Jerome Holtzman

The American League playoffs aren't just a series of baseball games. They're a long-running movie with all manner of suspense and unexpected twists and turns. For example, when the Seattle...

"Refuse to Lose!" It's a nice, catchy slogan that has been highly useful for the Seattle Mariners, who had gone unbeaten in their last four games. But what happens when...

You would think he'd be angry with the White Sox, who refused to bargain and re-sign him, but he shrugged it off and said, "That's baseball." What has been more...

There should be no objections from the so-called purists. The integrity of the long season has remained intact. The two wild-card clubs, the New York Yankees and Colorado, in on...

The Cleveland Indians, who won 100 games during the regular season, are as good as advertised and more than likely have one of the strongest teams in the last half-century....

Albert Belle is now 1 for 2 in the courtroom of corked bats and, pure of heart, was back in the Cleveland lineup Wednesday as the Indians tried for their...

Having waited 41 years for the Indians to qualify for post-season play, a 39-minute rain delay was of no concern here Tuesday night at Jacobs Field when the Tribe met...

Albert Belle, have you corked your bat again? That's what the Boston Red Sox charged here Tuesday night after Belle smashed an 11th-inning home run that lifted the Cleveland Indians...

Going into the playoffs there is no question the Cleveland Indians have the best team: 100 wins in the shortened 144-game season and a 30-game victory margin, largest ever by...

I have always been a baseball purist. When the leagues split into two divisions in 1969, I was dismayed because it would now be possible for a team with the...