Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place
Buster Olney...Adam LaRoche ATL (B) Kevin Millar TOR Robb Quinlan LAA Matt Stairs PHI Mike Sweeney SEA Jim Thome LAD Chad Tracy ARZ Third base Adrian Beltre SEA (B) Geoff Blum HOU Craig Counsell MIL...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009
The significance of the Mauer market
Buster OlneyThe agent for Joe Mauer wouldn't characterize the state of the catcher's negotiations with the Twins on Thursday, or discuss them in any way, which is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
Phillies' comeback all about people, J-Roll
Peter Gammons...to people." As Rollins strolled to the plate, Manuel caught the eye of his longtime friend Jim Thome in the Dodgers dugout. Charlie pointed to Rollins and nodded toward Thome. "I was telling him...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009
Top 10 matchups of the LCS
Buster OlneyHere's what I see as the top 10 matchups of the league championship series: The Dodgers' left-handed relievers versus the Phillies' left-handed hitte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
La Russa may be leaving St. Louis
Buster OlneyNobody will know how the St. Louis Cardinals' season might have ended if the third out hadn't escaped them in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 2...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Chicago White Sox, who many believe have the best talent in AL Central.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009
Three Strikes: Battles for best of the '00s
Jayson StarkIt isn't just another baseball season that's rampaging down the stretch. It's another fabulous baseball decade -- the '00s. They'll be over any minute...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009
Lincecum returns for series vs. Rockies
Special to ESPN.comTim Lincecum missed two starts with back spasms but makes his return Monday against the Rockies in a critical series in the NL wild-card race.
Story | Conversation | September 13, 2009
Three Strikes: Piracy edition
Jayson Stark...had a winning record -- Ken Griffey Jr., Gary Sheffield, Omar Vizquel, Matt Stairs, Pudge Rodriguez and Jim Thome. • But at least there's plenty of blame to go around for this. Since...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
NL West is better than you might think
Peter GammonsTwo years ago, four of the five teams in the NL West had better than .500 records, and the Rockies and Diamondbacks played in the NLCS. This season, t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009
White Sox 'do right' by trading Thome, Contreras
Peter GammonsWhat the Chicago White Sox did Monday when they bid adieu to Jim Thome and Jose Contreras was not 1997 revisited. "It was not the raising of the white flag...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 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
The value of waiver warfare
Buster OlneyA friend of a general manager accepted an invitation to watch a game from the GM's private box this season, thinking how much fun it would be. The exp...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2009
Rockies, Dodgers add usable pieces at last minute
Keith Law...up their farm system's most pleasant surprise this year, right-hander Dan Hudson. Thome The Dodgers' pickup of Jim Thome might be partly due to GM Ned Colletti's known fetish for grizzled...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009
ATH : MLB Trade Deadline Winners?
Which MLB teams made the best moves before the deadline ended?
Video | September 01, 2009
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