Rollins, Victorino win NL Gold Gloves
Associated PressShortstop Jimmy Rollins has won his third consecutive NL Gold Glove and Philadelphia Phillies teammate Shane Victorino has won for the second straight time in the outfield.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009A "Major League" move by the Padres
Buster OlneyIf you're looking for a CliffsNotes version of what has happened in San Diego, just flip on the movie "Major League." To review the events of the pas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2009
October full of iffy bullpens awaits
ESPN.comMark Cunningham/Getty Images J.A. Happ is healthy and could be called upon to help the ailing Phillies bullpen in the postseason. By Steve Berthia...
Page | ConversationGiambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling
Buster OlneyMaybe it is Yorvit Torrealba who has earned the honor of wearing Jason Giambi's Golden Thong, after Torrealba's ninth-inning three-run double gave the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009
For a night, Penny is prime currency
Buster OlneyMike Krukow, half of the Giants' broadcast team, said it best about Brad Penny in the seventh or eighth inning of the pitcher's debut with San Francis...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009
The value of waiver warfare
Buster OlneyA friend of a general manager accepted an invitation to watch a game from the GM's private box this season, thinking how much fun it would be. The exp...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2009
Wright hopes to test-run S100 helmet
ESPN.com news servicesDavid Wright has been reduced to a spectator since a beanball sent him to the hospital two weeks ago. The New York Mets slugger hopes to return to the lineup Tuesday and isn't taking any chances.
Story | Conversation | August 31, 2009
PTI : New Helmets Needed?
After several players were hit in the head with wild pitches this weekend, is it time for MLB to switch to safer batting helmets?
Video | August 17, 2009
How the league broke the code
Buster Olney...of the St. Louis Cardinals threw a pitch up by the head of Mets third baseman David Wright and got nailed with a three-game suspension. Thompson didn't hit him, but he came...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009
BP Daily: Infielders Anonymous
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus examines the reasons why guys drafted as shortstops -- like Ryan Braun -- don't usually play there when they get to the pros and considers some current top prospects who might need to change their positions in the bigs.
Story | Conversation | August 10, 2009
Smoltz and Sox face difficult decisions
Buster OlneyAll Boston manager Terry Francona could do was to try to contain the damage the Yankees had done to John Smoltz in the fourth inning Thursday night. A...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2009
Nine reasons this NYY-BOS series is pivotal
Buster Olney...sitting at home when the October dance begins. The Red Sox saw first-hand Wednesday night that David Price is beginning to pull it all together, and the Rays' athleticism makes them a scary team...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009
Wolf outduels Hernandez as Dodgers spank slumping Mets
Associated PressManny Ramirez hit a pair of RBI singles to key an early outburst against struggling starter Livan Hernandez and Randy Wolf pitched the Dodgers past the Mets 11-2 for his first win in eight outings.
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