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The Spawn of 'Moneyball'
Buster Olney...of college, against the kind of candidates we're seeing now, I probably wouldn't be in baseball." Call them the Spawn of "Moneyball." Rather than taking up residence on Wall Street or aspiring to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Hermida's move sure to be replicated
Buster OlneyThe latest seismic rumbling probably hit the baseball landscape early Thursday morning -- probably before all the...as the Yankees prepare for their championship parade today. No. 1: The Yankees have done a great...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...And why not? Mariano Rivera has again reinforced his standing as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, tossing 8.2 scoreless innings in this postseason, striking out 10 batters. Rivera has now pitched...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
Sabathia giving Yankees whatever they need
Buster Olney...athlete who was constantly catered to by adults from the time he demonstrated he could throw a baseball really hard. No, Margie sent her moping son home on his bike when he complained about an...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2009
How the Yankees can slow the Angels
Buster OlneyThe Yankees' internal conversation about how to slow down the Angels' running game in this postseason started a little while back -- before spring tra...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009
Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine
Buster Olney...much less power but much more subtle skills: Edgardo Alfonzo. And the Mets of 1997 stunned the baseball world by winning 88 games that year, an improvement of 17 victories, and damn near made the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009
A slimmer Kung Fu Panda is needed
Buster Olney...hitter, now and as they look into the future, because of his unique ability to hit a baseball squarely. "Initially, guys were comparing him with [Manny] Sanguillen, because he can hit bad pitches," Krukow said...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 27, 2009
Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir
Buster Olney...likely would have been one member of an elite group of about 50 players in Major League Baseball, a group that includes Johan Santana and Alex Rodriguez and Roy Halladay and Manny Ramirez, a group...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
30 is the new 40
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineIn the post-steroids era, the battle is on to stockpile the best young talent
Story | Conversation | July 14, 2009
Oakland's new Young Guns
Buster OlneyThey've done this kind of work together before -- in Midland, Texas, to be precise. Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, Vin Mazzaro and Josh Outman all pit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009
No-tolerance policy must be put in place
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineIn light of Manny Ramirez's testing positive for a banned substance, MLB and the Players Association must now push for the cheaters to be expelled from the game.
Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009Fundamental Change
Buster OlneyBaseball is going back to basics-just not the ones you learned from your old man
Story | Conversation | December 09, 2008Up Against It
Buster OlneyTodd Helton puts up big numbers and says all the right things. Does he have to leave Colorado to prove his worth?
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2008Big Name Player
Buster OlneyForget about those guys on the left side of the Yankees' infield. Robinson Canó, heir to multiple legacies, is fast becoming the best player in pinstripes
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008BRANDON WEBB IS BUSY RESTING
Buster OlneyThe game's winningest pitcher let us trail him for a week. Turns out, life is pretty good when you've got five dogs, three pitches and a catcher to do your worrying for you.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2008EDITOR'S PICKS
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