The unique value of October baseball
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineAs Buster Olney writes in the October 5 issue of ESPN The Magazine -- if you don't think playoff baseball is different, then, well, you're probably not a player, are you?
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009
Pounding the pavement
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comIn recognition of the nation's 8.5 percent jobless rate, this week's installment of Starting 9 catches up with some familiar faces who failed to hook on through free agency.
Story | Conversation | April 22, 2009Gallardo's pitching, homer carries Brewers to win
Associated PressYovani Gallardo pitched well and homered to lead the Brewers past Randy Johnson and the Giants on Wednesday.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | April 08, 2009Spring Training Blog: March 6
CC ROUNDING INTO FORM IN NEW DIGS (12:05 a.m. ET) CC Sabathia is off to a steady start with the New York Yankees. The big lefty allowed an unearned ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 06, 2009Ex-Pirates LHP Dave Roberts dies at 64
Associated PressDave Roberts, a left-handed pitcher who played for the 1979 World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates during a 13-year career in the majors, died of lung cancer Friday. He was 64.
Story | Conversation | January 09, 2009Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars
Buster Olney...better, so much more aggressively and purposefully you got the feeling manager Joe Girardi and pitching coach Dave Eiland sat down with him and told him he doesn't have a spot guaranteed, that Chad...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009
Baseball could soon lose a giant
Buster OlneyBobby 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009
Derek Jeter's unbroken contract with fans
Buster OlneyDerek Jeter finished playing catch with Robinson Cano in front of the Yankees' dugout early Monday afternoon, about 10 minutes before the first pitch ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
Eight reasons for Halladay to be a Phillie
Buster OlneyEight great reasons the Blue Jays and Phillies should work out a Roy Halladay trade: Maximizing value: Halladay will have very high trade value for t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2009
Giants' surge to NL wild-card lead biggest surprise of first half
ESPN.comGetty Images Pablo Sandoval is helping a relatively light-hitting Giants offense by batting .333. By Eric Young, ESPN Since we're almost at the Al...
Page | ConversationLincecum allows seven hits in second complete game of season
Associated PressTim Lincecum pitched a seven-hitter in another complete game against Oakland, Pablo Sandoval and Edgar Renteria each hit RBI doubles and the San Francisco Giants beat the Athletics 4-1 on Tuesday night.
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