Alan Solomon

Joe Girardi knew Rick Wilkins would hit. He also knew when Mike Harkey went on the disabled list, he was next. "I had a talk with `Wilkie' last year," said...

Sammy Sosa is on another one of his streaks-seven homers, 16 RBIs in 11 games. He can't keep that up, but the key for him will be whether he can...

Mike Morgan, on the day after, was walking normally, his right knee wrapped but no obvious sign of discomfort from Tuesday night's first start after two weeks of rehab. Still,...

With Mike Morgan activated Tuesday, Turk Wendell was returned to Triple-A Iowa. But he left his mark on some people, particularly pitching coach Billy Connors. "He's got a (Greg) Maddux...

Small conference: Manager Jim Lefebvre, who has met with outfielders Dwight Smith, Derrick May and Sammy Sosa individually from time to time, had them all in his office Tuesday to...

A manager is judged by his team's performance. Some pressure in San Diego, it would seem, should be on Jim Riggleman, essentially a rookie manager trying to win while his...

Rey Sanchez is batting .326 for the year and .431 over his last 14 games. Jose Vizcaino, even after going 0 for 4 Sunday, is at .327. When Steve Buechele...

Mike Morgan, who hasn't pitched since June 13, is expected to start Tuesday night in San Diego. Morgan, who popped something in his knee before going seven innings in that...

For weeks and weeks, the wondrous Bulls shoved Chicago baseball back among the sparkplug ads. Maybe it's just as well. "Some people think it's bad because we didn't get a...

Turk Wendell, beaten up in his two big-league starts, won't get another one for a while but will stay with the team, manager Jim Lefebvre said Wednesday. Replacing him in...