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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

TIME IDEASNovember 1, 2011By Doug Glanville If you are a professional athlete, you know that your dinner table has musical chairs. There is an in-season seating chart, an off-season seating chart, a playoff seating chart, even an “I’m on the...

Kid Sports: Is Our Obsession with Winning Making Us Lose the Point?

TIME IDEASOctober 25, 2011By Doug Glanville At the age of 7, I put on my first baseball uniform as a member of Joey’s Children’s Wear of Teaneck Western Little League. From that day forth, I would continue to wear team colors — through high...

What Does ‘3,000 Hits’ Really Mean?

The New York TimesJuly 7, 2011By Doug Glanville The Yankees released me from my contract in 2005. Several years later, I texted Derek Jeter, who still had the same cellphone number, to ask whether he would inscribe a bat to my newborn son...

New Age Political Player

THE NEW YORK TIMES May 12, 2010 By Doug Glanville As we all know, in the arid world of Arizona, political temperatures have been rising about a new law that makes it a crime to be without immigration papers, and relies heavily on “reasonable...

Too Much Information?

The New York TimesMay 6, 2010by Doug GlanvilleI get asked from time to time about how the game has changed since I played it. For me, it feels like yesterday that I was part of the inaugural season at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, and this has...

In Your Pocket

The New York Times March 23, 2010 By Doug Glanville Players know the truth of the adage that the only time you are healthy over a major league season is the morning you report to the first day of spring training. From then on, it is a...

Ask Doug: African-Americans in Baseball

The Baseball FactoryJanuary 16, 2010By Doug GlanvilleDoug Glanville is working with the Baseball Factory and Team One Baseball as a Special Consultant. He will be writing articles and looking for your questions and feedback. If you have a question...

Love and Baseball

The New York Times February 25, 2010 By Doug Glanville It’s here again. Position players report to spring training this week (pitchers and catchers ... But the players are also leaving something behind. Many have families who will have...

Mad Hatters

The New York Time February 13, 2010 By Doug Glanville I remember the veteran pitcher Mike Jackson telling me that “by the time you finish with this ... Not to be. (Come to think of it, even during my six years as a Philadelphia...

Seeing Is Disbelieving

The New York Times January 22, 2010 By Doug Glanville Last week, after years of public curiosity about what was hidden behind Mark McGwire´s testimony ... My brother was and is a supporter of the unreal -- a huge fan of science fiction...

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