Jerome Holtzman

SSay it ain't so, Sparky," I said to Sparky Anderson, the eminent manager who, according to published reports, is in his final days with the Detroit Tigers. "They're all having...

Two hours before game time it was pouring rain, so I dropped into the Braves' clubhouse to say some hellos. When I encountered Pat Corrales, the grizzled third-base coach, I...

Sammy Sosa has the initials for Super Star, but his moniker is the least of it. He has the ability and the desire, and as Cubs General Manager Ed Lynch...

If you were managing a big-league club, would you rather see one of your pitchers give up a walk or a solo home run? The answer largely depends on the...

Back from a week of catching smallmouth bass with Al Johnson in Sister Bay, Wis., I found this urgent message from C.E. Neil McCormick of Orland Park: "Is it possible...

This weekend is the first anniversary of the beginning of the baseball strike, so I called Charlie Finley, former owner of the Oakland A's, and asked for his views. What...

Nov. 17, 1992 Dear Mr. Holtzman: By way of introducing myself, I am a retired New York City police officer, a lifelong baseball fan and a Dick "Rowdy Richard" Bartell...

On the sandlots and playgrounds, where schoolboys play, it is often said, "A walk is as good as a hit." Brett Butler of the Mets, the quintessential leadoff man, was...

Have gun, will travel. That's not totally accurate, but it's probably close enough in describing David Cone. He is among baseball's very best pitchers--maybe the best this side of Greg...

Don Mattingly, the longtime captain of the Yankees, has the utmost respect for Ernie Banks. "A great player, a great hitter," Mattingly said when Mr. Cub was mentioned during an...