Jerome Holtzman

Twenty-two players and owners, 11 for each side, testified during the 1970 Curt Flood trial, which opened the gates for free agency. Among those who spoke for Flood was Jim...

Baseball traditionalists, beware. In addition to the wild card and limited interleague play, some of the owners, including Acting Commissioner Bud Selig, are beginning to unveil a master plan that...

Here's a scouting report on veteran pitcher Doug Drabek, who is to be the No. 4 White Sox starter: "His best pitch isn't a pitch--it's deception. Not as good as...

Put in a call to Stuart, Fla., but wasn't sure if this was the right number. Was this was the home of "Winning Ugly?" "This is me," Doug Rader replied....

Hats off and a low bow to Scott Fletcher. A scrappy infielder, Fletcher had a memorable 15-year major-league playing career. From the beginning, when he was breaking in with the...

Is Peter O'Malley getting out while the getting is good? Is he fed up with high player salaries, which will continue to soar? Or is he trying to get his...

Last August, when Jim Bunning made his Hall of Fame acceptance speech, he asked the crowd, "Do you have any idea what it takes to win 300 games?" Bunning should...

Which players, if any, have been voted into the Hall of Fame will be announced Monday night. But Bill Madden of the New York Daily News, who has an 85...

Some of the younger fans may never have heard of Pat Pieper, who was the Cubs' revered field announcer for more than half a century. He died in 1974 at...

After a long and arduous search, I have found baseball's irreplaceable man. He is Ron Santo, the former All-Star who had a distinguished 17-year career with the Cubs. Since he...