Another member of the Braves dynasty was inducted, following Greg Maddux and manager Bobby Cox.
Tom Glavine, the ace left hander from the Braves dynasty of the 1990s and the Mets later in his career, has been officially inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Commissioner Bud Selig an Hall curator Jane Forbes Clark announced Glavine, who had already been mentioned by the first two inductees of the day, former teammate Greg Maddux and former manager Bobby Cox. Glavine's pitching coach Loe Mazzone was interviewed in the video that introduced him.
Glavine, who won 305 games from 1987 to 2008, began his speech reminiscing about his childhood, noting that he started out throwing snowballs at a painted square on his house.
He went on to thanks Cox and Maddux, saying he was honored to be joining them in Cooperstown. He noted the greatness of the entire 2014 class: "All of you represent what is great about baseball. With your competitiveness it is no surprise that you'd be here."
He also thanked Maddux for being his teammate and helping him win "all that money from Smoltzie [John Smoltz] on the golf course." But he also made a point to praise his former teammate waiting to be voted in. "Our good friend Smoltz had better be here next year."
Glavine mentioned Cox's positivity after he had poor outings -- a rare occurrence -- saying "What game were you watching and how did I not win?"
He also remembered his decision to play baseball over hockey. "I was drafted ahead of two HOFs, Luke Robitaille and Brett Hull, I would have been a HOF in hockey too."
"I’m honored to go into the Baseball Hall of Fame with such a great group of men." - @Tom_Glavine. #HOFWKND http://ift.tt/UDz6PA
— MLB (@MLB) July 27, 2014
Glavine thanked his parents -- who were in attendance: "Not to embarrass the name on the back. I wanted to represent my parents and my community."
He thanked the Mets and Braves organizations, saying "Atlanta is my home now."
#FirstLook: Tom Glavine's Hall of Fame plaque. #HOFWKND http://ift.tt/UDz75S
— Baseball Hall (@BaseballHall) July 27, 2014
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