Jerome Holtzman

The best and most significant quote of the day here Monday as the Yankees gathered for their workout before the American League playoffs came from manager Joe Torre. It was...

More evidence that you can't keep a good man down. When the irrepressible Ozzie Guillen leaves Comiskey Park on Sunday, he'll walk away with his head high and a smile....

Just as there is no single best player--it varies from year to year--the Manager of the Year awards also rotate. Today's genius is tomorrow's bum. No one is safe, particularly...

Is a walk as good as a hit? In many situations, yes. Leading off an inning, for instance, or with the bases loaded when a run is forced across the...

Now that the moment is approaching to say goodbye to Ryne Sandberg, it's probably a good time to try to explain how he came to the Cubs and why. There...

Acting Commissioner Bud Selig, who has been batting 1.000 with his fellow moguls, is likely to strike out unless he chokes up on his bat and tries for a single...

There is no desire here to see Jim Riggleman leave the Cubs. Considering the available talent, he has done as well as could be expected. But if he decides it's...

The great Al Lopez, who in 1959 managed the White Sox to the last Chicago pennant, always insisted that you're not out of it until the moment of mathematical elimination....

Noah Webster, the great American lexicographer, was working late in his study. At slightly past midnight, his wife entered the room and saw that her husband's secretary was sitting on...

Are rookies scared? "Absolutely," replied Ryne Sandberg. "Maybe `nervous' is a better word. You have to prove to yourself and to your teammates you belong." Sandberg was 1 for 32...