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Buster Olney writes about how the Houston Astros are in the midst of an almost historic teardown of the organization. They figure to be bad, but they also must hope fans will be patient enough to stick around.

Blog | Conversation | February 05, 2013

The other day in the visitors dugout in Boston, Alex Rodriguez talked about how much he looked forward to a breather for a few days, to spend time with his daughters at a lake house. Somewhere out on an Oregon river, Billy Beane has been fly fishing,...

Blog | July 11, 2012

Buster Olney looks ahead to the biggest storylines in the second half of the baseball season. Will the Nationals really stick to their innings limit for Stephen Strasburg? Can the Pirates keep their momentum going? Those and more.

Blog | Conversation | July 11, 2012

Billy Beane is still dealing with the changes in time zones, working in a nap when he can. But any sleepiness he has felt hasn't dulled the first impression from Yoenis Cespedes' debut in the big leagues this week. "He's got no fear...

Blog | April 01, 2012

Buster Olney writes that Billy Beane has been impressed so far with young slugger Yoenis Cespedes.

Blog | Conversation | April 01, 2012

The Oakland Athletics are close to tying up general manager Billy Beane and team president Michael Crowley through 2019, as Susan Slusser writes. But these contracts are probably somewhat like those $100 million deals that NFL quarterbacks get: Nobod...

Blog | February 08, 2012

Buster Olney writes that while the Oakland A's are close to signing GM Billy Beane through the 2019 season, Beane's future in Oakland isn't crystal clear. If the club's future remains in doubt, Beane likely would have other job offers to choose from.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2012

Oakland general manager Billy Beane became the first MLB executive to issue a directive to a catcher on his team in the aftermath of the home-plate collision that ended Giants catcher Buster Posey's season.

No person, perhaps in the history of media-covered sports, deserved a Twitter account more than the surly, bombastic and often ruthless George Steinbrenner. Buster Olney lets him have one for a run and checks the results.

Blog | Conversation | January 27, 2011

Boston and New York have been working amid an arms race that goes back decades. But this offseason, so many moves across the league seemed to be in response to others within a division. The trend has certainly moved to the AL West.

Blog | Conversation | January 26, 2011

The next franchise on the front burner for MLB -- with the Rangers' situation now in the rearview -- is going to be the Oakland Athletics. Plus, a look at the state of all divisional races right now.

Blog | Conversation | August 13, 2010

After watching Ben Sheets get pounded by the Cincinnati Reds the other day, Oakland GM Billy Beane began fashioning an answer for reporters who might ask about Sheets' ugly line. Beane decided right away that he was not going to offer the timewo...

Blog | March 18, 2010

For folks like Billy Beane, considering the struggles of Ben Sheets, or Joe Girardi, considering who will be his fifth starter, or in Colorado (who will close) or Washington (is Strasburg ready) decision time is suddenly staring everyone in the face.

Blog | Conversation | March 18, 2010

Buster Olney's blog for Aug. 27, 2009, looks at seven GM candidates for the New York Mets. Buster thinks they need a "Bill Parcells type" to come in and re-energize the franchise, even if that person shares responsibility with GM Omar Minaya.

Blog | Conversation | August 27, 2009

The Athletics' Big Three are history, but the new guys – Danny Haren, Joe Blanton and Dan Meyer – also look a lot like money.

Story | Conversation | March 15, 2005