166 Results for aaron boone

Sabathia giving Yankees whatever they need

Buster Olney

Margie Sabathia flew into New York the other day, and if she and her son held to family tradition late Friday night, they probably spent 15 or 20 minu...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2009

Instant replay must be expanded … immediately

Buster Olney

There were mistakes made by professionals this week. The gritty Ryan Raburn played a pop-fly single into a triple in the Metrodome. Chris Carpenter le...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009

Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis

Buster Olney

Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of pitchers, in the way that he prep...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009

For a night, Penny is prime currency

Buster Olney

Mike Krukow, half of the Giants' broadcast team, said it best about Brad Penny in the seventh or eighth inning of the pitcher's debut with San Francis...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Joe Torre's Straw man acquisition

Buster Olney

Joe Torre loved having Darryl Strawberry on his bench in the days when the two were manager and player with the New York Yankees. Strawberry didn't pl...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009

Swine flu should concern baseball

Buster Olney

Vicente Padilla has swine flu, and other Rangers may be diagnosed with the same illness -- but so far, none of the cases are thought to be serious. ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009

Nats' bats should improve drastically

Matt Meyers, ESPN The Magazine

The addition of Adam Dunn and continued progress of Ryan Zimmerman should put some life into Washington's offense.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | March 25, 2009

Peavy and Dunn could solve problems

Jay Jaffe, Kevin Goldstein and Christina Kahrl, Baseball Prospectus

Teams can find a good fit for their open jobs through trades (Jake Peavy), free agency (Adam Dunn) or the farm system.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 04, 2009

Red Sox doing what the Yankees aren't: sticking to their plan

Peter Gammons, Special to ESPN.com

Unlike the Yankees of late, the Red Sox are willing to make unpopular decisions to serve the long-term interests of the franchise.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 16, 2008

If You're Hardcore: Giants begin youth movement

Will Harris, Special to ESPN.com

Will Harris looks at all the young players the Giants have been using in the infield and behind the plate.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 15, 2008

Grey Matter: The most valuable July hitters

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey recaps each position and breaks down which hitters provided the most fantasy value in July.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 02, 2008

If You're Hardcore: Can Moss succeed in Pittsburgh?

Will Harris, Special to ESPN.com

Will Harris looks at the prospects of Brandon Moss, who joined Pittsburgh in the Manny Ramirez trade.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 01, 2008

If You're Hardcore: Josh Johnson returns

Will Harris, Special to ESPN.com

Will Harris discusses the Marlins rotation with the return of Josh Johnson and the callup of Chris Volstad.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 11, 2008

Grey Matter: The most valuable June hitters

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey recaps each position and breaks down which hitters have provided the most fantasy value so far in June.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 28, 2008

If You're Hardcore: Breaking down the Cardinals outfield

Will Harris, Special to ESPN.com

Will Harris sorts out who will get the at-bats in the crowded Cardinals outfield, plus news and notes of interest to those in deep NL-only leagues.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 06, 2008