Willie McCovey

It was a sensation I'd experienced while touring plantations in South Carolina and walking the Forum in Rome, that feeling that because I was standing in a certain place, I was linked intimately with the span of human history. I stared at the bronzed...

April 15, by decree of Major League Baseball, will be Jackie Robinson Day. On Sunday, a player on each big league team will be designated to wear Robinson's uniform number, 42. The Dodgers, Robinson's club in its Brooklyn incarnation, intend to go one...

Redemption was never so sweet as it was for Jim Thome and the White Sox on Saturday night. After going hitless in five previous at-bats and striking out with the winning run at third base in the 10th inning, Thome launched a home run with one out in...

The White Sox didn't miss Paul Konerko in the first of several games without the slugger. In fact, the Sox resurrected the productive offense that had been missing for most of the past week. Led by an array of contributors Tuesday night, the Sox amassed...

Why are the Sox falling apart? What is the atmosphere in the clubhouse as a result of the recent slide? -- Noam, Skokie Lack of quality innings from the starters, and poor execution (failure to move runners over, lack of production with runners in...

Ron Darling sits down with Tom Seaver and Johan Santana for a joint interview that will debut at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday on SNY. Click below for extensive highlights from the show that SNY was kind enough to send along. Nothing......

(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...

It's time to nuke Dodger Stadium. That thought struck me like a Louisville Slugger on a festive, sunbaked afternoon last month at Pacific Bell Park. One of the latest in a line of sparkling new diamonds around the country, Pac Bell Park is a treasure...

Players who homered twice in one inning with team, date and inning: American Association Ed Cartwright, St. Louis, Sept. 23, 1890, third. Players League Lou Bierbauer, Brooklyn, July 12, 1890, third. National League Charles Jones, Boston Braves, June...

Dusty Baker had a chat Sunday morning with Kenny Lofton after watching him pressing at the plate during his first four games as a Cub. Lofton, 1-for-17 entering the series finale with Houston, then knocked out three hits to energize the Cubs in a 5-3 win...

New Phillies third baseman David Bell has never made the All-Star team. It's not his mission in life, but deep within his heart of hearts, Bell would consider his career complete if he could make the starting lineup just once. It would be a tribute to...