Jerome Holtzman

It was the night before the night before Christmas, and Santa Claus here didn`t want to forget any of his former baseball acquaintances. Suddenly, out of the blue, he remembered...

A Highland Park matron, an acquaintance with strong moral fiber and impeccable social standing, telephoned after reading the latest baseball numbers: 177 players had salaries in excess of $2 million...

Operator, would you please get me Calvin Griffith. ''Who?'' Calvin Griffith, he owned the Minnesota Twins for many years, going back to when they were the Washington Senators. He`s retired...

Now that the 1993 major-league baseball season appears safe and can be expected to be played without interruption, the next upper-level crisis is the struggle for all 28 clubs to...

Baseball`s ownership committee meets here Monday and is certain to slap the hand that will feed Barry Bonds. Less than 24 hours after the announcement of Bonds` $43 million haul,...

Pardon the expression, but many owners are convinced baseball is becoming a political football. Why else would the Senate subcommittee on antitrust monopolies and business rights hold a baseball hearing...

The Marge Schott controversy, which has grown into a media circus, presents an interesting legal question of freedom of speech. She is the owner of the Cincinnati Reds and has...

Who do the big league ballplayers dislike more-umpires or sportswriters? I have been asked this question several times and have replied without hesitation: Ballplayers and umpires may argue, but they...

I don`t know what the owners will do in regard to reopening their contract with the Major League Baseball Players Association. But this much I know: When they assemble in...

If Bud Selig, long-time president of the Milwaukee Brewers, so desires he can shed the title of commissioner pro-tem and become baseball`s full-time czar. All he has to do is...