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30 is the new 40

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

In the post-steroids era, the battle is on to stockpile the best young talent

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 14, 2009

Tigers, Twins and my award picks

Buster Olney

...Pavano said. No doubt. For the Twins, this has played out like homecoming weekend at a small college, with so many ex-players returning to Minneapolis for the festivities. Before he pitched Sunday, Pavano chatted...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Duensing among unlikely September stars

Buster Olney

...be part of Ron Gardenhire's rotation. Pitching for Triple-A Rochester this season, Duensing -- a former college teammate of Alex Gordon and Joba Chamberlain at the University of Nebraska -- posted a 4.66 ERA...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009

The Cy Young cases for Greinke and King Felix

Buster Olney

This time of year, teams begin to include information in their media dispatches about their various candidates for major awards. The AL Cy Young Award...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Why Greinke should win the Cy Young

Buster Olney

By the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to p...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Smoltz and Sox face difficult decisions

Buster Olney

All Boston manager Terry Francona could do was to try to contain the damage the Yankees had done to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2009

With Cruz, others, Royals eager to improve

Buster Olney

Kansas City Royals GM Dayton Moore explained over the phone Saturday how the pursuit of reliever Juan Cruz accelerated after Orlando Hudson decided to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 01, 2009

Hoffman's change is no accident

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

How did Trevor Hoffman go from a scrawny minor-league shortstop with one kidney to a Hall of Fame closer? He got a grip.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 29, 2006

Haren, Blanton, Meyer ready to deliver

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

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

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | March 15, 2005

Game 6 instant analysis

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

Buster Olney's Game 6 instant analysis of the Red Sox-Yankees series.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2004