Out in right field, the rookie charged Hernandez's hit, scooped it just outside his left foot, coiled across his body, and uncurled his arm into the throw. What was about to happen was made more ...

Lilly had thrown 80 pitches at that point ... early in a game the Cubs expected to use several relievers, manager Lou Piniella sent up Carlos Zambrano to pinch hit leading off the third.

“We’re all trying to figure this guy out.” Into this game of biceps and big flies came a skinny singles hitter who smacked the ball on the ground and dared infielders to throw him out.

Manager Lou Piniella and his coaching staff wanted to ... “He comes back to the dugout, getting ready to walk down the steps to take his helmet off, and he says, ‘Is that turn on ball, Lou?’” ...

As baseball comes together at the Oakland Arena to celebrate the life of a legend, those who knew him best share tales of his ...

Free-agent righty Lou Trivino threw a bullpen session for ... At his best, Trivino throws hard, misses bats and picks up grounders at a well above-average rate. He averaged just shy of 96 mph ...

"Why should we even try to throw him out ... Piniella retorted with some friendly sarcasm. "You couldn't move before." Henderson "was the only one," said Cameron, "who could talk s--- to Lou." ...