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Buster OlneyBio | E-mail | Blog | ChatsBuster 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. |
Can we replace Gold Gloves?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn 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, 2009What's wrong with the Dodgers?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn 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, 2009Baseball 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, 2009Fun with MVP voting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotNear 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, 2009Red 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, 2009What 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, 2009Risk 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, 2009Much wrong with Young situation
Rob NeyerYou'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, 2009Rays 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, 2009Wednesday 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, 2008Why did so much go wrong with Tigers?
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderIf you're surprised by what's happened this October, you haven't paid attention to past Octobers.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2006
Webb vs. Carpenter for NL Cy Young
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWho will win the NL Cy Young Award? It'll be a race to the finish between Brandon Webb and Chris Carpenter.
Story | Conversation | September 13, 2006
Epstein's return good news for Yanks?
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderThe Red Sox, a franchise supposedly fueled and built by reason, seem to be running largely on emotion.
Story | Conversation | January 24, 2006
Red Sox, Astros beating the odds
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWhen it comes to Game 7s, the previous six games are practically irrelevant.
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2004
Pitchers an unpredictable lot
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comJudging how pitchers will perform is a difficult task. For evidence, look no further than Josh Beckett.
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