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ARLINGTON, Texas -- If there's an opportunity before the postgame on-the-field interview on "Sunday Night Baseball," I'll give the player a quick heads-up about what questions I will be asking, especially if it's anything out of the ordinary. It's no...

Blog | May 20, 2013

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Since Major League Baseball and the players' association agreed to a new labor deal and MLB followed that up with record-setting television contracts, the clubs -- with money burning a hole in their front-office pockets -- have be...

Blog | May 19, 2013

CHICAGO -- The back of Paul Konerko's baseball card is impressive and Adam Dunn might finish with 500 homers. Addison Reed is an excellent young closer and Jake Peavy is a battler. All that said, the other White Sox know that Chris Sale has really be...

Blog | May 13, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO -- Let's get this out of the way: Yes, five weeks of a Major League Baseball season is a small sample size. But also remember that teams have been promoting and demoting dozens of players for weeks based on those small samples, bec...

Blog | May 05, 2013

Buster Olney writes about eight interesting early-season MLB trends, including Miguel Cabrera's RBI pace.

Blog | Conversation | May 05, 2013

DETROIT -- Peter Woodfork is Major League Baseball's senior vice president of baseball operations, and he was on the podcast talking about what happens when there are incidents involving umpires. After hearing about the eruption between one long...

Blog | April 29, 2013

David Price and umpire Tom Hallion had a war of words on Sunday, and it's likely that one of them will end up being disciplined by MLB. Buster Olney explains.

Blog | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Buster Olney writes about the important role that St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina plays in setting the team's defense, plus the usual news and notes from around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | April 21, 2013

Buster Olney recounts a funny tale involving Mariano Rivera and Brady Anderson and provides news and notes from around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | April 14, 2013

Buster Olney looks in-depth at why the Angels have struggled this season. He also looks deeper at the Zack Greinke-Carlos Quentin feud from Thursday night.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2013

Evan Gattis has been destroying baseballs for the last calendar year, and it hasn't mattered whether he was playing in the minor leagues, winter ball or against the Philadelphia Phillies. He is hitting everything, from a stance that seems very ...

Blog | April 12, 2013

Buster Olney examines red-hot-hitting Braves catcher Evan Gattis, highlighting his propensity for lighting up pitches on the inner half of the plate. Also, Curt Schilling provides a pitching plan for neutralizing Gattis.

Blog | Conversation | April 12, 2013

Buster Olney explains how both Yu Darvish and Jered Weaver use feel as pitchers and the ability to manipulate the trajectory and spin of the ball to their advantage. Plus, news and notes from around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | April 07, 2013

Buster Olney writes about why Opening Day is great in baseball, revisits his divisional and World Series predictions and gives insight on news and notes around the league.

Blog | Conversation | March 31, 2013

HOUSTON -- Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin will tell you that it was his son's idea, years ago, to move the team's star shortstop to catcher. The Seminoles had a developing surplus in the middle infield and something of a hole at c...

Blog | March 30, 2013

Buster Olney writes that it's likely the San Francisco Giants will move Buster Posey from catcher to another position at some point during his new contract.

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2013