Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster OlneyCharlie Manuel quoted a general after Game 6, in pronouncing that the baseball world has not seen the last of the Phillies. "I'll tell you something -...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster OlneyThe great thing about the postseason, an evaluator noted the other day, is that you always find out what the real weaknesses of hitters are (or at lea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
For a night, Penny is prime currency
Buster OlneyMike 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009
Seven possibilities for a Mets front man
Buster OlneyOrdinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009
Why White Sox might want Rios
Buster OlneySome team has claimed Alex Rios on waivers and will know by early Tuesday afternoon whether he will become theirs, and there...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009
Swine flu should concern baseball
Buster Olney...Drabek and J.A. Happ, and outfielder Dominic Brown. The Jays' price is steep, Jim Salisbury writes...and that it might be difficult to move Alex Rios' contract, is the Blue Jays' ownership telling...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009
Wieters ready now, but might wait
Buster OlneyMatt Wieters just keeps on hammering the ball this spring, and Saturday, he did it in the clutch, Peter Schmuck writes. He's hitting better than .400 ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 08, 2009
Gordon following new overall plan this winter
Buster Olney...a few Royals games last season, and he saw the talent and the power in third baseman Alex Gordon. But he also saw a hitter who seemed too conscious of pulling the ball -- and his...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2009
Yanks improve rotation, keep young talent
Buster Olney...themselves into a hole in the past decade partly by acquiring and relying on aging pitchers (Kevin Brown, Randy Johnson) at premium prices. Now, when the free-agent machinations are over and the new Yankee...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2008HIRED GUNS
Buster OlneyCC Sabathia is three months from free agency. But first he—like four other stars— has a job do to.
Story | Conversation | August 12, 2008Epilogue: 'The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty'
Buster Olney'The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty' epilogue: Collection of stars, fractured clubhouse.
Story | Conversation | May 02, 2005Yankees may have reached limit
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineWith a Randy Johnson extension imminent, don't be surprised if the Yankees pass on Carlos Beltran.
Story | Conversation | January 04, 2005The Yankee juggernaut
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineWith Randy Johnson coming to town, the Yankees could have the ultimate team in 2005.
Story | Conversation | December 29, 2004Top 10 LCS matchups
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineThe Top 10 key confrontations that will likely decide the Red Sox-Yankees and Astros-Cardinals series'.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2004Crucial confrontations
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineJohan Santana against the Yankees is just one of the more intriguing clashes ahead in the Division Series.
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