Ep. 261: Get to know Doug Glanville
Episode description
Luke Stuckmeyer talks with Doug Glanville about baseball, life, Hamilton... and Hall & Oates.
0:38 - Doug discusses "Hamilton" - his favorite Broadway play
2:59 - Doug talks about how the band Hall & Oates helped him become a Major League baseball player.
6:55 - Doug discusses his favorite early baseball memories - including imitating Mike Schmidt.
9:24 - Doug talks about some of the coaches that helped him the most when he was a young player - including Billy Willaims, Jimmy Piersall and Shawon Dunston
11:30 - Find out which managerial job Doug interviewed for.
12:58 - Doug discusses how much the game has changed since he was still a player - and dreaming about "knocking 'the Wizard' back to Oz."
16:27 - Doug talks about the defining moments from his career in MLB - including the night he collected his 1,000th career hit - and the spiritual side of baseball.
20:39 - Doug discusses being the first African-American Ivy League graduate to play Major League baseball, and what that means to him now.
22:45 - Doug talks about the process of writing an Op-Ed for the New York Times - regarding the subjects of racism, ambiguity, commonality, and empathy - and how baseball can be a common ground for fans everywhere.