Crown 'Em: New York Yankees
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderThe Kiss 'Em Goodbye series can't rightfully kiss "goodbye" to a team that won it all, so we're crowning 'em -- the World Series champion 2009 New York Yankees. As for what's next, Buster Olney, BP and Rumor Central all weigh in.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009
A somber celebration in Detroit
Buster OlneyErnie Harwell will chat with his extended family tonight, from a baseball field in Detroit, and Al Kaline has a pretty good idea of what he will say. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis
Buster OlneyMilwaukee general manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009
NL West is better than you might think
Peter GammonsTwo years ago, four of the five teams in the NL West had better than .500 records, and the Rockies and Diamondbacks played in the NLCS. This season, t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009
Looking back at the 1994 and 1995 drafts
Jason A. Churchill...in a 4-team, 8-player deal on July 31, 2004. Boston received the defensive-minded Doug Mientkiewicz and Orlando Cabrera and went on to win the World Series that year, leaving Garciaparra to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009
The simple key to Branyan's emergence
...for the Brewers last season, and when it was over he hoped to go back to Milwaukee. Doug Melvin, the Milwaukee general manager, responded that he had no interest in Branyan -- but he added this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2009
Marlins' Bonifacio adapting nicely to hot corner
The Marlins' coaches have been running this drill for Emilio Bonifacio, as he learns how to play third base: One coach kneels by a bucket of balls and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 28, 2009
Break from baseball sickening
Buster OlneyYou'll have a great time with the kids at Disney World, my friends told me. It'll be so much fun, they said. A nice break from baseball, they told me....
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 02, 2009
Tough call coming for Manny
• The Padres agreed to trade Khalil Greene to the Cardinals. The Cardinals are filling a hole with this deal. • Sure, the Cubs would love...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2008
All hands on deck
There are mere hours left in the regular season, and it's all hands on deck, reliever Chad Durbin tells his peers in the Philladelphia bullpen. He mig...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 27, 2008
Yankee Stadium a true treasure
...I did so, about 20,000 middle fingers shot back at me. Only in Yankee Stadium." Doug Mientkiewicz, former Yankees and Red Sox first baseman: "Every time you walk down the tunnel to the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2008
Garza, Rays looking for breathing room
The Rays always seem to do what they need to do, and after their walk-off victory Tuesday, they now have a chance to create a little buffer between th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2008
Red Sox doing what the Yankees aren't: sticking to their plan
Peter Gammons, Special to ESPN.comUnlike the Yankees of late, the Red Sox are willing to make unpopular decisions to serve the long-term interests of the franchise.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2008
More pressure at home for Brocail, Astros
...the damage they had in their own communities, swapping stories about how they coped with Hurricane Ike. Doug Brocail had been up overnight into early Saturday morning, listening to the winds, fearing what might happen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2008
Minor Achievements: Impact of September roster expansion
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey previews which players might be called up during September roster expansions and says there's actually not a lot of fantasy value.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008
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