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Buster Olney recounts a funny tale involving Mariano Rivera and Brady Anderson and provides news and notes from around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | April 14, 2013

TAMPA, Fla. -- A spring training inning came to an end Saturday, one exhibition inning among thousands that won't count. But this inning had been a little different. This was the first inning thrown by Mariano Rivera in about 10 months, and it ...

Blog | March 10, 2013

Buster Olney writes that Mariano Rivera's first outing provided a glimmer of hope in a spring training filled with injuries for the New York Yankees.

Blog | Conversation | March 10, 2013

Buster Olney discusses Mariano Rivera's legacy, and asks players and managers about what an appropriate farewell gift would be for the greatest closer ever.

Blog | Conversation | March 08, 2013

Buster Olney writes that players who say they can't discuss PED accusations, or would like to help but can't or any other variation of that standard response are simply spinning at best, and lying at worst.

Blog | Conversation | February 18, 2013

Buster Olney lists eight key things that need to go right for the Yankees in 2013 in order for them to have a good season. Plus, news and analysis from around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | February 01, 2013

For most of the first five decades of Major League Baseball, managers preferred to rely on their starting pitchers through the late innings. It wasn't until the '40s and '50s that managers began to regularly use pitchers like Joe Page,...

Blog | January 21, 2013

Buster Olney ranks the top 10 bullpens in baseball history, along with the latest news and notes from around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | January 21, 2013

We're less than a month from the start of spring training, and as one general manager said Monday, we've reached the stage of the winter where what you see is what get, for the most part. Most teams will do a little roster tinkering over th...

Blog | January 15, 2013

Buster Olney looks at four burning questions facing four contenders as we approach the end of the offseason.

Blog | Conversation | January 15, 2013

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a column with my first top 10 power rankings of winter. That top 10 stands for today's column, but I asked talent evaluators to critique the list and provide input on where they disagree. To repeat: The t...

Blog | January 04, 2013

Buster Olney reveals his ranking of the top 10 teams in baseball -- and allows scouts and execs to tear it to shreds.

Blog | Conversation | January 04, 2013

Buster takes a shot at predicting the key storylines of the 2013 season. Will the Dodgers win big? Will the Jays remain favorites? What will the Hall of Fame vote look like?

Blog | Conversation | December 25, 2012

The New York Yankees and left-hander Andy Pettitte have finalized a contract for next season for $12 million plus awards bonuses, sources tell ESPN's Buster Olney.

If New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman ran for president, he would have a draconian economic plan. Cut spending; reduce waste; balance the budget. He has long credited the late George Steinbrenner for giving him his opportunity in Major ...

Blog | November 07, 2012

Robinson Cano will hit the free-agent market after the 2013 season, and Yankees GM Brian Cashman is prepared to take a hard-line stance.

Blog | Conversation | November 07, 2012