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Douglas J. Gladstone

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Born

Manhattan, The United States

Website

http://www.abittercupofcoffee.com

Genre

Sports, History, Nonfiction

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December 2010

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A devoted husband, father and fantasy league baseball player who is addicted to sports, film, theatre and trivia, Douglas J. Gladstone is a journalist by training whose articles have appeared in The Chicago Sun Times, Baseball Digest, The Father Life and The San Diego Jewish World, among others. A lifelong baseball fan, Doug's first-ever book, A BITTER CUP OF COFFEE; HOW MLB & THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION THREW 874 RETIREES A CURVE, was released by Word Association Publishers on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. The true story of a group of former big-league ballplayers denied pensions as a result of the failure of both the league and the union to retroactively amend the vesting requirement change that granted instant pension eligibility in 1980, when ...more

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It Was Just A Casual Thing...

At all of the author appearances I do, I always tell the story of the genesis of the book, as well as the important issues it raises. My press interviews also afford me an excellent opportunity to talk about the reasons I wrote the book.

While interviewing Jimmy Qualls, the former Chicago Cub who memorably broke up Tom Seaver's attempt to pitch a perfect game on July 9, 1969, for a Baseball Digest Read more of this blog post »

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Douglas J. Gladstone’s books

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	A Bitter Cup of Coffee: How MLB and the Players Association Threw 874 Retirees a Curve 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carving a Niche for Himself: The Untold Story of Luigi Del Bianco and Mount Rushmore (Via Folios, 95) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bitter Cup of Coffee: Extra Innings Edition; How MLB and The Players Association Threw 874 Retirees a Curve it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars