Alan Solomon

Tony Gwynn had never gotten that kind of ovation from visiting fans. He was almost as delighted as he was shocked. "The last thing I expected was an ovation here...

Manager Jim Lefebvre was a Dodger in the post-Koufax '60s, when that club went through the kind of transition the Padres continued Monday by trading veteran pitchers Greg Harris and...

Art Howe, manager of the Houston Astros, and Cub manager Jim Lefebvre have a couple of things in common. First, both have youngish teams having middling years that look worse...

Two days of rumors that had Paul Assenmacher on his way to the Yankees got a response Friday from Assenmacher: an "NY" in tape over his Cub insignia on his...

The Cubs signed first-round draft pick Brooks Kieschnick on Thursday. Terms were not announced, but the pitcher-outfielder from the University of Texas is believed to have received a signing bonus...

Former Texas manager Bobby Valentine, now a Reds coach, likes the Rangers over the White Sox in the American League West. Which figures-but the reasons are interesting. - The stress...

Dwight Smith, the crack in his right thumb still there, can only sit and watch while his team wins without him. "It's getting more frustrating now," said the Cubs outfielder...

Cubs General Manager Larry Himes said Monday he will try to accommodate Candy Maldonado, who said a day earlier he would rather be elsewhere. "It's disappointing that things haven't come...

The Cubs have won five in a row for the first time this season. All right, they did it by beating up on a terrible expansion team and, Monday night,...

He said it with sadness, not anger. He blamed no one. But Candy Maldonado said Sunday he figures it's time to move on. "Unfortunately, I'm not happy," said Maldonado, batting...