YANKEES WANT TO BE EVEN BETTER
The big question in the spring camp of the defending world champions is "What can the Yankees do for an encore?" The Yankees swept the board last year when they...
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SOLITARY ATHLETE WAS HAILED BY MILLIONS
Joe DiMaggio, a hero to millions, the greatest ballplayer of his time, died a lonely man. As Eddie Lopat, his former teammate, often said: "Joe was the loneliest man I've...
WILLIAMS: STRIKEOUTS SHOW BATTERS ARE MISSING A GOOD THING
Ted Williams. the last of the .400 hitters, says he too was excited by last season's Sammy Sosa-Mark McGwire home run show and believes baseball is "as good or better...
NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT, SOSA ADDED THE MOST VALUE
Sammy Sosa won the National League's 1998 Most Valuable Player award. No surprise there. What was surprising--more than that, it was astonishing--was Sosa, in effect, was a unanimous choice. Sosa...
TIME WILL TELL, BUT THESE YANKS NOT BEST
Now that the Yankees have added another flag--No. 24--to their World Series collection, the question is: Are they the best team in baseball history? That was a big part of...
LOUD PADRES FANS COULDN’T RESCUE HOFFMAN
Mine eyes have seen the glory. Now my ears are bursting. Never during 41 World Series have I heard cheering like there was in Game 3 of the World Series....
MAJOR-LEAGUE PLAYING EXPERIENCE NOT REQUIRED
Oh, to be an optimist. San Diego Padres General Manager Kevin Towers was submitting to heavy questioning before Game 3 of the World Series Tuesday night. Finally, a reporter asked:...
GIRARDI WOULD REJOIN CUBS IN A HEARTBEAT
Several big-name catchers may be available to the Cubs on the free-agent market this winter, including Mike Piazza and Todd Hundley of the Mets, both of whom could jump ship...
1ST-BASE COACH COULD HOLD KEY
If you're looking for a World Series hero, how about Jose Cardenal, the former Cubs outfielder currently in his third season with the Yankees as their first-base coach. "Remember, he...
WHEN IT WAS OVER, THE BRAVES PARTIED
The party is over. It was wonderful theater, a summer of great entertainment, but it came to an embarrassing finish Saturday night at Wrigley Field. Before a sellout crowd, the...