Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster Olney...other problems now, writes Phil Rogers. Ryan Dempster likes the trade. 3. Former players' association head Don Fehr talked with Daniel Barbarisi and predicted rough seas ahead. An interesting part of this, I thought, was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
The trade market goes bear
...that the Yankees informed the Pittsburgh Pirates that while they were interested in acquiring veteran corner man Eric Hinske, they wouldn't make the deal unless the Pirates were to eat half of his remaining...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2009
DeRosa dealt; Piniella, Bradley reduced to tears
Mark DeRosa will never be a hitter who will force opposing pitchers to think about throwing strikes to Albert Pujols. But remember, there might be onl...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 28, 2009
Survivor, NL East edition
The NL East is playing out like a really nasty game of dodgeball, and if you're keeping score at home, you could probably count the bodies left standi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 24, 2009
Some young arms could crack A's rotation
Buster OlneyWhen spring training began, the odds of Brett Anderson and/or Trevor Cahill and/or Vin Mazzaro being part of the Oakland Athletics' rotation on April ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009
Execs reluctant to sign older stars to long deals
Buster OlneyThe economy T-boned the free-agent market this winter, seemingly at 100 mph, and this was the major reason why established players -- guys who had bee...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 07, 2009
With Cruz, others, Royals eager to improve
Buster OlneyKansas City Royals GM Dayton Moore explained over the phone Saturday how the pursuit of reliever Juan Cruz accelerated after Orlando Hudson decided to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 01, 2009
Baseball's strengthening code of conduct
Buster OlneyA club official stood by a batting cage this spring, as some of his players hit, and he spoke with relief about how great it was to have a troublesome...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2009
Rays see room for improvement
Buster OlneyPORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Three thousand fans, many of them wearing Rays T-shirts or caps or jerseys, took advantage of the open house at the team's new...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2009
Carmona shouldn't try so hard
Buster OlneyGOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Fausto Carmona threw at much less than maximum effort in his first official bullpen session of spring training Saturday, gliding ea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 15, 2009
Fuller explanation needed from Fehr
Buster OlneyUnion head Don Fehr put out a statement Monday night explaining that the MLBPA had begun the process of destroying the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 11, 2009
Alvarez, Manny situations a mess
...try to prove that the Royals had the Eric Hosmer contract done before midnight, but that Rob...in 2002, but Selig and union chief Don Fehr never got around to it. The next six...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2008
Players must regain public trust
...and left us with Bud Selig and Donald Fehr as the faces and voices of the game...the only subject of questions Brian Roberts and Eric Gagne will face. It may be two years...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 10, 2008
Mitchell lacked critical insight
...report is almost wholly absent of a direct examination and assessment of how the decisions of Don Fehr and Bud Selig led us to where we are today. We are told of the alleged drug...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2007
An inescapable legacy
Bud Selig announced his decision to follow Barry Bonds' pursuit of the all-time home run record, finally, and was at AT&T Park on Tuesday night, belat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2007
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