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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 lessons from 30 years of being in and around pro baseball.

 

 

 

 

 

The Athletic

April 15, 2019

by Doug Glanville

 

 

 

When the Cubs made me their first round draft pick in 1991, it was easy to see it as a dream come true. The chance to play as a profession, a game that I loved since I could walk. My brother, eight years my senior, taught me the game, rule-by-rule, inning-by-inning, until I learned to love not only playing it, but the stats, the decisions, the cities, the culture, the history.

 

The Athletic

March 28, 2019

by Doug Glanville

 

 

NBC Sports Chicago

February 9, 2019

By Doug Glanville

 

 

 

With commissioner Rob Manfred’s announcement yesterday that Major League Baseball will hold off on the universal designated hitter, it took me back to this scene when I was playing in the American League for the first time at the ripe old age of 32.

 

“Seriously, their starter is still in the game?” I wondered.