<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class="bi">National interest?</div> <div><span style="font-style: italic">Oct 1</span> - It remains to be seen if Tom Glavine will play another season. But one person close to Glavine told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick that the pitcher's poor performance against Florida on Sunday makes it more likely that he'll pitch again in 2008, because he doesn't want to go out on such a bad note. </p> The question is, where? Glavine has a $13 million player option with the Mets, and could decline to exercise it to either retire or become a free agent. </p> One potential suitor is the Nationals. Team president Stan Kasten is close to Glavine from their days together in Atlanta. And the Nationals could use a veteran starter to anchor their young staff as the team moves into a new ballpark. Glavine is also likely to require only a one-year commitment, which could make him more appealing to Washington ownership. </p> Glavine's former Atlanta teammate, John Smoltz, recently lobbied for him to return to the Braves. </p> "He can still pitch,'' Smoltz told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "He can still win baseball games. And, this is where he belongs."</div></div>
