Gaston had to be talked into accepting the manager's role that year. He was more than happy as a hitting coach and hadn't put much thought into moving up the ranks until long conversations with president Paul Beeston and Tigers manager Sparky Anderson...

"That will give the kids something to shoot at," he said. It's a relief that there is peaceful resolution with this, because there have been a lot of situations with team broadcasters that have not ended well. Sparky Anderson once said there's nothing...

Wings in 1982 and added the Tigers a decade later. The Red Wings have won four Stanley Cups under his stewardship, but Detroit is without a World Series championship since 1984, eight years before Ilitch purchased his baseball team. Ilitch has had his...

Red Wings in 1982 and added the Tigers a decade later. The Red Wings have won four Stanley Cups under his stewardship, but Detroit is without a World Series championship since 1984, eight years before Ilitch purchased his baseball team. Ilitch has had...

He managed the New York Yankees to the 1964 pennant, was a coach on the world champion 1969 New York Mets and led the 1973 Mets to an improbable pennant. Berra is one of seven managers to win pennants in both leagues (Joe McCarthy, Alvin Dark, Dick...

The late Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson once said, “Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I’ll win a pennant every year.” With Edwin Jackson the Nats get one highly motivated pitcher that can’t wait to prove his value to the...