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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Weiner: Execs use press for influence

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

As Major League Baseball monitors the free-agent market, the players' association is monitoring comments from team officials that it believes are meant to put a crimp in the money spent on talent this offseason.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Pirates, Vazquez near deal

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

The Pirates are close to a two-year, $4 million deal with infielder Ramon Vazquez.

Story | Conversation | December 11, 2008

Accomplished arms who may press on for '09 or call it a career

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

From Randy Johnson to Mike Mussina to Greg Maddux, Starting 9 looks at older, accomplished pitchers who might call it a career at the end of 2008.

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2008

Cashman not optimistic about Washburn

Jerry Crasnick

...deadline. The Yankees have been linked to Seattle's Jarrod Washburn, but ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney now reports that the talks have stalled. "I can only speak about the players on my...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 27, 2008

On-field antics that have struck a chord

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

"Starting 9" focuses on players whose on-field routines through the years have irritated opponents, rival fans and occasionally even teammates.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2008

Sources: Cards agree to trade that would send Rolen to Blue Jays for Glaus

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

The St. Louis Cardinals have reached agreement on a trade with Toronto that will send third baseman Scott Rolen to the Blue Jays for third baseman Troy Glaus, a major league source said.

Story | Conversation | January 12, 2008

Boras took a hit, but he'll survive

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Agent Scott Boras took a major hit over the Alex Rodriguez opt-out fiasco, but his current reality is less a death blow than an embarrassment.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2007

Westbrook achieves sink-cess against Sox

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

With his sinker faithfully pounding the bottom edge of the strike zone, Jake Westbrook set the tone in Game 3.

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2007

Liar, liar ... there's no sense telling the truth

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

From Pete Rose to Rafael Palmeiro to Albert Belle, baseball has had its share of people who have been caught straying from the truth.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2007

One-year home run spikes not at all uncommon

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN Insider

Brady Anderson and Roger Maris are just two of many players who had one-year spikes in home runs. Jerry Crasnick explains.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 03, 2006

Clemens putting Cooperstown on hold

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN Insider

Roger Clemens is better than ever, impressing even the Hall of Famers he'll someday join in Cooperstown.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 04, 2005