft really well to be able to excel like they did with less physical tools than the other elite players. Announcers like Simms and Glavine can fill up airtime with a lot of informative insights instead of the usual hyperbole most sportscasters spew out. Be great if he ends up in the booth but he's got a lot of smarts and could be valuable in Player Dev or even as an eventual GM.

It'll be fun to see what he accomplishes in his 2nd career with the Braves.
If Glavine's analysis is as off as Simms often is, I'm going to hope Glavine finds a new profession.

[Middle Man]

I'm happy for TG, but this is a pretty weird arrangement. I'll be surprised if it works out well. First, it's hard to see Glavine as a true front office guy given his strong players' union background. Second, as a front office guy, it seems a little awkward to have him doing TV broadcasts - not exactly the most objective voice, if you know what i mean.

[Murphys#1Fan]

If you read Boman's article...Glav talks about getting his feet wet in many different areas of the Braves team from management, to scouting to broadcasting. The variety is to determine just what part he enjoys best so he can focus on that aspect for the future. I think it's a great opportunity.

[jlcct]

As Glavine mopes around camp with the Braves during spring training and eventually the regular season, I wonder how long before he starts kicking around the thought of managing. I mean he's has to have at least thought about it. Every time we finish a season series with a team this year they will be throwing Cox a goodbye ceremony/party what ever you want to call it. If he hasn't tinkered with the idea yet I'm sure since it will be in his face all year he will consider it.
So obviously he has no managerial experience but I'd bet your house he would make the right moves. I wonder what type of a clubhouse he would run. Since I'm up in Connecticut I don't get a lot of media exposure to Glavine so I don't have much of a feel for his demeanor. He comes across like sort of a boring but still professional guy. He seems like he might draw a good deal of respect from the guys around him, professional accomplishments aside.
I'm sure the media must have asked him about this in the recent past. Does anyone recall any interviews where they might have touched on it? And what was Glavine's position on it?
You know I don't know if this idea has been kicked around here earlier in the year but I don't recall it. I like the thought of him in the dugout calling the shots although it is a little hard to imagine. I'm away from home and I wrote this up on my phone. Its sort of a pain to dig through all the old threads with my phone so if this has been mentioned before then I apologize.

[HaRdCoReBrAvEsFaN]

Pitchers don't tendto make good managers, there have been a few guys that have gone on to do well such as Lasorda...However history dosen't bold well for Pitchers who become Managers

[jlcct]

Why do you think that is?

[Hobbes]

Why do you think that is?
Generally...

Pitchers tend to have tunnel vision with respect to the game while they are playing. They focus on making their pitches and out-thinking the hitter. They also only play once every 5 games.

Position players tend to have a more comprehensive view of what is happening in the game, and their brains are more trained to evaluate many factors during game situations. This is one reason that catchers tend to make good managers, since they spend the most time thinking of all sorts of game scenarios. Infielders are probably next-best at having sufficient mental "training", followed by outfielders.

This is more relevant for tactical managing, although I don't think it is as clear-cut for personnel management, which is more of a function of personality. Catchers perhaps get an edge here as well, since they have to get along with a host of different personalities while working with the pitching staff.

[HaRdCoReBrAvEsFaN]

H summed it up perfectly...