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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

How the league broke the code

Buster Olney

Bob Watson played 19 seasons in the major leagues and was hit by pitches 48 times. He probably had a pretty good idea of when he was hit on purpose an...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009

Why White Sox might want Rios

Buster Olney

Some team has claimed Alex Rios on waivers and will know by early Tuesday afternoon whether he will become theirs, and there...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009

It's time for the MLBPA to break with drug cheats

"A-Rod's numbers shouldn't count for anything. I feel like he cheated me out of the game. … It does bother me. Especially for the guys that wen...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 08, 2009

Spring Training Blog: March 31

BRAUN HURTS THUMB (1:18 a.m. ET) Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun is day to day with a right thumb contusion after leaving in the second inning of Tue...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 31, 2009

BP Daily: In reality, a fantasy nightmare

Marc Normandin, Baseball Prospectus

If real teams played in your fantasy league, which squads would have the least fantasy value?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | March 27, 2009

With Cruz, others, Royals eager to improve

Buster Olney

...base. Mike Aviles has emerged in the infield. Alex Gordon and others worked diligently to improve during...be these days. Just one thing keeps Brian Bannister from being a good story, Joe Posnanski writes...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 01, 2009