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The significance of the Mauer market

Buster Olney

The agent for Joe Mauer wouldn't characterize the state of the catcher's negotiations with the Twins on Thursday, or discuss them in any way, which is...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

9 a.m.: Kay/Valentine/Cashman

Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic discuss the World Series with Michael Kay, Bobby Valentine and Yankees GM Brian Cashman

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | November 05, 2009

9 a.m.: Cris Carter/Bobby Valentine

...Mike Golic talk football with ESPN NFL analyst Cris Carter and baseball with ESPN MLB analyst Bobby Valentine

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | November 02, 2009

1 p.m.: Free Agency/NBA/ Bobby Valentine/FB Fix

Sports fans make far too much of free agency. The NBA opens tonight. Bobby Valentine talks about managing in the World Series and how the Phillies match up with New York...

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | October 27, 2009

McGwire has a road map, but also a guide

Buster Olney

We saw again Sunday night an example of how others have talked about their past use of performance-enhancing drugs and moved on. Yankees pitcher Andy ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

A game filled with crossroads

Buster Olney

...the way some of his starts have played out this season, Burnett is pounded with stunning velocity. Bobby Abreu: two pitches, a double. Torii Hunter: one pitch, a two-run single. Vladimir Guerrero: one pitch...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Replay for the World Series could work

Buster Olney

Don 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Walk-off wisdom

Buster Olney

This October has presented a treasure trove of comebacks and gut-wrenching moments and improbable finishes, and Monday was all about them. Some things...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Top 10 matchups of the LCS

Buster Olney

Here'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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine

Buster Olney

Bobby Valentine's first full season as manager of the Mets was 1997, a year in which I...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009

Noon: NFL QB/Valentine

...the Jets for a decade and will bring them money and success. Plus, new ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine joins the show

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | September 29, 2009

9 a.m.: Bobby Valentine/John Clayton

Greeny and Golic talk to new ESPN MLB analyst Bobby Valentine about his return to ESPN. Plus, John Clayton describes what the future might look like for...

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | September 28, 2009

Baseball could soon lose a giant

Buster Olney

Bobby Cox first mentioned walking away from baseball in the spring of 2008, and when word of this...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Washington Nats

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Washington Nationals in 2009.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009

NL West is better than you might think

Peter Gammons

Two years ago, four of the five teams in the NL West had better than .500 records, and the Rockies and Diamondbacks played in the NLCS. This season, t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009