A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia
Buster OlneyThe old friends pitched against each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium back in April, and then afterward, CC Sabathia took Cliff Lee ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
Why 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
Season-opening letdown
It was a long and brutal winter in baseball, a time when the most-discussed figures in the game were George Mitchell, Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2008
Thome is carrying a big stick
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comFrom Most Valuable Players to Cy Youngs to Cy Yuks, it's time for Jayson Stark to start doling out his annual midseason awards.
Story | Conversation | July 06, 2006Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster Olney...feels like a credit-card move. 2. The Cubs could land Marlon Byrd and Matt Capps, writes Gordon Wittenmyer. They can turn to other problems now, writes Phil Rogers. Ryan Dempster likes the trade. 3...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster OlneyThe conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
Walk-off wisdom
Buster Olney...he saw his line drive split the outfielders, knowing that the tying and winning runs would score. Jeff Mathis had a .211 batting average during the regular season, the lowest for any player in major...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009
Heyward already living up to hype at AFL
Jason Grey...Arizona Fall League campaign: 1. Tommy Hanson 2. Gordon Beckham 3. Andrew Bailey Those were just some...Peoria Saguaros 1. Mike Minor, Atlanta Braves; 2. Jeff Lyman, Atlanta Braves (The Cleveland Indians' Zach Putnam...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 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
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 won a game they had to win, after t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Type A positive
Buster OlneyJason Varitek and Juan Cruz found themselves boxed into a maze of baseball rules and regulations last winter, walled in by circumstance. But they prob...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Twins, Braves give this week a big boost
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe AL Central and the NL wild card are the headline races up for grabs heading into the final week of the regular season.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009The King becomes a craftsman
Buster OlneyIt wasn't the optimal situation for a new pitching coach to get to know a star pitcher. In spring training, Felix Hernandez was away from the Mariners...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
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