Buster Olney

Buster Olney

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Buster Olney is a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine. A baseball reporter since 1989, Olney has covered the Padres, Orioles, Mets and Yankees. Olney, a bestselling author, joined ESPN The Magazine in 2003, after six years at The New York Times.

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Cash grab

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

During this winter's free agency and arbritration, good things won't come to those who wait.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Back where I belong

Gordon Edes

...a terrific stable of people who write and talk baseball with the best of them, including Buster Olney, Tim Kurkjian, Jayson Stark, Jerry Crasnick, Jim Caple, the Baseball Tonight crew and another New Englander...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

The free agent do-call list

Buster Olney

The free-agent signing period begins four days from now, and we know that Matt Holliday, John Lackey and Jason Bay are going to be paid the most money...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

New-Bourn: Astros center fielder on the rise

Buster Olney

It was as if Michael Bourn had been staring at the same math equation for months, knowing that the answer was right there in front of him. His batting...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009

Perhaps the offseason bar set too high, too soon

Peter Gammons

So much for the general managers meetings, which began five days after the World Series and 10 days before the free-agency period opens. They're reall...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

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

Can we replace Gold Gloves?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

In the wake of the latest round of atrocities, Friend of the Blog Rany Jazayerli shows up with a welcome and constructive idea: This annual trashi...

Blog | November 12, 2009

Buster Olney: A strategic retreat for Red Sox?

ESPNBoston.com

...Editor's note: The following is excerpted from Buster Olney's blog . For Buster's complete analysis of the Red Sox offseason, check out the video...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Mike and Mike in the Morning

ESPN The Magazine senior MLB writer Buster Olney talks about the baseball winter meetings and how the weak economy is affecting some teams

Audio PodCast | November 12, 2009

6 a.m.: Buster Olney/Jon Gruden

Greeny and Golic talk baseball with ESPN The Magazine senior MLB writer Buster Olney and football with ESPN NFL analyst Jon Gruden

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | November 12, 2009

Best of Mike and Mike

Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic discuss the midseason NFL awards with Mark Schlereth. Plus, Buster Olney and Joe Torre talk baseball

Audio PodCast | November 12, 2009

Buster Blog: Red Sox Plans

Buster Olney thinks the Red Sox might play it safe this offseason

Video | November 12, 2009

The (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings

Buster Olney

Executives and agents packed their bags and boarded planes in Chicago, thinking about what they had seen and heard over the previous 48 hours, such as...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Mason & Ireland: 11/11

Steve and John talk to Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine's Sr. writer, Bruce Bowen, ESPN NBA analyst, and discuss Pau Gasol's...

Audio PodCast | November 11, 2009

Reflecting on the weekend

Gary Wise, ESPN.com

Like many others, Gary Wise tried to avoid discovering the WSOP winner until the broadcast Tuesday night. Was he successful? Also, what lessons did he learn from the 2009 November Nine.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009