Ex-Mets: Tom Glavine retires

Glavine retires, takes job with Braves

To which many Mets fans exclaim: “Seven years too late!”

But hey, he pitched 1,005 1-3 innings with the Mets, winning 61 games, notching a 3.97 ERA and 1.373 WHIP.  He also helped foster the reemergence of the “new” Mets.