Tony Armas

The corners of the infield are glaring weaknesses. First baseman Jeff Liefer can hit an 86-mph fastball out of the park, but that's about it. In camp the Expos also used Wil Cordero at first—he can't catch a cold—and...

Wait until Earl Weaver gets to Jim Russo's scouting report on the Red Sox and reads "McNamara likes to bunt the cleanup hitter in Fenway...." The Boston Red Sox bunt the cleanup hitter? In Fenway Park? Earl has been...

After an anemic 1984, Oakland's Mike Davis is wielding a healthy bat

"You're loaded," White Sox manager Tony La Russa told John McNamara, the convivial new Red Sox skipper, one afternoon in Florida. "You're really loaded. I look at that lineup, and I can't believe it!"

Interesting team, these Red Sox. Two of the owners, Buddy Le-Roux and Jean Yawkey, can't stand the sight of one another. Their best player, Rightfielder Dwight Evans, goes in for contract talks with General Manager...