Glavine Wins 299th Game

The 41-year-old is 1 win from pitchers' most exclusive club
By Joseph Fasano,  Newser User
Posted Jul 26, 2007 5:28 AM CDT
Glavine Wins 299th Game
New York Mets party patrol workers hold up a sign reading 299 after Mets pitcher Tom Glavine earned his 299th career win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in their baseball game Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at Shea Stadium in New York. The Mets defeated the Pirates 6-3. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)   (Associated Press)

Tom Glavine recorded his 299th career win last night, as the Mets downed Pittsburgh 6-3. The 41-year-old, on track to become the 23rd 300-winner in MLB history, next takes the mound against Milwaukee on the 31st. "I'm proud of the company I'm getting myself into," said the left-hander, "I have a whole lot of stuff to start planning."

Glavine's early exit in last night's game left win number 299 in the hands of relievers Aaron Heilman and Billy Wagner. "With a three-run lead and those two guys following you, you feel about as automatic as you can in this game," New York's ace beamed afterward. The victory lifts Glavine to 9-6 for the year. (More Tom Glavine stories.)

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