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	Bigger than the Astros: Dusty Baker, the Godfather of Baseball November 8, 2022by Doug Glanville My childhood raises its hand once in a while to demand attention. It could be because one of my four kids could benefit from a story from that time, but more often it is a reminder of the loyalties and...
	Baseball’s Existential Crisis New York TimesJanuary 21, 2020By Doug Glanville The Astros cheating scandal calls into question the fundamental values of the game. We all search for relevance. To a baseball player, it often begins in a dream. My dream was...
	I Was Racially Taunted on Television. Wasn’t I? New York TimesMay 18, 2019By 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...
	The Fine Print of Baseball's Spring New York TimesMarch 1, 2019By Doug Glanville For some players, the sense of beginnings and hope is tempered by thought: Is this my last one? Players from all over the world are now deep into the daily work that defines major league spring...
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, ,	The Magic of the Baseball Nickname New York TimesAugust 25, 2018By Doug Glanville Endearing monikers make players at once iconic and personal. After I had played a few years with the Philadelphia Phillies, I noticed that no one on the team was called by his formal name...
	Designated for Assignment ... Permanently New York TimesJuly 27, 2018By 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...
	Baseball’s Unwritten Rules New York TimesApril 6, 2018By Doug Glanville Are they a good thing? Yes. We should be happy that grace is still considered a goal of fair play. One day earlier this week, the Minnesota Twins were pounding the Baltimore Orioles 7-0 in...
	Don't Judge Baseball Players by Their Metrics - Or Their Background New York TimesMarch 28, 2018By 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...
	The Crucial Role of World Series Losers New York TimesOctober 31, 2017By Doug Glanville Even failure has meaning, and the lessons — for fans, too — are sometimes more valuable. Baseball is a series of definitive moments, but none are quite like the final out of the World Series...