Earl Weaver

For the last few years, the White Sox in general—and Carlton Fisk in particular—have had a reputation for taking their sweet time to play baseball, a rap that angered manager Tony LaRussa whenever the subject was...

ROLLIE'S CHOICESir:I have coached at the high school level for 20 years. Unfortunately, our profession has received a black eye the last few years because of the actions of some of our colleagues, at all levels.

If you are a casual baseball fan—and half of all Americans probably are, the other half being serious fans—then here is a book that could move you into the other half. Daniel Okrent has written 272 pages on a game...

•Mickey Rivers, Texas Rangers designated hitter: "We'll do all right if we can capitalize on our mistakes."