The 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
My 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
Marlins may handle Johnson as Indians did Lee
Buster OlneyHere's why the Marlins intend to keep Josh Johnson through the winter and into the start of the 2010 season, rather than trading him. He'll probably make something in the range of $4...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Numbers game
Bruce LevineIt appears that it's mostly a numbers game for the White Sox after signing future Hall of Fame infielder Omar Vizquel to a $1.375 million contract. The numbers in this case, however, are...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009NEXT: The countdown continues
Morty Ain, ESPN The MagazineIn our never-ending search for the stars of tomorrow, we've narrowed this year's list to a talented 20. You'll have to wait until our annual NEXT issue (Dec. 14) to see who's No. 1, but these athletes should get your attention for now.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009
Rangers will miss Omar Vizquel
Richard Durrett...at second. Vizquel could fill in for any of those three. The Rangers will certainly miss Vizquel, a future Hall of Famer. He was a reliable veteran who...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009White Sox close to signing Vizquel
ESPNDallas.com...Levine of ESPNChicago.com reports that the Chicago White Sox are in negotiations to sign future Hall of Fame shortstop Omar Vizquel for the 2010 season, according to a source with knowledge of the situation...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009My love letter to Chicago sports
Jon Greenberg, ESPNChicago.comHow does Jon Greenberg love Chicago sports? Let him count the ways.
Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...quoted a general after Game 6, in pronouncing that the baseball world has not seen the last of the Phillies. "I'll tell you something -- we will be back," Manuel said. "As MacArthur said, I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Kershaw is the great X factor
Buster Olney...too quickly, and learning an important lesson right away: If you throw the ball down the middle of the plate in the major leagues, you're not necessarily going to beat the hitters the way...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009
Tigers, Twins and my award picks
Buster OlneyCarl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Where have all the good teams gone?
Dave Dameshek, Page 2Doesn't it feel like there are very few championship-caliber teams in college football and the NFL this season?
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2009Baseball could soon lose a giant
Buster Olney...a major league team. There will be a day when he will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. For those almost three decades' worth of seasons, players have heard Cox cheerily call to them...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009
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