Steve Finley

The day began 20 years ago with overcast skies and wisps of fog, a Friday. Despite the fact that the weekend is not expected to brighten, Baltimore baseball fans bask in a warm glow that has been building since April. Their team, the American League...

Rain is in the forecast Sunday night. But if the White Sox have their way, it will be raining champagne. On Saturday night, the Sox moved one step from returning to the World Series for the first time since 1959. Freddy Garcia carried the starting...

No. 3 hitter Jermaine Dye tried to generate some offense Tuesday night with a sixth-inning bunt attempt and catcher A.J. Pierzynski tried to steal second base in the seventh. Right idea, wrong players. On Tuesday they played out of sorts in a 3-2 loss...

A little controversy didn't hurt, but the ending was as convincing as their dominant starting pitching. The White Sox earned their first World Series berth since 1959 Sunday night in their typical crazy style with a 6-3 comeback victory over the Los...

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Charitie McArthur says she bleeds Dodger blue. She thinks Vin Scully is a genius, wept with joy when Steve Finley's grand slam clinched a division title in 2004 and scored big when she got married at home plate at Dodger Stadium the following summer. But...

The bar of success the White Sox raised during the first four months now appears to them as high as Mt. Everest. The Sox have entered another cycle where their timely hitting has vanished and victories are no longer automatic when either Jon Garland or...

Many apologies to all of you who sent e-mails for the last week. My personal computer crashed as I was ready to complete the latest edition, and I lost all the questions. So I'll try to answer all the questions off the top of my head. There were a couple...

1. York Described as "real quiet" by legendary coach Joe Newton, senior Mike Fry made himself known last season by finishing 15th at the state meet to help the Dukes win a record 25th title. He returns with junior Tom Achtein (17th) and senior Nick...

Cathy Jager remembers when the thought occurred that her son might have better-than-ordinary running ability. She was a soccer mom and watching Evan Jager compete in what seems to be the sport of choice among grade-school parents. The ball was loose and...

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen received security Monday with a contract extension. He and a few of his players also received a much-needed parachute. The bailout came when Timo Perez cracked a two-run opposite-field single with two outs and two...

Damaso Marte put on quite a show Tuesday. And it came hours before the game's first pitch. The left-handed White Sox reliever moon-walked to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," drawing high-fives from teammates D'Angelo Jimenez and Miguel Olivo. Third-base...