Scott Garrelts

Because it plummets as it reaches the plate, the split-fingered fastball is as brutal on befuddled batters as on the elbows of pitchers who dare to throw it

GIANT STEPS

McAWFULJoan Kroc, with her McDonald's wealth, is a noted philanthropist, which may explain why she decided on Friday not to sell her Padres to Seattle Mariners owner George Argyros. The next day San Diego tied the...

1. Outfielder George Bell, shortstop Santiago Garcia, catchers Ernie Whitt and Jeff Hearron, and pitchers John Cerutti and Omar Bencomo from Toronto to Pittsburgh for catcher Tony Pena, lefthanded reliever Pat...

If he accomplishes nothing else this season, manager Roger Craig at least wants to give the Giants a different look. No more long stirrups on uniform socks, he has decreed. No more jeans on airplane trips. And, most...