Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine is scheduled to be examined Wednesday by Dr. James Andrews in Alabama. The visit
is expected to determine whether the pitcher's career is over.  Glavine is out for the rest of the season with a torn flexor
tendon. If Andrews determines he needs elbow ligament replacement surgery to continue pitching, Glavine indicated he will retire. Spending nearly 12 months rehabilitating from the Tommy John procedure is all but out of the question for the 42-year-old
left-hander.   If Andrews suggests he only needs surgery on the tendon, Glavine would undergo the operation almost immediately with the hope that he could pitch next year. But he acknowledges there's no guarantee the Braves would offer a one-year contract.
     

 Atlanta's slide in the NL East standings also caused Glavine to rule out any chance that Andrews or another orthopedist could try an alternative procedure that would patch up his arm enough to let him pitch this year.