Yankees add a grand new centerpiece
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe New York Yankees paid a steep price to add Curtis Granderson, and the first -- and only -- big move of these winter meetings so far comes with risk.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009Those who favored King Felix and Verlander
Keith LawThe AL Cy Young Award went more or less as expected, with the very deserving Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals running away with it, nabbing 25 o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 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
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
Joba seals Division Series fate
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;t escape the fourth inning. The best quote of the postgame locker room came from Joba Chamberlain, when he was asked what he thought about his role on the Yankees postseason roster. "...
Blog | October 01, 2009Rivera, Nathan lead '10 relief rankings
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell reviews each team's bullpen situation this year and previews the closer situations for 2010.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009Vazquez looks to end '09 with flourish
Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.comAdam Madison previews Wednesday's MLB action and looks for Javier Vazquez to finish his breakout 2009 season with a flourish.
Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009October full of iffy bullpens awaits
ESPN.comMark Cunningham/Getty Images J.A. Happ is healthy and could be called upon to help the ailing Phillies bullpen in the postseason. By Steve Berthia...
Page | ConversationSox-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
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