Tom Glavine's Next Step

((HT: AJC/Rogers))Tom Glavine felt fine after three innings of a simulated game Monday and if his shoulder rebounds well, he will report for a minor league rehabilitation start Saturday in Class AAA Gwinnett.If all continues to progress as it has, Glavine believes he would need only one more minor league outing five days later before he would be ready to make his comeback from elbow and shoulder surgery.Monday marked the first time Glavine had faced live hitters since his setback on April 12, when he re-aggravated his shoulder swinging the bat in a rehabilitation start for Class AA Mississippi.“When I threw bad pitches, being up or over the plate, they put good swings on them,” Glavine said. “When I got the ball down or on the corners, they didn’t take as good swings. That’s a good sign for me. It’s just a matter of being more consistent with that.”The most pain Glavine experienced was from the line drive he took off his hip from hitter Greg Norton.“If I was fast enough, I’d have ru...