Jerome Holtzman

I have been so busy covering the strike that there hasn't been much opportunity to spread the welcome mat for Andy MacPhail, the Cubs' new front-office boss. I know you...

White Sox slugger Frank Thomas was submitting to a crush of interviewers Monday after a three-hour players meeting at the O'Hare Hilton, and was asked what comes next. "We're digging...

I never thought I would nod off while watching a documentary on baseball, but I hadn't previously encountered Ken Burns, the so-called epic filmmaker who, above all, is a master...

Another day without major-league baseball and so we must move on to other peripheral concerns such as Cal Ripken's heroic consecutive-game streak, the choosing of a Most Valuable Player and...

An interview with this author on the big baseball meltdown: Question-Who started this thing? The players or the owners? Answer-The players struck on Aug. 12. They selected that date for...

The biggest problem in the way of settling the baseball strike, as I see it, is the players are trained competitors. As little boys, and later when they reach high...

Hear ye! Hear ye! Court is in session. Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth? "I do, your honor." Will you state your name...

Many letters and callers from the four corners on the baseball strike. I have tried to explain but have exhausted my so-called expertise; there is nothing left in my quiver....

And what have the umpires been doing? Eric Gregg, Philadelphia, National League: "I'm Mr. Mom. She's out shopping and I'm taking care of the kids, all four of them. I...

Dick Ravitch, the owners' chief negotiator, indicated Wednesday that the longer the baseball strike continues, the greater impact it is likely to have on future player compensation. Speaking at a...