Tom Glavine is 25 wins away from 300...and he turns 40 years old in March. Will he reach the magic number and assure himself a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

I think so.

Glavine and I sat in his house last week and talked about what the future holds for the one time Braves ace who is entering the 4th and final season of his contract with the New York Mets.

The future may hold a return to Atlanta.

He wouldn't rule out wearing the Braves uniform again. He played 16 years in Atlanta and won 20 or more games five times. He won two NL Cy Young awards and was the MVP of the 1995 World Series.

If and when Glavine goes into the Hall of Fame, he will do so as a Brave.

But he's got to win 25 more games.

Glavine tells me he is healthy. He started 33 games last year. Pitched 211 innings. With an improved Mets team (we've heard this before) he should be able to win at least 13 again.

When he is done in New York, I say bring him back home for another season or two so we can follow his trek to the Hall of Fame.

And for all the Braves' fans who said they would never forgive him for signing with the Mets...turned out it didn't hurt your team at all.

Did you read the story about how the Thrashers are going to stop selling opposing team jerseys in the Philips arena souvenir shops?? I like that.

Not only will other teams' sweaters be unavailable, but if you bring one in they'll exchange it for a Thrashers' jersey of like quality.

Tim Tucker of the AJC talked with one of the owners, Bruce Levenson, about the move: "I was, like, why are we doing this?" he said. "And I was told we make a lot of money on those jerseys. I did a little more digging and learned we make about $75,000 a year on [it].

"In recent weeks, with all the excitement around the Thrashers, there was a feeling within the organization the time is right to get all that gear out of there."

What a great idea.

There is alot of buzz about the Thrashers and none about the Atlanta Spirit Inc's other team, the Hawks.

Put a quality team on the ice or on the floor and the fans will adore you.

I'm sad to report that a good friend of mine passed away January 20th. Sonny Ackerman died after a lengthy illness. He was 73.

Sonny had a life changing accident in 1984 and had to have a leg amputated. He made the best of it...telling other amputees that just because they lost a limb, their lives weren't over.

He embarked on a personal crusade to teach them the game of golf. Sonny became a champion of the game winning three American Senior Amputee Championships and three Canadian titles.

I saw him teach others. I saw the joy on their faces when they finally connected and sent the golf ball down the fairway.

I'll never forget Sonny. Neither will countless others.

See ya...