Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster OlneyLet's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
A "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 | ConversationRighties reason behind Burnett's skid
Special to ESPN.comThe Yankees' A.J. Burnett is getting hurt with runners on base since the end of July.
Story | Conversation | September 22, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: New York Mets
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the New York Mets, who were victims of injuries, mismanagement and, quite possibly, Bernie Madoff.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Giambi 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
Blue Jays punish Yankees in eight-run 5th inning before Ruiz is hit in face
Associated PressRookie Randy Ruiz hit an RBI single during an eight-run fifth, then was hit in the face by a pitch later in the inning Sunday as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 14-8.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 06, 2009World Series seems to be headed to New York, St. Louis
ESPN.comMark Cunningham/Getty Images With CC Sabathia 6-0 over his past seven starts, the Yankees looked primed for a big postseason. By Steve Berthiaume,...
Page | ConversationFor 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, 2009Rice swung and missed on Jeter
Buster OlneyOn a Saturday afternoon a few weeks ago, I happened across a YES Network broadcast of Yankee Ron Guidry's 18-strikeout game against the California Ang...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 23, 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
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