Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars
Buster OlneyIt is still September and nine days of regular-season baseball remain, but the playoffs provided the context for everything that occurred at Yankee St...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009
Don't mess with Texas
Tim Keown, ESPN The MagazineESPN The Magazine's September 7 issue profiles the Texas Rangers under the guide of president Nolan Ryan, who have abandoned the thinking on pitch counts and, in the process, developed a muscle on the mound that is guiding them towards the playoffs.
Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009
For Fehr it was union first, always at a cost
Former baseball players' association head Donald Fehr had a knack for never saying what baseball fans wanted to hear. He was the embodiment of fine pr...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 23, 2009
The fine whine between winning and losing
The wife immediately recognized the blood-curdling scream as the voice of our 4-year-old son Wednesday afternoon, and with her maternal instinct sound...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2009
Looking back at the 1990 draft
Jason A. Churchill...of 145. He's one of the best switch hitters of all time, rivaling Hall of Famers Eddie Murray and Mickey Mantle, and he's still going strong at an advanced age -- he'll be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 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
Heightened pressure now heaped on Teixeira
Buster OlneySo Alex Rodriguez embarks on an uncertain course. The Yankees don't know if he'll be available Opening Day or in May. They don't know if he'll be avai...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 06, 2009
Positions of interest among AL teams
Buster OlneyIn putting together this list of the job situations that still need to be settled in the American League, I collaborated with the gang at Baseball Pro...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 04, 2009
Doctor says Griffey now in much better shape
Buster OlneyKen Griffey Jr. talked with his doctor about possibly having his left knee fixed midway through last season, but in the end, he decided to try to play...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 03, 2009
Cubs making offseason mistakes
Buster OlneyConversely, the Mark DeRosa trade is a great deal for the Indians; he is the perfect type of player for them. They had checked in on the Orlando Hudso...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 02, 2009
What's the criteria for MVP awards?
Carlos Delgado keeps delivering big hits for the Mets, and his emergence and the remarkable performance of CC Sabathia are bound to re-ignite a debate...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2008
If You're Hardcore: Cruz gets another chance
Will Harris, Special to ESPN.comWill Harris looks at the fantasy potential of Nelson Cruz, who's getting another look with the Rangers.
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2008
Alvarez's case tarnishing his reputation
Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt's baseball coach, heard the news about Pirates draft pick Pedro Alvarez yesterday, and Corbin just felt sad, because he can env...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2008
Pujols unparalleled as a hitter
Albert Pujols never seems to flinch. He stands statue-still at the plate, his left shoulder pointed forward, his back straight, as if he's standing at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2008
Letting go of Chipper, McLouth, Tejada
Eric KarabellI knew as well as anyone that the joyous campaigns of Chipper Jones and Lance Berkman wouldn't continue at quite the same rate. One of my fantasy base...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2008
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