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The Boston Red Sox, a year removed from a spring that never once felt invigorating, are in a different mood this year. Also, will Chipper Jones get the itch? Buster Olney takes a look.

Blog | Conversation | February 15, 2013

FT. MYERS, Fla. -- The topic was milestones and Chipper Jones was asked the other day if there was any number -- any statistical standard -- that he still wanted. He has 454 homers, 2,615 hits, 1,561 runs scored and 1,561 RBIs. Jones stood up from...

Blog | March 23, 2012

Buster Olney writes that with Chipper Jones announcing he will retire at the end of the 2012 season, he is set to appear on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2017. There shouldn't be a debate: He's a no-doubt Hall of Famer.

Blog | Conversation | March 23, 2012

DETROIT -- Ozzie Guillen can remember the first time he saw Miguel Cabrera, as a skinny teenager, already so good at a young age that he was asked to play in a celebrity softball game in his native Venezuela. Cabrera was a shortstop in a country with...

Blog | September 05, 2011

Buster Olney discusses how Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera has come a long way since his days with the Florida Marlins. And he's only 28.

Blog | Conversation | September 05, 2011

Buster Olney analyzes the situation that now exists between Jorge Posada and the New York Yankees. By removing himself from the lineup, Posada has likely accelerated his departure from the team.

Blog | Conversation | May 15, 2011

Steroids and greenies and pitchers throwing harder than ever. If you discuss offensive drops in MLB, all are mentioned. But what about the rise of the cutter? Buster Olney explores.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2011

Buster Olney touches on a variety of topics in his Sunday blog including how MLB is concerned that players are fraternizing too much, Justin Verlander's no-hitter, Chipper Jones' start and Eric Hosmer's debut.

Blog | Conversation | May 08, 2011

If you want a good idea of how to age gracefully and still produce in the majors, you could do a lot worse than mimicking the path of Jim Thome, who has been able to produce because he's asked his body to do less. Chipper Jones is learning.

Blog | Conversation | March 03, 2011

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins played in an interleague series in June, a time for Chipper Jones and Jim Thome to get together and chat and complain the way a lot of old people complain -- like two old grannies, Jone...

Blog | March 02, 2011

If you want a good idea of how to age gracefully and still produce in the majors, you could do a lot worse than mimicking the path of Jim Thome, who has been able to produce because he's asked his body to do less. Chipper Jones is learning.

Blog | Conversation | March 02, 2011

The Atlanta lineup, already weakened by the continued absence of Chipper Jones, looks even weaker with the loss of Martin Prado. But the playoffs are a new world of opportunity, where a streak and a little pixie dust can be all it takes, writes Buster.

Blog | Conversation | September 29, 2010

Chipper Jones spoke of possible retirement early in the season, when he wasn't hitting or driving the ball, when opposing pitchers threw fastballs across the outer half of the plate. And there was actually a 24-hour window in which it seemed pos...

Blog | September 25, 2010

Chipper Jones' injury is just one reason why the Braves' chances for making the playoffs are in serious jeopardy.

Blog | Conversation | September 25, 2010