Doug Glanville

The New York Times

September 8, 2008

by Doug Glanville

This is an exciting time of year for a special group of minor league baseball players. Every Sept. 1, major league teams can expand their rosters from 25 to 40 players, and because of that expansion a select few will get their first taste of the big leagues.

My major league debut came earlier in the season, on June 9, 1996, on a freezing cold and rainy day in Wrigley Field. After years toiling away in the minor leagues on a dream and a prayer, I had finally made it.

The New York Times

August 31, 2008

by Doug Glanville

I used to complain to my parents about my late-August birthday. Since my mom was a teacher, the family vacation took place the week before school started. So most of my early birthdays were spent in some exotic location I didn’t appreciate at the time. No friends, no piñatas, no pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. My parents, my brother and sand.

The New York Times

August 20, 2008

by Doug Glanville

The New York Times

May 9, 2008

by Doug Glanville

So you want to learn how to hit a curveball?