7 Results for fernando gonzalez

Running with Bob Sheppard

Buster Olney

Bob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009

The (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings

Buster Olney

Executives and agents packed their bags and boarded planes in Chicago, thinking about what they had seen and heard over the previous 48 hours, such as...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Six key matchups for Game 6

Buster Olney

...guy who will try to play with a swollen index finger; he'll want to play. But Fernando Vina, my colleague on "Baseball Tonight," pointed out how important that particular finger is to a hitter...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

How teams can learn from the Marlins

Buster Olney

...he was being sent to the minor leagues. "We've got to get him fixed," manager Fredi Gonzalez said at the time. "That's why we're making the move down there -- get him a...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009

The value of waiver warfare

Buster Olney

A friend of a general manager accepted an invitation to watch a game from the GM's private box this season, thinking how much fun it would be. The exp...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2009

How Wagner shifted the market

Buster Olney

Sometime Tuesday morning, the reality of Billy Wagner's circumstances broadsided him. Regardless of whether he stayed with the Mets or not, Wagner alm...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Some young arms could crack A's rotation

Buster Olney

...season in 2008, but has to show he can back it up. The 23-year-old Gio Gonzalez worked in 10 games for Oakland last season. The most talented guys on the staff, however, might...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009