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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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

What's wrong with the Dodgers?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

In the wake of the Rockies' incredibly unlikely win Monday night -- late Monday might -- Buster Olney writes about how the Rockies have won 51 of their last 73 games and improbably gotten...

Blog | August 25, 2009

Baseball is about simple math

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...much larger yields than their more-ethical colleagues. I was thinking of this when I read Buster Olney's description of the behavior of baseball players in 2003 in the face of steroid...

Blog | August 03, 2009

Fun with MVP voting

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Near the end of an entertaining Q&A over at the Freakonomics blog, Buster Olney lobs a mini-bombshell while discussing award voting: A vote based purely on a Sabermetric analysis...

Blog | July 23, 2009

Red Sox rotation: Depth or surplus?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...39;s speculation (after which, I will do some speculating of my own) ... ESPN's Buster Olney speculates on Boston's pitching surplus: Eventually, it figures that Justin Masterson will go back...

Blog | May 12, 2009

What do the Phillies see in Sheffield?

Rob Neyer

...Sheffield, but we know two of them are National League teams and we know ESPN's Buster Olney reported yesterday there don't seem to be many fits in the American League, where Sheffield...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009

Risk on 'Tek looks good for Red Sox

Rob Neyer

...accept the offer, although it is not known what the date has been set. On Saturday, Buster Olney of ESPN.com described negotiations between the Red Sox and their long-time catcher as being...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 26, 2009

Much wrong with Young situation

Rob Neyer

You've no doubt heard about Michael Young (and if not, Buster Olney's got the gruesome details). Richard Durrett of the Dallas News joins the fray after speaking...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 12, 2009

Rays improve with Burrell

Rob Neyer

...to a two-year, $16 million contract with the Rays, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Monday. The deal is pending a physical. In Tampa Bay, the longtime left fielder would...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 05, 2009

Wednesday Wangdoodles

Rob Neyer

...picks awarded to teams that lose players to free agency. As Doug Melvin told ESPN's Buster Olney, "The Elias rankings have never been changed, and there are so many smart statistical gurus -- Bill...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2008

Why did so much go wrong with Tigers?

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

If you're surprised by what's happened this October, you haven't paid attention to past Octobers.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 27, 2006

Webb vs. Carpenter for NL Cy Young

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

Who will win the NL Cy Young Award? It'll be a race to the finish between Brandon Webb and Chris Carpenter.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 13, 2006

Epstein's return good news for Yanks?

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

The Red Sox, a franchise supposedly fueled and built by reason, seem to be running largely on emotion.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 24, 2006

Red Sox, Astros beating the odds

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

When it comes to Game 7s, the previous six games are practically irrelevant.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 20, 2004

Pitchers an unpredictable lot

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Judging how pitchers will perform is a difficult task. For evidence, look no further than Josh Beckett.

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2004