New York Times

The Upside to A-Rod

New York Times
August 12, 2016
by Doug Glanville

After an ignominious departure, a shot at redemption for Alex Rodriguez.

Baseball’s Existential Crisis

New York Times
January 21, 2020
By Doug Glanville
 
 
The Astros cheating scandal calls into question the fundamental values of the game.
 
We all search for relevance.
 

I Was Racially Taunted on Television. Wasn’t I?

New York Times
May 18, 2019
By Doug Glanville
 
 
Bigotry thrives in vagueness. It can be cowardly with double meanings.
 
Ambiguity has always been a friend to racism.
 
On May 7, during a television broadcast of a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field, I was on camera doing in-game commentary for NBC Sports Chicago when, unbeknown to me, a fan behind me wearing a Cubs sweatshirt made an upside-down “O.K.” sign with his hand.

The Fine Print of Baseball's Spring

New York Times
March 1, 2019
By Doug Glanville
 
For some players, the sense of beginnings and hope is tempered by thought: Is this my last one?
 

The Magic of the Baseball Nickname

New York Times
August 25, 2018
By Doug Glanville
 
Endearing monikers make players at once iconic and personal.
 

Designated for Assignment ... Permanently

New York Times
July 27, 2018
By Doug Glanville
 
Your slider is flat. You’ve lost a step. Your bat speed has slowed.
 
These and more echoing observations of your physical state are part of the chorus that will one day inevitably usher you out of Major League Baseball.
 

Baseball’s Unwritten Rules

New York Times
April 6, 2018
By Doug Glanville
 
Are they a good thing? Yes. We should be happy that grace is still considered a goal of fair play.
 
 

Don't Judge Baseball Players by Their Metrics - Or Their Background

New York Times
March 28, 2018
By Doug Glanville
 
 
Numbers won't tell you what kind of teammate a player is.
 
 
If you’ve ever been a professional baseball player, you know that every year for spring training you arrive at camp with a host of teammates you’ve never played with before. You may know them as opponents, or maybe you know nothing at all.
 

The Crucial Role of World Series Losers

New York Times
October 31, 2017
By Doug Glanville
 
Even failure has meaning, and the lessons — for fans, too — are sometimes more valuable.
 

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