Jerome Holtzman

His first request was for uniform number 911 because that was what Americans dialed when in need of help. As a late-inning relief pitcher he constantly would be coming to...

It was an excellent spring training opener. Unlike last year, when he was unable to get away from an inside fastball that broke his hand, Ryne Sandberg finished the day...

I saw Dick Ravitch, the owners' labor negotiator, as he was leaving the Scottsdale Princess Hotel Wednesday afternoon and asked if he was ready for his impending confrontation with Don...

Entered the Oakland A's clubhouse here Tuesday afternoon and was immediately flanked by bullpen royalty-Dennis Eckersley on my left, Goose Gossage on my right. Two of the best relievers in...

Ryne Sandberg, the Cubs' superstar second baseman, is becoming impatient, and you can't blame him. "I watch the World Series every year," he explained, "and each time it seems I...

My first day in the Cubs' spring-training camp began with a confession by Tom Trebelhorn. It may be a good omen for the long season ahead. Said Trebelhorn: "I made...

En route to Arizona, on Amtrack, I usually bring along the latest Elias Baseball Analyst, which is always good reading. The Analyst was not published this year, but fortunately, a...

While packing for the trip to Arizona and thinking of spring trainings past, I wondered of the whereabouts of Robert V. Whitlow, the Air Force colonel who put in a...

In baseball, as in life, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and so Robin Yount, who retired last week after a brilliant 20-year major-league career with the Milwaukee Brewers, never...

Julio Franco, a lifetime .300 hitter, was signing autographs at the recent SoxFest, very serious as he went about his business. Suddenly, he was smiling. He had been asked if...