Multiple avenues for Philly
Buster Olney...both Halladay and Lee. They could have traded Joe Blanton (moving the approximately $8 million salary he...with an unbeatable rotation of Halladay, Lee and Cole Hamels at close to the same payroll figure...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009
The Spawn of 'Moneyball'
Buster OlneyAn American League executive, considered to be one of the best and brightest, chatted in the spring of 2008 about the résumés of the front-o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...and Yankees and a rematch for next year: Cole Hamels has to find himself. Maybe it was...to patch up the back of their rotation. Joe Girardi successfully navigated the postseason with only three...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Six key matchups for Game 6
Buster Olney...to grind through six innings. But Wednesday night, because Pettitte is pitching on short rest, Yankees manager Joe Girardi may not feel he has the luxury of waiting to see whether the lefty can figure...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 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 "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...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
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
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
McGwire has a road map, but also a guide
Buster OlneyWe saw again Sunday night an example of how others have talked about their past use of performance-enhancing drugs and moved on. Yankees pitcher Andy ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...he has such good breaking stuff to make that fastball play a little bigger." Pettitte Saunders 2. Joe Saunders and Andy Pettitte, the starting pitchers. Both threw effectively in no-decisions earlier in this series...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
Replay for the World Series could work
Buster OlneyDon Denkinger, an umpire who had one of the most famous blown calls in history, tells Bob Klapisch: It's time to go to replay. Here's the thing: Even...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009
A-Rod's adjustments may be paying off
Buster OlneyThe camera in center field caught the full picture of Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday night, present and past. As Rodriguez turned and blasted his fifth hom...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009
How the Yankees can slow the Angels
Buster Olney...and managers by charging around the bases aggressively and compelling their rivals to make mistakes. Yankees manager Joe Girardi doesn't want his pitchers preoccupied with the Angels' runners, such as Chone Figgins; rather, he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009
Top 10 matchups of the LCS
Buster Olney...and they all are very good at hitting left-handed pitching. But late in games, Dodgers manager Joe Torre will summon his left-handed relievers, who are two of the best against left-handed hitters...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
La Russa may be leaving St. Louis
Buster Olney...the regular season. Maybe the Cardinals would have come home riding a different wave, and taken out Joe Torre's team. Or maybe the Los Angeles Dodgers would've beaten them anyway. In any event...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2009
Instant replay must be expanded … immediately
Buster OlneyThere were mistakes made by professionals this week. The gritty Ryan Raburn played a pop-fly single into a triple in the Metrodome. Chris Carpenter le...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009
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