Glavine could be done for the year

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sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=metsglavine&prov=st&type=lgns

NEW YORK (Ticker) - New York Mets lefthander Tom Glavine reportedly has experienced coldness in a finger on his pitching hand, a potentially alarming condition that could put his season, and possibly his career, in jeopardy.

According to sources of the New York Daily News, Glavine has a CT scan scheduled for Monday and an angiogram planned for Wednesday.

Doctors are not sure as to the cause of the problem, but the possibilities include a blood clot or a knot in an artery near his left shoulder. A clot likely would keep the 40-year-old Glavine out for a shorter period of time than a knot, which would require invasive surgery.

Glavine has not been present in the Mets' clubhouse the last two days, but his agent Gregg Clifton confirmed to the newspaper that "diagnostic tests" are planned for this week.

Glavine last pitched Wednesday in Philadelphia, yielding three runs and six hits in seven innings of a 3-0 loss. He is one win shy of matching Tommy John for 23rd place on the all-time list and 13 victories short of the exclusive 300-win club.

This is gonna hurt the Mets big time.

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I hope there is nothing wrong with Tom Glavine, because the Mets need him. If there is something wrong, I would rather it be a clot since it would keep him out for a shorter period of time. Regardless, I hope Glavine is okay, and if there is something wrong, that it gets fixed as soon as possible.

[CTDucksFan]

I think the Post was saying today that things are looking good - he probably won't need surgery and could be pitching in 10 days or so. They found some clots, but his body seems to be dealing with them...he'll probably use bloodthinners - baby aspirin or something.

I hope he comes back healthy!