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It is sobering when the season ends no matter how far you expected to go. The Cubs closed out the season with consecutive losses at home and within 48 hours, a division title slipped away and so did their hopes of finding 2016 World Series magic.

 

NBC Sports Chicago

August 28, 2018

By Doug Glanville 

 

 

NBC Sports Chicago

August 16, 2018

By Doug Glanville 

 

 

The first time I was called up to the big leagues was in June of 1996. Of course a big part of the excitement was dreaming about the future. The dream was fueled by an imagination that had run wild since competitive Wiffle ball against my brother. Thoughts of fairways for infields, white pearly baseballs to hit for batting practice, digging into the batter’s box against pitchers that were statues in my mind: Fernando Valenzuela, Dwight Gooden, Orel Hershisher.

NBC Sports Chicago

July 31, 2018

By Doug Glanville 

 

Just before the trade deadline in 2003, my phone rang at my apartment in Dallas. I had signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers during the offseason and the timing of the call raised my antennas.

 

NBC Sports Chicago

July 17, 2018 

By Doug Glanville

 

As the Cubs' 1991 first-round pick whose skill set revolved around the use of speed, I knew I needed to be a productive basestealer to reach my fullest potential. That was what you had do with speed: steal. This was not a time when the back up second baseman was hitting 25 home runs; it was an era when developing the skills and knowledge to turn the stolen base into an offensive weapon was important for anyone who had speed.