Last week, I wrote about George Steinbrenner's Hall of Fame chances, and noted that his favorite punching bag, Billy Martin, also had a strong case for the veteran's committee to judge. Steinbrenner ...

This is an excerpt of “Billy Ball: Billy Martin and the Resurrection of the Oakland A’s” by Dale Tafoya, printed with permission courtesy of Lyons Press. Copies can be purchased here. Yankees owner ...

Christmas should be a time when families get together, friends celebrate with each other, and the world seems calmer. In most instances, that is often the case, but it was not the case on Christmas ...

Gretchen Creswell had dealt with cancer for five years and died late last month at age 87. She had been married for the past 27 years to Wiltie, an ophthalmologist by occupation, and living in the ...

There is a wealth of drunken escapades marking the public life of Billy Martin, the ballplayer and manager, and three that stand above the others in my pantheon of amazement. No. 1: That would be the ...

On this date in baseball history, former Texas Rangers manager Billy Martin died in a car crash in Johnson City, New York. Martin was 61 when the car accident occurred on Dec. 25, 1989. Martin was the ...

In 1989 organist John Medeski joined percussionist Billy Martin in his Brooklyn loft for a jam session that became the genesis for the groove institution known as MMW. Together with bassist Chris Wood ...

Billy Martin long resisted the idea of coaching. The thought of spending his days in an office was unappealing in and of itself. “I’m not a coat-and-tie guy, never have been,” Martin said. Even when ...