Cashman casts praise far and wide
Buster OlneyAs the Yankees' players hopped happily in the middle of the infield late Wednesday, in the first moments after winning the World Series, plastic glass...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009
Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...year, although the league champions each have hurdles to overcome beyond the Angels and the Braves and Dodgers and Red Sox and Rockies and other teams. Here are eight issues standing between the Phillies and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Six key matchups for Game 6
Buster OlneySix key matchups to watch in Game 6: Chase Utley versus the Yankees' adjustments: The Phillies' second baseman is not missing any fastballs; he is ha...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009
Posey's struggles among 10 tidbits from AFL
Jason Grey...stuff is there for a big league bullpen role, and then who knows? 4. The Los Angeles Dodgers' Kenley Jansen also is a converted position player, and the converted catcher also can hit 95-97...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster Olney...the same pitch in the same spot until you demonstrate that you can hit that pitch. The Dodgers pounded Matt Holliday with inside fastballs. Nick Swisher is seeing a ton of breaking balls. Shane Victorino...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
Burnett looking for head start
Special to ESPN.comA.J. Burnett will be trying to get ahead early in counts against the Phillies in Game 5 of the World Series.
Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009
Baseball's next great economic disparity
Buster OlneyBaseball's financial structure appears to have reached a tipping point that can be defined simply. "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009
Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster OlneyThe conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
Pedro Martinez: An appreciation
Jorge Arangure Jr....if the Phillies won the World Series. After Martinez pitched seven shutout innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS, Martinez joked that perhaps he would have to have another discussion with Leopoldina about...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2
Buster OlneyIt has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
Five thoughts from the Fall Classic
Peter Gammons...me crazy." 3. It will be fascinating to see what pace Pedro Martinez employs in Game 2. Dodgers hitters said they were sitting on his changeup and Pedro threw mostly fastballs, aggressively in the strike...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm
Buster OlneyWe are accustomed to seeing October tension reflected in the eyes of the pitchers. Orel Hershiser's eyes in 1988 were intense -- the Bulldog locked in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
Pedro ready to take New York stage
Special to ESPN.comPedro Martinez faces his old rivals, the Yankees, in Game 2 of the World Series, and it's his off-speed pitches that might be most important to his success.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009
The top matchups of the World Series
Buster Olney...decade," the scout said. "For instance -- he didn't throw a lot of breaking balls against the Dodgers, but you know he already knows that the bottom part of the Yankees' lineup -- [Robinson] Cano, [Nick...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
Lee needs to get close to A-Rod
Special to ESPN.comCliff Lee needs to work inside against Alex Rodriguez in Game 1 of the World Series.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009
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