Jerome Holtzman

The Boss Man, having spoken his piece, was here and gone, but George Steinbrenner was a lingering presence Tuesday night as his Yankees hammered the Milwaukee Brewers 12-5 to remain...

It was Jack McDowell's most embarrassing inning-or rather, one-third of an inning. He opened Sunday by walking the bases loaded, then gave up a two-run single to the Tigers' Cecil...

Detroit manager Sparky Anderson was in his office at Comiskey Park Saturday night, studying the White Sox statistics sheet. Suddenly, baseball's white-haired philosopher jumped up from his swivel chair. "Look...

Frank Thomas, the White Sox thumper who's already among the best offensive players in recent baseball history, should win the American's League Most Valuable Player Award, possibly by a landslide....

The first anniversary of Fay Vincent's farewell comes up Monday, and in two or three weeks he will be returning to 350 Park Ave. in Manhattan. Interestingly, it's the same...

Jim Fregosi, manager of the title-bound Philadelphia Phillies, was soaking up some pregame rays at Wrigley Field Wednesday when he was confronted by a partisan and pugnacious Chicago sportswriter. "Two...

There was a close play at second base, and Preston Gomez, manager of the San Diego Padres, went out on the field, presumably to dispute the call. "I know you...

Long ago, when Al Lopez was managing the White Sox, I learned never to count a team out until the moment of mathematical elimination. So there will be no prediction...

Looking ahead to next year and beyond, I asked Larry Himes, the Cubs' general manager, what he had up his sleeve. Despite the heat, Himes was in a long-sleeved shirt,...

Like stealing the first kiss, the degree of difficulty diminishes thereafter. "It's tougher to win the first one," insisted White Sox catcher Mike LaValliere. "No doubt about it." LaValliere is...