Jerome Holtzman

If nothing else, Frank Funk has the perfect name for the Colorado Rockies' pitching coach. The Colorado pitchers have been--let's get on with it--in a funk since the season began...

It's only spring but Santa Claus flew over Wrigley Field on Thursday and dropped the Cubs the ultimate gift: a potential ninth-inning reliever, the most valuable property in today's game,...

The Haves and the Have-Nots, also known as the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers, played nine innings at County Stadium here Wednesday. The game began at noon and...

Lou Boudreau, when he was the player-manager of the 1948 pennant-winning Cleveland Indians, was asked if there was a secret to the Indians' success. "Yes," Boudreau replied. "We beat the...

Good news and bad news. The good news first: Acting Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he is in favor of reducing the major-league schedule from 162 to 154 games. The...

From experience, this much is known: Never bury a team early, and what happens one day won't have an effect on tomorrow. Still, the so-called expert that throbs on the...

The time will come, perhaps soon, when Major League Baseball will be global, and it occurred to me Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field that the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers have...

National League umpire John McSherry, who died Monday at 51 while working the plate in Cincinnati, enjoyed telling of the first time his mother saw him work a big-league game....

Jim Fregosi, the former White Sox manager now leading the Philadelphia Phillies, describes him as "the most intimidating force" in the game. "To be a pitcher and stand that close...

"Charming man," observed Joe Torre, speaking of George Steinbrenner, the majority owner of the Yankees. How is that, Joe? "You can see the fire. He hates to lose. Over the...