Bert Blyleven

FOR WHOM JAY BELL TOLLS

NICKNAME OF THE WEEK"Sony," for the Walkman, given to Red Sox outfielder Mike Stenhouse after he walked six times in nine plate appearances as a pinch hitter.

On Sept. 7, 1984, Calvin Griffith turned over to banker Carl Pohlad a Twins team that led the American League West by half a game and had some of the best young players in the division. The Twins promptly collapsed...

For all their pitching woes, the Indians did bring one great arm to training camp. Unfortunately for the Tribe, it belonged to pitching instructor Bob Feller, who at 67 is a bit over the mound. Then again, Feller may...

Baseball's two most prominent hostages, Bert Blyleven and John Candelaria, were freed from last place last week in a couple of strange and interrelated deals. The Angels, who coveted Blyleven, dealt for the Pirates'...