Alan Solomon

Starry night: Frank Thomas is a lock to start at first base for the American League All-Stars, and Robin Ventura, Wilson Alvarez and Jason Bere have the best shots at...

No, being demoted was not what Dewey Robinson expected. "I guess I was shocked," Robinson, replaced last week as White Sox bullpen coach, said Wednesday from Sarasota. "I was surprised...

In a three-game series against the Royals late last season, Frank Thomas was walked four times, one of them-in the first inning of Game 2-intentional. In their earlier three games...

The only throwing Roberto Hernandez did late in Sunday's game in Seattle was to right-fielder Darrin Jackson between innings. So it goes when you're the long man, the 11th pitcher...

Goose Gossage has appeared in 988 games since breaking in with the White Sox. He appreciated Saturday night's duel between Jack McDowell and Randy Johnson-won by McDowell, 2-1-as much as...

Sammy Ellis is Randy Johnson's pitching coach with the Mariners. With the Sox, he was Jack McDowell's pitching coach in 1990 and '91. In between, he was the Cubs' bullpen...

Usually when a pitcher is yanked with a lead in the fifth, one out from getting credit for a win, he seethes. Jason Bere, yanked in the fifth inning with...

It was nice to hear. "We're good friends," Frank Thomas said of he and Ken Griffey Jr.-and that's fine. But. . . "Right now," Griffey said, "Frank and I have...

A big `unless': Randy Johnson, asked Thursday how he would pitch to Griffey if a home run record were on the line, said he'd go right at him, but he...

Julio Franco, whose knees haven't been terrific, got a day off from manager Gene Lamont Wednesday in advance of four days on Seattle's hard turf. "It's a little tough on...