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Money talks, but baseball won't listen
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comDid the Yankees buy a World Series celebration? Their money didn't hurt, but that $207 million payroll is the least of baseball's competitive-balance problems.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm
Buster Olney...enthusiastically, and Lee just kept on moving, as always. We think of time of possession as a football stat, but it was appropriate for Lee's start, as these numbers from Jeremy Mills of ESPN...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
Manuel's faith in Lidge pays off
Buster OlneyThe fates of managers and pitching coaches are tied to their pitchers, and when a pitcher starts to go bad, some staffers instinctively separate thems...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009
Porcello's fastball will be his tell
Buster OlneyRick Porcello's fastball will be his tell Tuesday, a longtime scout said Monday. A poker player might betray something with the way he shifts in his c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009
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
Wainwright commanding plate, and attention
Buster OlneyThere aren't many pitchers who can consistently command a breaking ball on both sides of home plate, a longtime talent evaluator said Wednesday aftern...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009
Callaspo has go-ahead hit; Davies wins back-to-back games for first time in 2009
Associated PressAlberto Callaspo hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth, Kyle Davies struck out six and won consecutive starts for the first time all season and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 01, 2009Why Greinke should win the Cy Young
Buster OlneyBy the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to p...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009
Haren looks to end second-half woes
AJ Mass, ESPN.comAJ Mass previews this weekend's action, including a ton of aces going on Sunday, including Dan Haren, who has struggled in the second half.
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009Smoltz manufactures a comeback
Buster OlneyJohn Smoltz is a friend and golfing partner of Tiger Woods, which is hardly surprising, because the two men are similar in many ways. Both are superla...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009
Head of the class
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.With the signing deadline past, Insider's Keith Law ranks the best and worst draft classes.
Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009
Gardenhire's lousy idea
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...there and then they could have run and checked the replay. It would have been perfect. "Football has a red flag. Why can't we? Keep it in my sock like they do...
Blog | July 22, 20092009 All-State Baseball: 1st Team, 2nd Team
CalHiSports.comEl Toro and Norco each land a pair on the overall all-state first team. Capistrano Valley, Chatsworth, Stockdale, Cathedral Catholic, Edison of Huntin...
Blog Entry | July 03, 2009California Dominates World Series 2008
CalHiSports.comTwelve former Golden State prep players are on the roster of either the Phillies or Rays. Two of them played for legendary coaches at Rancho Bernardo ...
Blog Entry | October 21, 2008How the league broke the code
Buster OlneyBob Watson played 19 seasons in the major leagues and was hit by pitches 48 times. He probably had a pretty good idea of when he was hit on purpose an...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009
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