Leftover notes on Cameron and more
Gordon EdesSifting through some random notes, quotes and gloats (as one of my journalism heroes, Bob Verdi, used to write): We'll start you off with a trivia question...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009Slew of signings lie ahead
Buster OlneyThirty-nine more players were not tendered contracts Saturday night, so as of Sunday, this is the number of free agents who are looking for jobs, according to the list...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009
One of many
Buster OlneyA boy waits for the rumbling sound of an old blue car to climb through the maple trees, and right after he hears it he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009
A chip-cashing trade
Buster Olney...Edwin Jackson was picked for the Midsummer Classic last year. Max Scherzer is regarded, generally, as one of the great young power arms in the game, and there will be back-to-back days, inevitably...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009
The untold tales of the winter meetings
Jim Caple, Page 2We've heard lots of news from the MLB winter meetings, but here are some ultra-secret scoops.
Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009Gammons leaving ESPN
ESPN.comPeter Gammons is leaving ESPN following the end of baseball's winter meetings this week.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009Seattle balances cash with caution
Buster OlneyA year ago, it was the Yankees who began the winter with their pockets full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
Why Pineiro will get his payday
Buster OlneyIn three of the past five seasons, Joel Pineiro has posted an ERA over 5 runs per game, and in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009
Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster Olney...any marital judgment. It is not a good time for the team that once was a part of Brooklyn. The Reds are seen as more likely to shed money than take any on. The Yankees...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Starters with same agents could push prices
Buster Olney...for position players continue to come down. Figgins' contract is not good news for the second layer of corner infielders, but also not for corner outfielders like Johnny Damon or Jermaine Dye. Figgins' OPS outside...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Scutaro makes sense
Peter Gammons, ESPN.comMarco Scutaro makes sense for the Red Sox on a number of levels.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009The Yankees' case for Halladay
Buster Olney...free-agent outlay is diminished by a high percentage -- and this is probably going to be one of those years -- the Yankees, Mets and Red Sox are usually pretty active, relative to teams like the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster Olney...whose ability to cut down runners on relays and ground balls was extraordinary. There may be Hall of Fame candidates with better statistical credentials -- others will get more votes, others who played harder and were...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
Castiglione, Remy on Hall ballot
Gordon Edes...lung cancer, are among the active broadcasters fans can vote for on-line for the Baseball Hall of Fame's Frick Award, which honors the game's best announcers. Castiglione's radio partner, Dave O...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith LawI don't have a ballot for the Hall of Fame yet -- just nine years to go -- but if I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
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