MOLITOR PROVING YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN NEW TRICKS
He hit .500 in the World Series last season and .391 in the American League playoffs-21 for 47, a .447 average, with 13 runs batted. But Paul Molitor, after 16...
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TAKE AN OLD SCOUT’S WORD FOR IT: YOUNG TALENT STILL ABOUNDS
Hear ye! Hear ye! The court is in session. Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth? "I do, Your Honor." State your name and...
CARDINALS’ SMITH WORKS HIS WIZARDRY TO WARD OFF AGE
It is among the most spectacular plays caught on film. Jeff Burroughs, a right-handed slugger, hits a ground ball up the middle. Expecting him to pull, shortstop Ozzie Smith is...
EVEN AT 85, LOPEZ KEEPS GOING STRONG
I renewed acquaintances Wednesday with Al Lopez, which is similar to visiting with baseball royalty. Mr. Lopez-which is how most of his players addressed him-managed Chicago's last pennant-winning team, the...
METZENBAUM TAKES A SENATORIAL SWING AT BASEBALL OWNERS
Bud Selig, baseball's interim commissioner, and Sen. Howard Metzenbaum (D-Ohio) fought to a 33-minute draw here Monday as a Congressional hearing resumed to determine if the major league baseball owners...
HERNANDEZ THROUGH STAGE-FRIGHT PHASE AS WHITE SOX CLOSER
Say hello to Roberto Hernandez, the star White Sox relief pitcher. He was among the major-league leaders in saves last season with 38 and, to his delight, is no longer...
LOOK FOR VENTURA’S BAT TO BECOME AS GOLDEN AS HIS GLOVE
Robin Ventura, the star White Sox third baseman, is hitting .454, and though it is a long-held policy here not to believe in soaring spring-training statistics, I am ready to...
SOSA FINALLY SEEMS TO BE AWARE SKY’S THE LIMIT FOR HIM
Somebody up there likes Sammy Sosa, but somebody down here likes him, too. Larry Himes, who knows an outstanding ballplayer when he sees one, first saw Sosa in 1989 when...
ROAD APPEARS CLEAR IN RHODES’ QUEST FOR CUB LEADOFF JOB
He did everything in Triple A last season: 30 home runs, a .318 batting average and 89 runs batted in-all in only 123 games. He was also outstanding in the...
DWIGHT SMITH STILL SPECIAL TO HIS EX-CUB MATES
I've seen my share of ballplayers come and go, but never have I witnessed anything close to the reunion of Dwight Smith and his former Cub teammates. Even Buck Rodgers,...