Tom Glavine

I think he was very cognizant of that.

He was very careful.

to keep guys healthy, put guys in situations where they could succeed.

And, you know, I think a lot of that had to do with that relationship between him and Leo.

You know, Leo kind of letting him know how guys were doing, how guys were feeling, which guys were available on a given night.

And that whole thing, as far as that relationship was concerned.

But I think the driver of that, like I said, was the respect that Bobby had for his pitchers and how important they were.

Oh, well, I think you're right.

And I think early on, you know, like the early 90s, you know, we were more lead by example, right?

I think the guys knew what we had in our pitching staff.

They knew the talent, obviously, but they knew how important it was

to the success we were having, you know, even in 1991 when we just kind of came out of nowhere, you know, it was evident that the starting rotation had a lot to do with that.

And I think any time you carry that kind of weight on the field, there's a certain level of respect that you have in the clubhouse.

Now, in those early 90s, you know, Terry Pendleton and Sid Bream were our guys.

They were the guys that policed the clubhouse.

They were the guys that addressed issues and things of that nature.

But when those guys were gone, you know,

It kind of fell more and more on myself, Smoltzy Maddox, because then the next wave of guys, Chipper and Ryan Klesko, Javi Lopez, those guys were young.

And it's hard to commend that when you're a young player.

I don't care how good you are.