Keith Foulke

What is Tom Ricketts' number?

2012-08-16 07:20:00

As Carlos Marmol rolled through this week with an earned-run average under 1.70 in his previous 12 outings, manager Dale Sveum said he expects Marmol to be the Cubs closer next year. Nope. Sorry. Not buying it. Granted, 1.70 is a nice number number, but...

Padres ownership situation a mess

2012-03-10 15:18:00

Forget the Mets' financing troubles attached to the Fred Wilpon/Bernie Madoff connection. Look past the Red Sox's franchise-reshaping, where these days only the uniforms seem unchanged, and the slow-moving sale of the Dodgers. The chaos at the Padres'...

Theo Epstein bio

2011-10-12 21:49:00

Born: Dec. 29, 1973 in Brookline, Mass. Famous relatives: Grandfather Philip Epstein and twin brother Julius shared an Oscar with Howard Koch for writing the screenplay of Casablanca. First baseball job: Summer intern with Orioles in 1992. Misguided...

Former Rock Cats Would Help Red Sox Win In 2004

2009-07-05 00:00:00

David Ortiz, Torii Hunter, Corey Koskie and Doug Mientkiewicz were teammates in New Britain in 1997 for the Rock Cats. The fans might have seen something special in each player, might have known each would make it to the major leagues. But no one could...

7-up: Cubs show some pop

2006-07-02 21:16:00

Dusty Baker and Ozzie Guillen met behind home plate Sunday after the final out of the final game of the 2006 City Series, exchanging hugs and wishing each other good luck the rest of the way. After the Cubs knocked off the White Sox 15-11 at Wrigley...

Ask Mark Gonzales

2007-04-30 16:27:00

The Tribune's White Sox beat writer answers reader questions throughout the season. This week, he addresses power hitters bunting, whether weight training is bad for pitchers and yet more on the Brian Anderson subject. In your previous mailbag, you wrote...

Yankees game story

2008-07-23 13:29:56

Here's a more complete game story, since we didn't make papers with the full story.......

Hundley socks it to 'em

2002-06-15 00:00:00

Earlier this season Todd Hundley thought he discovered the perfect way to deal with the jeers that accompanied his every move at Wrigley Field. He took a foray into virtual reality. "I'd mentally transform myself and pretend that I was in New York," he...

Paul Sullivan's answers

2002-06-07 00:00:00

After an all-night session with his Sox therapist, Dr. Georgia, Paul Sullivan decides to end all moratoriums and start answering your Sox questions. Or so he says. Paul, I'm not being a smart-ass nor am I ripping you. I actually respect your knowledge of...

The West Coast blues

2002-05-12 21:19:00

The weather was perfect, the scenery beautiful and the hotel pool was heated. But after being swept away in California for the second time in two weeks, the White Sox can honestly say, "Wish we weren't here." Troy Glaus' RBI single off Keith Foulke with...

Teddy Greenstein on the Sox

2003-07-24 08:35:00

Are there any closers out there that the Sox could pick up? I am ready to see Billy Koch get out of town right now. Considering Keith Foulke is an All-Star and never should have been traded, the least Kenny Williams can do is go out and get someone who...

From the cubicle: Cubs win

2002-06-14 15:24:00

Like you, we're stuck at work, forced to follow the game as discreetly as possible. We're hiding in our cubicle with the office chair cranked as low as it can go. It's important to keep up the illusion of actual work going on. That's why it wouldn't be...

Number: 29 Player: Jack McDowell, P, 1987-88, '90-94 Comment: You were thinking this was a slam dunk for Taylor T-Bone Phillips, right?

2008-06-18 17:32:45

Reliever Keith Foulke, back again with the A's, pitches against his former team, Boston, in Oakland's loss in Tokyo.

2008-03-25 00:00:00

Boston Red Sox's Doug Mientkiewicz, left and catcher Jason Varitek jump into Keith Foulke's arms after the Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Caridnals 3-0 in Game 4 to win the World Series.

2004-10-27 22:33:21