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Instant replay must be expanded … immediately

Buster Olney

...place runs efficiently, swiftly, like clockwork. There is disagreement over a call, the umpires gather together and chat -- usually for no more than 10 or 15 seconds -- and then a couple of them head into...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009

Baseball could soon lose a giant

Buster Olney

Bobby Cox first mentioned walking away from baseball in the spring of 2008, and when word of this reached Gene Michael, a former teammate and longtime...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009

A somber celebration in Detroit

Buster Olney

Ernie Harwell will chat with his extended family tonight, from a baseball field in Detroit, and Al Kaline has a pretty...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009

Oakland's new Young Guns

Buster Olney

They've done this kind of work together before -- in Midland, Texas, to be precise. Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, Vin Mazzaro and Josh Outman all pit...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009

Deion Sanders' thoughts still heard years later

Buster Olney

Lost in the fog of the A-Rod-palooza, I forgot a sacred blog tradition -- to kick off spring training by revisiting a story from many years ago. I do...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 22, 2009

Gordon following new overall plan this winter

Buster Olney

Kevin Seitzer went to a few Royals games last season, and he saw the talent and the power in third baseman Alex Gordon. But he also saw a hitter who s...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2009

McGwire's brother about as bad as it gets

Buster Olney

A candidate for least interesting story of the year so far, for me, is word that Mark McGwire's brother, Jay, has circulated a book proposal in which ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 23, 2009

Routine Play

Buster Olney

Justin Morneau is a creature of habit. But to live up to his potential--and the expectations of his teammates--the Twins slugger had to change the very way he lives his life

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008

Yanks talking to A-Rod; Boras not part of dialogue

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

The Yankees began direct contract dialogue with third baseman Alex Rodriguez on Wednesday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2007

After changing lifestyle, Morneau rose to prominence

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

Justin Morneau is a creature of habit. But to live up to his potential -- and the expectations of his teammates -- the Twins slugger had to change the very way he lives his life.

Story | Conversation | January 03, 2007

Beltre arrives at next level

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

Coming into the season, some saw Adrian Beltre as a bust. Forty homers later, he's labeled a franchise player.

Story | Conversation | August 25, 2004

Doggone tough days ahead

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

The dog days of August are when we find out who rules the porch and who bites during the pennant races.

Story | Conversation | August 04, 2004

Strike one for Red Sox

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

With Lieber, Sturtze and Contreras to pitch in Fenway, the Yankees will see how much another starter is needed.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2004

Pressure to be immense

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

The impending Alex Rodriguez deal to the Yankees would take the fiercest rivalry in sports to a new level.

Story | Conversation | February 15, 2004

Knight Moves

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

Sir Sidney Ponson of Aruba cost the Giants a king's ransom. Is he worth it?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 20, 2003