The Game from Where I Stand
From Batting Practice to the Clubhouse to the Best Breakfast on the Road, an Inside View of a Ballplayer's Life
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3.8 • 12 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Doug Glanville, a former major league outfielder and Ivy League graduate, draws on his nine seasons in the big leagues to reveal the human side of the game and of the men who play it.
"Filled with sharp insights, keen observations, and great stories, his book is championship caliber." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
In The Game from Where I Stand, Glanville shows us how players prepare for games, deal with race and family issues, cope with streaks and slumps, respond to trades and injuries, and learn the joyful and painful lessons the game imparts. We see the flashpoints that cause misunderstandings and friction between players, and the imaginative ways they work to find common ground. And Glanville tells us with insight and humor what he learned from Jimmy Rollins, Alex Rodriguez, Randy Johnson, Barry Bonds, Curt Schilling, and other legendary and controversial stars.
In his professional career, Glanville experienced every aspect of being a player—the first-round pick, the prospect, the disappointment, the can't-miss, the cornerstone, the veteran, the traded, the injured, the comeback kid. His eye-opening book gives fans a new level of understanding of day-to-day life in the big leagues.
Customer Reviews
The Game From Where I Stand
One of the best nonfiction baseball books I ever read, I hope Mr. Glanville writes many more books. Thanks for being a part of the 2003 Chicago Cubs! Your the man, Mr. Educated Baseball Player
and now a great writer. Not that my opinion matters as a common/reader/baseball fan (Go! Cubs! Go!, it's going to happen soon and Mr. Glanville is going to be there covering the Cubs with his awesome first hand knowledge). This gives the reader and/or baseball fan first hand knowledge of Major League Baseball. For example, 80 percent of baseball players in retirement are one million dollars in debt and most baseball marriages don't survive. Despite all the hardships baseball players face during there career, I respect them more because of this book. But this is not going to stop me from heckling minor baseball players working to make it to the Show as Doug Glanville did.