Tom Verducci

Upon meeting Oriole Shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., SI staff writer Tom Verducci felt a kinship with him. "What linked Cal and mc was that we both had coaches for fathers," says Verducci, whose story on Ripken and the...

Some of the more famous fires in American history have raged within the city limits of Atlanta. There was the devastating one set by General William Tecumseh Sherman and his Union troops in 1864, the fictitious...

"Any records that are made this season should have asterisks to show that they came during the year the juiced ball was introduced."ANDY AHERN, OLD BRIDGE, N.J.

Baseball will persevere no matter how many people attempt to ruin it.BETHANY NELSON, SEBASTOPOL, CALIF.

Don't waste any more space trying to glorify mediocre talent and less than normal behavior. Let's stick to sports.JON WINTERS, NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA.