Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place
Buster Olney...agents: First base Hank Blalock TEX Russell Branyan SEA Carlos Delgado NYM (B) Nomar Garciaparra OAK Jason Giambi COL Ross Gload FLA Aubrey Huff DET Nick Johnson WAS (B) Adam LaRoche ATL (B) Kevin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 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
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster Olney...one pitch, during those seasons in which the Yankees saw defensive shifts all the time against Jason Giambi. And it was like a harmonic convergence of opportunity in front of Damon in the ninth...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
Duensing among unlikely September stars
Buster Olney...rotation Sunday, after nursing a groin injury, and picked up a big win against the Twins; Jason Giambi, who was cut loose by Oakland and is now thriving in a reserve role with the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009
Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling
Buster OlneyMaybe it is Yorvit Torrealba who has earned the honor of wearing Jason Giambi's Golden Thong, after Torrealba's ninth-inning three-run double gave the Rockies their latest...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009
Wainwright commanding plate, and attention
Buster Olney...zoned in if you are a hitter." For Buster's NL Cy Young picks, the value of Giambi, a Texas breakthrough, plus tons of other news and injury updates, you must be an ESPN Insider...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009
For a night, Penny is prime currency
Buster OlneyMike Krukow, half of the Giants' broadcast team, said it best about Brad Penny in the seventh or eighth inning of the pitcher's debut with San Francis...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009
Inside another great Colorado run
Buster Olney...to straighten out his mechanics, which had flattened out his sinker before he got hurt. Soon, Jason Giambi should arrive after he gets 25 to 30 at-bats in the minors. Before Giambi signed...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009
Dodgers dropping back to pack
Buster OlneyI hated the Cincinnati Reds as a kid, because they were the Big Red Machine that seemed to zoom past my own favorite team, the Dodgers, giving me litt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 09, 2009
Why White Sox might want Rios
Buster OlneySome team has claimed Alex Rios on waivers and will know by early Tuesday afternoon whether he will become theirs, and there is lots of evidence that ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009
Trade deadline ripples
Buster Olney...talent, the challenge was to reload arms. Cleveland was able to do that, landing high-ceiling guys Jason Knapp, Chris Perez and Justin Masterson. The next 15 months might be a rough time for the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 02, 2009
A special kind of selfishness
Buster Olney...by some major star, like a David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Jason Giambi, Rafael Palmeiro or Mark McGwire, and the crosshairs of public scrutiny lock in on that one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 31, 2009
A cheap Halladay alternative
Buster OlneyHere are the statistical lines for two starting pitchers, compiled over a season: Pitcher A: 132 innings, 124 hits, 2.73 ERA, 17 walks, 113 strikeou...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2009
No-tolerance policy must be put in place
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineIn light of Manny Ramirez's testing positive for a banned substance, MLB and the Players Association must now push for the cheaters to be expelled from the game.
Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009Schafer's big day encouraging for Atlanta
Buster OlneyThe Braves took batting practice Saturday, and then Bobby Cox summoned Jordan Schafer into his office. The last two weeks had been an anxious time f...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009
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