Jerome Holtzman

Some of his teammates call him "the Horse" because he can carry a club. "If we have one guy who leads by example, the guy who the players look to,...

Finally, good news out of the Milwaukee Brewers' spring training camp. Dave Nilsson, their up-and-coming 26-year-old slugger from Down Under, has recovered from Ross River Fever, a rare disease he...

Here we go again! Another new and/or old strike zone will be enforced beginning Thursday with the opening of the spring training exhibition season. But this time, according to the...

The common perception is that the most effective relief pitchers--certainly this would seem to apply to the top closers--are the flamethrowers with the 94-95 m.p.h. fastball. Not so, insists Doug...

Shawon Dunston, who always plays hard, admitted here Wednesday he's going to play "a little harder against the Cubs" and said he's sorry he won't be able to help Ryne...

The first time I met Charlie Finley he hustled me for his train fare. We were on Michigan Avenue at the Illinois Central Station, nightfall descending. He reached into his...

Before boarding the Iron Horse for spring training and the Arizona desert, there are several items to be cleared from the desk. It's hoped hereafter the subjects won't be money...

Dave Winfield, who packed it in last week after a brilliant 22-year career, called the Players Association office in New York and asked if the union would make the official...

One thing, anyway, Sparky Anderson won't miss spring training. "That won't bother me," said Anderson, who has retired, for now, after a much-distinguished 26-year managerial career. "I never liked spring...

Baseball's labor negotiations resumed Tuesday in New York with a new wrinkle: The Players Association wants mixed umpiring crews, two umpires each from the National and American Leagues, for interleague...