John Kruk

John KrukPhiladelphia Phillie first baseman, after learning that his abdominal pain resulted from a strained stomach muscle: "At least now I know I have a muscle in my stomach."

This spring the Phillies didn't look or laugh like the Phillies who let the good times roll all the way to the National League pennant last year. The agitator, Mitch Williams, was gone to the Astros. The stall ace,...

They're both named John, but one is Cougar Mellencamp and the other is Philip Sousa. They both weigh 210 pounds, but one is built like the SkyDome and the other like the neighboring CN Tower. They're both dangerous...

•John Kruk (right), the Philadelphia Phillies' doughy first baseman, reacting to a prediction by St. Louis Cardinal outfielder Ray Lankford that the Cards would win the National League East because they're in better...