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Obstacles to a World Series rematch

Buster Olney

Charlie 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 -...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies

Buster Olney

The 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 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

Seven possibilities for a Mets front man

Buster Olney

Ordinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 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

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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009

Wieters ready now, but might wait

Buster Olney

Matt 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 ...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider 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, 2008

HIRED GUNS

Buster Olney

CC Sabathia is three months from free agency. But first he—like four other stars— has a job do to.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2008

Epilogue: '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, 2005

Yankees may have reached limit

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

With a Randy Johnson extension imminent, don't be surprised if the Yankees pass on Carlos Beltran.

Story | Conversation | January 04, 2005

The Yankee juggernaut

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

With Randy Johnson coming to town, the Yankees could have the ultimate team in 2005.

Story | Conversation | December 29, 2004

Top 10 LCS matchups

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

The Top 10 key confrontations that will likely decide the Red Sox-Yankees and Astros-Cardinals series'.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2004

Crucial confrontations

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

Johan Santana against the Yankees is just one of the more intriguing clashes ahead in the Division Series.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2004