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October 30, 2009

By Doug Glanville

If you were offended by Jimmy Rollins’s prediction to………

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October 27, 2009

By Doug Glanville

For years, I have waited for this moment: the Phillies and the Yankees going toe-to-toe in the World ...

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October 12, 2009

By Doug Glanville

No one has been able to pinpoint the reason. Lidge’s knee has been bothering him all year, his confidence is down, the usual suspects have been cited. Many fans wondered why the Phillies’ manager, Charlie Manuel, stuck with him as he blew 11 saves and recorded a 7.21 E.R.A.

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September 20, 2009

By Doug Glanville

The other week, my former manager, the current Red Sox skipper Terry Francona, was discussing his ...

For most of my career, I was a leadoff hitter, particularly during the five years I was a starter with the Philadelphia Phillies. I can appreciate the quantitative aspect of evaluating what makes a leadoff hitter effective, but I think there are also many qualitative attributes than can spark an offense.

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September 13, 20009

By Doug Glanville

I played many years in Philadelphia, so I am paying close attention to the return of Michael Vick……

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September 5,2009

By Doug glanville

One of the more powerful scenes I have seen in a movie was the moment in “The Matrix” ...

One of the more powerful scenes I have seen in a movie was the moment in “The Matrix” when Neo (Keanu Reeves) was challenged by Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) to decide whether to take the blue pill or the red pill.

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August 20, 2009

By Doug Glanville

We’ve all been in situations where we are just “playing out the string.” You’re working for ...

Unfortunately, like it or not, there are a lot of teams in major league baseball that are not going to make the playoffs. And most of those teams know it today, Aug. 20, with six weeks still to go in the season.

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August 12, 2009

By Doug Glanville

On paper, I was ready for my ride into the sunset. I had a nice Ivy League engineering degree, a ...

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August 3, 2009

By Doug Glanville

I can understand why there are so many calls for the heads of the 104 players on the so-called “list

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July 13, 2009

By Doug Glanville

Every player feels overwhelmed at one time or another, by one thing or another. (Even all-stars — in fact, it may be worse for the stars of the game because the microscope they are under is set to a higher magnification.) It could be the strain of maintaining a marriage when you spend half your time on the road. It could be because your batting average is plummeting during a free