Bob Wickman

Joey Votto gave the Washington Nationals one more heartache in a week already full of them. Votto hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game on Sunday, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a rain-delayed 9-6 victory that knocked...

No one could blame manager Lou Piniella if he's wondering just exactly what he got himself into. The latest savior of baseball's most beleaguered franchise had seen just about everything there was to see in a long and illustrious career until he came...

Freddy Garcia might as well have had a pin in his hand Sunday night, single-handedly letting the helium-high feelings from the day before escape like air from a burst balloon. Instead he had a baseball when he faced the Indians, putting the White Sox...

If it wasn't June and it wasn't just 61 games into the season, you would have sworn Saturday the White Sox had just repeated as World Series champions as they mobbed each other at home plate like Little Leaguers. And what was the cause of this...

I haven't heard much about Dustin Hermanson. Is he done for the year or worse his career? --Vince Ackerman, Elk Grove, Ill. Dustin is giving his comeback another shot at Triple-A Charlotte. We should know more about his future at the end of the month, as...

When asked why the White Sox haven't fared well against left-handed starters, manager Ozzie Guillen gave a simple explanation. "Sabathia, Lee, Santana," Guillen said Tuesday night in reference to the last names of American League Central left-handers....

Cal Ripken's first major-league hit came against Dennis Lamp of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 16, 1981. His last hit came against Frank Castillo of the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Oct. 5, 2001. Ripken finished his career with 3,184...

2006 Record: 79-83, 3rd Manager: Bobby Cox (22nd season) Home Games: Disney Wide World of Sports Complex (9,100), 710 S. Victory Way, Kissimmee, Fla. 34747 Directions: I-4 to exit 25B (Magic Kingdom exit). Take Highway 192 for about a mile and stay...

Jerry Manuel wasn't around to see Cleveland closer Bob Wickman's postgame theatrics Sunday. But Carlos Lee had a pretty good view, and the White Sox's outfielder was jawing at Wickman as the pitcher wagged his finger toward the Sox's dugout after...

The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...

If it didn't play a role in the White Sox being where they are, the follies of their minor-league pitching call-ups would be comical. Friday night, Jason Grilli was the fifth pitcher the Sox called up from their minor-league system to make a start this...

CLEVELAND-- When Sandy Alomar Jr. returned to Cleveland for the first time last year, the former Indians catcher received a standing ovation from a sellout crowd that brought tears to his eyes. Kenny Lofton's homecoming at Jacobs Field on Monday was...