The King becomes a craftsman
Buster Olney...the bases, stealing four bases against the right-hander and making two unsuccessful attempts. Seattle manager Don Wakamatsu met with Hernandez afterward, and then Hernandez sat with Adair for an hour. At first, the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Seattle Mariners
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Seattle Mariners, who gave their fans plenty of late-inning thrills this year.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Hernandez building Cy Young portfolio
Special to ESPN.comFelix Hernandez tries to continue to build on his Cy Young Award candidacy against the Yankees.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009
The familiar angle on Houston's surge
Buster Olney...s because we've got older players," Roy Oswalt said over the phone on Saturday. "Young guys don't know how long the season is. They might figure there's no way to catch up...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009
Buster's ten first-half surprises
Follow baseball long enough and you will come to know this hard truth: You know nothing. You will always be surprised. These are 10 things in the majo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 14, 2009
How to get Roy Halladay
Who is going to get Roy Halladay? "It's the guy who calls [Toronto GM] J.P. Ricciardi and says, 'OK, I want Halladay and I know the price is going to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 09, 2009
L.A.'s Kershaw effective, but inefficient
Special to ESPN.comLeft-hander Clayton Kershaw can't go deep in his starts because he's wasting too many curveballs.
Story | Conversation | June 20, 2009
Boston leads the arms (management) race
Young starting pitchers are protected like baby chicks in the major leagues these days, but the shift in thinking on pitch count extends beyond guys l...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2009
How Cal Ripken could clean up baseball
Cal Ripken answered a question last week from an audience related to the issue of steroids and Alex Rodriguez, and it was in that context in which he ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009
Why Crawford could eye the century mark
...we have on the bench are me and [third-base coach] Dave Owen," Hillman said, "and I don't think you want to see that." Pena was ready to do what he needed to do...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 04, 2009
Bedard's curve reason for good start
Special to ESPN.comErik Bedard is 2-1 with a 2.61 ERA so far this season, and his curveball is a big reason why.
Story | Conversation | May 04, 2009
The simple key to Branyan's emergence
...career, I haven't been given that opportunity. It's been something that I dreamt of." Don Wakamatsu, the Mariners' new manager, understood where Branyan was coming from: His deal with Seattle would mean...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2009
BP Daily: Mariners have a title shot
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusSeattle's start could shake up team's thinking on rebuild.
Story | Conversation | April 27, 2009
Hope meets reality as new season dawns
Buster OlneyThe optimism that manifests itself in every spring training will begin to seep away today at 8 p.m., just like clockwork, when Brett Myers throws the ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 05, 2009
Looking Back: 1984 Draft
Jason A. ChurchillMost in the game would say you have to wait at least five years before evaluating the success level of the first-year players draft. But beginning wit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009
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