Gabe Kapler

2001 record: (73-89, 4th ) Manager: Jerry Narron (2nd season). Home games: Charlotte County Stadium (5,336), 2300 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte, Fla. 33948. Directions: I-75 to exit 32, which turns into Toledo Blade Blvd. Travel west on Toledo Blade...

It's doesn't take a blue-ribbon panel to conclude that the more money a team spends, the better its chances of making the playoffs. But jacking up the payroll doesn't mean an automatic bye to the postseason, as the Texas Rangers seem to prove in recent...

The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...

Two hits. Two crummy hits. That's all Boston needed to beat Bartolo Colon and the White Sox on Tuesday night. "It's unfortunate we couldn't get anything for Bart," Paul Konerko said after the Sox's 2-1 loss. "He threw a great game." But not as good...

The lethal White Sox offense went into Operation Shutdown on Thursday afternoon at the Ballpark in Arlington, tuning out and turning off in the Texas heat. After Magglio Ordonez's two-out single in the third, rookie Joaquin Benoit combined with three...

After losing another game in which he received no support from the White Sox offense, Todd Ritchie was trying to look on the bright side. One night after scoring 15 runs on 15 hits, the Sox lost 5-2 to Texas on Wednesday as starter Ismael Valdes and...

An odd thing happened Wednesday when Jeff Fassero tried to put away pinch-hitter Ryan Ludwick in the 10th inning. Fassero's 1-2 forkball slipped out of his hand and soared to the backstop, allowing the go-ahead run to score in the Rangers' 7-4 victory...