The Tommy John Interview: Part 3

Tommy John and His Thoughts on the Game Today Tommy John signs A Glove of Their Own I started off the conversation in part 1 talking about how he became affiliated with the increasingly popular children’s book, “A Glove of Their Own”. Part 2 was a conversation on Tommy’s great career (in my humble opinion, he should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the veterans committee in 2010) and in part 3 of this interview with Tommy John we’ll highlight his thoughts on the game as it is played today. At the end of this section of the interview will be an embedded MP3 player where you can listen to our conversation in its entirety. Swinging back from Tommy’s career to the way baseball is currently played I wanted to get his opinion on a few of the differences since his playing days. But I also wanted to get a feel for his take on who he likes to watch, especially modern pitchers. “I like to watch Chris Carpenter, Brandon Webb, Peav...