Doug Glanville

The New York Times

May 23, 2012

By Doug Glanville

TIME IDEAS

May 22, 2012

by Doug Glanville

Critics insist that he "win now," but with his ability and his age, he still has time on his side.

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.

TIME IDEAS

May 3, 2012

by Doug Glanville

What he did was indefensible, but baseball's community still needs to respond collectively to the problem.

TIME IDEAS

April 24, 2012

by Doug Glanville

The recent sale of the L.A. Dodgers shows that history can be more important to a team's legacy than performance.

Sports dynasties are great for telling stories. They take us back to our high school basketball team that was undefeated, or that track star who always won the race. But when it comes to leaving a lasting legacy, being a dominant winner or a consistent champion year in and year out over a significant period of time actually matters much less than we think.

TIME IDEAS

March 27, 2012

by Doug Glanville

Real sports and fantasy sports are now inseparable. And that's not a bad thing.

Baseball season is around the corner. But now, what goes hand in hand with the umpire yelling “play ball” in the first official game that will take place in Japan between Oakland and Seattle on Wednesday is the wave of six million plus fantasy baseball players who spend, on average, three hours per week managing their imaginary teams picked from real players and $175 a year on software, magazines and other research tools.

TIME IDEAS

March 21, 2012

by Doug Glanville

Nothing opens a parent's checkbook like guilt and fear, as a new book on the big business of kids' sports shows.

TIME IDEAS

March 13, 2012

by Doug Glanville

Rivalries are fun, but often obscure the reality that rivals may have the same nemesis.

The Florida State Seminole men’s basketball team knocked off not one, but two of the colleges that claim they are the only true blue in the Carolinas. I live in the “Triangle” in North Carolina, and the region was shell-shocked to witness FSU beating Duke in the semi-finals of the ACC tournament, then UNC-Chapel Hill in the finals. This accomplishment is almost like Hailey’s Comet, apparently.

TIME IDEAS

March 6, 2012

by Doug Glanville

Why would a player making millions succumb to a bounty scheme that earns him peanuts?

He just wants to be a part of the team. We know how peer pressure can poison a high-schoolers social life. Rash decisions, keeping up with the Jones, being cool for that crush. But it doesn’t stop in high school and, as a recent scandal with the New Orleans Saints shows, it also permeates professional sports.

TIME IDEAS

February 28, 2012

by Doug Glanville 

Many ex-players wander in the darkness looking for a way to feel professionally validated again.