Jerome Holtzman

It will be two weeks on Monday since Ryne Sandberg said goodbye. I was here when he arrived from the Phillies 13 years ago and for many years had the...

According to the public prints, the White Sox bullpen, having blown five consecutive save opportunities, is in need of a quick psychiatric fix. This was the explanation offered Tuesday by...

For most of us mere mortals, life begins at 40. But for a veteran ballplayer with nine seasons of major league experience, 30 is the more accurate number. "I'm just...

Lance Johnson, the White Sox triple master, has enemies. They are slick-fielding first basemen like Baltimore's Rafael Palmeiro. Twice this season, Palmeiro has robbed Johnson of triples on balls headed...

There are hazards in selecting all-time teams because the game changes with the generations. Nonetheless, I am firm in the belief that Ryne Sandberg was the best second baseman to...

Rookie sensation Raul Mondesi doesn't speak much English, but his Los Angeles teammates are eager to speak for him. Center-fielder Brett Butler: "I don't think he understands how good he...

The major-league owners, playing hardball, approved a constitutional amendment here Wednesday that could assure them victory in the event of a player strike. The owners unanimously amended the Major League...

Major-league club owners, who, with a minor exception, have lost their high-stakes poker games to the Players Association, finally may stack the deck in their favor. Trying to diminish the...

Cal Ripken Jr., the Orioles' iron man, plods on. He is leading the Birds in runs batted in, second in hits, third in runs and batting .462 with two outs...

Final game of the weeklong road trip and the White Sox are threatening in the first inning. Tim Raines opens with a single and is bunted to second. Frank Thomas,...