Jerome Holtzman

It was a special occasion, Fernando Valenzuela's first appearance of the spring. Johnny Oates, the Baltimore manager, pulled Valenzuela aside and told him, "Tonight's a freebie. I know you're nervous....

Bill Madlock did more than win four National League batting titles. He also taught Bip Roberts how to hit. He would be pleased to know Roberts needs only one more...

What began as a marketing dream turned into a tough call: Should the White Sox keep Bo Jackson for pinch-hitting duties or cut him loose? The answer came Wednesday. "Bo...

Among baseball's attractions is the leisurely pace of the game. But if it is necessary to speed it up, I can offer two suggestions, one of which would be radical...

Jack Morris, the Toronto pitching ace, was talking, and so I listened: "Last year at this time we probably had seven team meetings. The president of the club talked to...

Cubs catcher Rick Wilkins was asked which feat would give him the most satisfaction: With two outs in the ninth inning and the tying or winning run at third base,...

There are no superstars here in the spring training camp of the Colorado Rockies and that isn't all bad. "It makes us closer as a team," said Daryl Boston, a...

Ryne Sandberg is on the so-called road to recovery. I was with him in the Cubs' dugout, two hours before Monday's game, and he said, "Look, I couldn't do this...

The easy way out, which I have taken many times, is to put the knock on anything new. Mostly, I am against so-called progress, on and off the field. I...

Drove here to the outer edges of the so-called Paradise Valley with the best intentions: to preview the Seattle Mariners, who could be much improved and capable of leaping into...