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
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, 2006Why 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 every season from 2005 to 2008, opposing hitters posted...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 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
The 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
King Felix leads list of road warriors
AJ Mass, ESPN.comAJ Mass previews Thursday's MLB action, and says that all the top pitching options are starting on the road.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009Duensing among unlikely September stars
Buster Olney...Gardenhire's rotation. Pitching for Triple-A Rochester this season, Duensing -- a former college teammate of Alex Gordon and Joba Chamberlain at the University of Nebraska -- posted a 4.66 ERA in 13 starts. He...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009
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