New York Times

The New York Times

August 17, 2012

By Doug Glanville

THE NEW YORK TIMES

August 10, 2012

By Doug Glanville

The New York Times

July 13, 2012

By Doug Glanville

The New York Times

June 29, 2012

By Doug Glanville

The New York Times

June 15, 2012

By Doug Glanville

Every player knows that there are accomplishments in baseball that might seem personal, yet in fact they belong not to the individual but to the history and legacy of the game itself. Twirling a no-hitter, hitting for the cycle, the grand slam, the perfect game. None of these is meant to be just another tick on a résumé; they’re for the game to own. These markers are much bigger than the players who, technically, accomplished them.

The New York Times

May 23, 2012

By Doug Glanville

The New York Times

May 10, 2012

by Doug Glanville

As rare as a blown save from Mariano Rivera was the freak accident last week that put him on the disabled list for the first time since 2003, ending his season and perhaps his career.

The New York Times

July 7, 2011

By 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. (It arrived the next day; this is the Derek Jeter I know.) Now a few more years have gone by, and Jeter, 37; my son, 3; and my daughter, nearly 2, all find themselves very much tangled up in ... numbers.