The (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings
Buster OlneyExecutives and agents packed their bags and boarded planes in Chicago, thinking about what they had seen and heard over the previous 48 hours, such as...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009
Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...do the same with Phil Hughes. New York must decide whether to tender a contract to Chien-Ming Wang -- and the guess here is that it won't -- and whether to pursue another starter through...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster OlneyThe moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels reliever Brian Fuentes shot his arm into the air, that arm driven by the exultation o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
The biggest holes for trades to fill
Buster OlneyWith just one full day and a chunk of hours before the trade deadline, these are the biggest holes remaining for teams that have been looking for help...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009
Buehrle's near-perfection, punctuated
Buster OlneyThe tension in the Metrodome thickened in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night. And after Carlos Gomez fouled out and Nick Punto grounded out,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009
The maddening pace of perfection
Buster OlneyNobody had to tell Mark Buehrle to work so fast or to pitch his innings with the frantic pace of someone running to the bathroom during a commercial b...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2009
A cheap Halladay alternative
Buster OlneyHere are the statistical lines for two starting pitchers, compiled over a season: Pitcher A: 132 innings, 124 hits, 2.73 ERA, 17 walks, 113 strikeou...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2009
Father-son Fourth; Chapman evaluation
Buster OlneyThe little big man of the house is 5 years old now, and he loves baseball -- all parts of it. He loves the hitting and the pitching, naturally, but he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 05, 2009
New Yankee Stadium on steroids?
Buster Olney, ESPN.comThe New York Yankees might have a serious problem on their hands: Beautiful new Yankee Stadium appears to be a veritable wind tunnel that is rocketing balls over the fences.
Story | Conversation | April 18, 2009Diminished skills aside, Sheff can still help Mets
Buster OlneyDarryl Strawberry's physical regression in his late 30s was evident every time he had to run in something other than a straight line -- when he pursue...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2009
Liriano 'more of a complete pitcher now'
Buster OlneyFrancisco Liriano's delivery always will have mechanical potholes, the kind of flaws that can wreck the undercarriage of a long, prosperous career. Th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 03, 2009
Yanks improve rotation, keep young talent
Buster Olney...opens, this is what the Yankees' rotation will look like: Sabathia, 28 years old Burnett, 32 Chien-Ming Wang, 29 Andy Pettitte, 36; or Ben Sheets, 30; or Derek Lowe, 35 Joba Chamberlain, 23 Compare...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2008Sabathia's New York-sized challenge
Buster Olney...Burnett, Derek Lowe and Ben Sheets, so Sabathia conceivably could head a rotation that would include Chien-Ming Wang, two of three in the group of Burnett, Lowe and Sheets, and Joba Chamberlain as perhaps...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008Big Name Player
Buster OlneyForget about those guys on the left side of the Yankees' infield. Robinson Canó, heir to multiple legacies, is fast becoming the best player in pinstripes
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008Yanks expect Pettitte to start spring behind in prep due to distractions
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineThe Yankees expect that Andy Pettitte will be behind in his preparation for the 2008 season, because of the off-field issues that have dominated his offseason.
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