Columns

	Birthday on the Bases The New York TimesAugust 31, 2008by Doug Glanville I used to complain to my parents about my late-August birthday. Since my mom was a teacher, the family vacation took place the week before school started. So most of my early birthdays were...
	The Numbers Game The New York TimesAugust 20, 2008by Doug Glanville Just before the baseball trade deadline on July 31, the Cincinnati Reds traded the veteran outfielder and future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox, as the Sox bulked up for...
	Neither Here Nor There The New York Times By Doug Glanville July 31, 2008 Within the past few weeks, Dan Uggla of the ... Within the past few weeks, Dan Uggla of the Florida Marlins, Aramis Ramírez of the Chicago Cubs and Gary Majewski of the Cincinnati Reds...
	OP-EXTRA GUEST COLUMNIST \| HEADING HOME; Baby on Deck The New York Times July 31, 2008 By Doug Glanville Within the past few weeks, Dan Uggla of the Florida Marlins, Aramis Ramírez of the Chicago Cubs and Gary Majewski of the Cincinnati Reds left their respective teams to be with their wives...
	Baby on Deck The New York TimesJuly 31, 2008by Doug GlanvilleWithin the past few weeks, Dan Uggla of the Florida Marlins, Aramis Ram?z of the Chicago Cubs and Gary Majewski of the Cincinnati Reds left their respective teams to be with their wives for the birth...
	Signed, Sealed, Delivered...Finally The new York Times July 17, 2008 By Doug Glanville It was a joy to walk down memory lane….. my alarm clock did not ring, nor did an alert beep from my cell phone text messaging system. Nevertheless, I knew it was time. I’m a new...
	Doubleday and Darwin I could put a round bat on a round ball with ... As I sat in my high school math class one day, my teacher asked a question that I doubt will find a consensus opinion in my lifetime: “Was math invented or was it discovered?” To this day, I still...
	A Father to One Thousand Hits The New York Times June 15, 2008 By Doug Glanville I had made the drive so many times that I wasn’t even conscious of it anymore. Philadelphia to Teaneck, N.J., became a “Star Trek” teleporter from Center City to 619 Cadmus Court. All I...
	The Problem With Being Preordained The New York Times June 7, 2008 By Doug Glanville The retired Cubs outfielder revisits his former team’s epic... It seemed that the gods were finally smiling on the Chicago Cubs. After coming from Florida with a 3-games-to-2 lead in...
	Lovers, Not Fighters The New York Times May 9, 2008 By Doug Glanville Vicious curveballs are tricky, both on and off the field. And... Once I had eluded the 90-mile-an-hour fastball sizzling toward my head, I knew it was time for me to keep my promise...