Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Those who favored King Felix and Verlander
Keith Law...voters from the BBWAA's Detroit chapter picked local guy Magglio Ordonez over the superior option (Alex Rodriguez); A-Rod swept the rest of the country, so the Detroit writers' homerism stood out. Steve Kornacki...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
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
The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2
Buster Olney...Mark Teixeira, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez all would see. First inning...for strike three. Sixth inning, A-Rod at the plate: The...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm
Buster Olney...the game. Consider the sequences of pitches that Alex Rodriguez saw, in his first three plate appearances: First...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
The top matchups of the World Series
Buster Olney...feared hitters in this series, Ryan Howard and Alex Rodriguez, so there presumably will be many times when...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
McGwire has a road map, but also a guide
Buster Olney...him more than any other pitcher in history. Alex Rodriguez was outed as a steroids user in spring...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...two-run homer. Saunders will presumably pitch around Alex Rodriguez, and the guess here is that Jorge Posada...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster OlneyThe moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels reliever Brian Fuentes shot his arm into the air, that arm driven by the exultation o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
Replay for the World Series could work
Buster OlneyDon Denkinger, an umpire who had one of the most famous blown calls in history, tells Bob Klapisch: It's time to go to replay. Here's the thing: Even...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009
A-Rod's adjustments may be paying off
Buster Olney...the full picture of Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday night, present and past. As Rodriguez turned and blasted his fifth homer of the postseason, there was agent Scott Boras, peeking over A-Rod's shoulder, standing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009
Top 10 matchups of the LCS
Buster OlneyHere's what I see as the top 10 matchups of the league championship series: The Dodgers' left-handed relievers versus the Phillies' left-handed hitte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
Hitting coach 'wanted some security'
Richard Durrett, ESPNDallas.comLongtime hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo rejected a contract and will not return to the Texas Rangers next season, a team official said Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009Manuel's faith in Lidge pays off
Buster OlneyThe fates of managers and pitching coaches are tied to their pitchers, and when a pitcher starts to go bad, some staffers instinctively separate thems...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009
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