Tom Glavine wonders "what if.....?"

[habernac]

drafted by the LA Kings in 1984, Glavine wonders what may have been had he chosen hockey instead of baseball.

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=...ticleid=350858

[4X4]

Back then, you just didn’t play the game very long,” Glavine said. “You didn’t see guys playing into their mid-30s and late-30s like you do now. At that point in time, I was thinking that I’m 18 years old (and) most hockey players are on their way out by the time they get to their 30s. That’s not a very long career. I just felt with baseball, I had a chance to play longer because of health. Most importantly, being a left-handed pitcher, that was a huge advantage. I didn’t have a similar advantage in hockey.”


Cool article. My first thought was covered a couple paragraphs in.

[ricoFlame]

that is interesting. i'd say he's done alright or himself though.

[Table 5]

The Concord, Mass., native believes his style of play had a lot in common with Robitaille’s and Hull’s. " I look at those two guys, and I think they’re very similar to what I would have been had I played, which was hard-working guys, kind of grinding it out"

Tom hasn't watched a lot of Brett Hull, has he?