Lasorda con act sparkles like gold
SYDNEY, Australia. - You've heard of the Dream team? Well, the Dispensable team won a gold medal for the United States yesterday in...
Feelings for Rocker run low on the No. 7
ABOARD THE NO. 7 TRAIN. - My assignment was to ride the No. 7 train to Shea Stadium, made famous by Atlanta Braves dummy John Rocker, who...
Baseball fever grips Gotham
NEW YORK - The bellman said the New York Mets aren't dead yet. "They'll come back, baby," he said. "They've done it before." The...
Historic trip to Havana failed to address problems with Castro
HAVANA - In the bottom of the eighth inning during yesterday's game against the Cuban national team, when Mike Timlin, a $16 million...
Hemingway's old man fishing for bucks now
"I would like to take the great DiMaggio fishing. They say his father was a fisherman. Maybe he was as poor as we are and would...
A 'mature' Albert? Pray, brother
BALTIMORE - Get ready, Orioles fans. Smoke 'em if you got 'em. Norman Bates will be playing left field at Camden Yards next season. ...
'El Tiante' Former Red Sox star coaching small college team
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Luis Tiant stands on the mound and looks in at the batter, gripping the ball in his right hand. This is a scene seared in...
In hard-luck Homestead, Indian givers are despised
MIAMI - There's a town south of Miami where no one speaks the name of the American League champions. "They are referred to as the other...
The Mad Doctor brews winning potion
SEATTLE - Dr. Davey said he had the right formula, but it looked more like a solution for Flubber than for a victory. The formula? Open...
In Brave new world, Dr. Johnson still has all the right moves
ATLANTA - It was like Dr. Frankenstein being allowed back in the laboratory. "Bodies!" screamed Dr. Frankenstein to Igor. "I need more...
