One of many
Buster OlneyA boy waits for the rumbling sound of an old blue car to climb through the maple trees, and right after he hears it he can see through the barn window...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009
The Yankees' case for Halladay
Buster Olney...were unwilling to absorb the double-barreled cost of first trading prospects like Phil Hughes or Joba Chamberlain, and then paying Santana like a free agent. The Yankees have been vindicated for that choice...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...to make choices and decisions. The guess here is they will continue to work to develop Joba Chamberlain as a starting pitcher, and they might do the same with Phil Hughes. New York must...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster OlneyThe great thing about the postseason, an evaluator noted the other day, is that you always find out what the real weaknesses of hitters are (or at lea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
Baseball's next great economic disparity
Buster OlneyBaseball's financial structure appears to have reached a tipping point that can be defined simply. "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009
The top matchups of the World Series
Buster OlneyThese are my top matchups of the World Series, beyond the battle of old friends CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee: The Yankees' hitters against Cliff Lee's f...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...of the summer, but he has had trouble locating his fastball -- and at the same time, Joba Chamberlain remains a complete enigma, sometimes throwing the ball well -- and sometimes generating very flat stuff. So...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
Walk-off wisdom
Buster Olney...fastballs, slamming a home run off starting pitcher Andy Pettitte and later hammering a triple against Joba Chamberlain on a 94 mph fastball. So Girardi took out the right-hander who relies on a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009
Opening up the mailbag
Buster OlneyAfter two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 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
Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars
Buster Olney...outset of the Patriots' 2008 season when Tom Brady got taken down, once and for good. Joba Chamberlain pitched much better, so much more aggressively and purposefully you got the feeling manager Joe Girardi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 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
Baseball could soon lose a giant
Buster OlneyBobby Cox first mentioned walking away from baseball in the spring of 2008, and when word of this reached Gene Michael, a former teammate and longtime...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009
Duensing among unlikely September stars
Buster Olney...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 made one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009
The Cubs share in Bradley's failure
Buster OlneyThe Cubs finally had had enough with Milton Bradley, who almost certainly will never play another game in their uniform. The organization is ready to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
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