Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster OlneyLet's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
The Yankees' case for Halladay
Buster OlneyThe Yankees, Mets and Red Sox have spent more money in free agency over the past decade than any other teams, as ESPN's esteemed Mark Simon notes: Bi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster OlneyYou say you are young, and didn't see Roberto Alomar play? No problem. You get a chance to witness the brilliance of Roberto Alomar just about every ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
Cashman casts praise far and wide
Buster Olney...staff went onto the field after the toast, and into the clubhouse, where a champagne-soaked Joe Girardi walked over to him. "Make sure you thank all your scouts," Girardi said. Oppenheimer spent some...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009
Hermida's move sure to be replicated
Buster OlneyThe latest seismic rumbling probably hit the baseball landscape early Thursday morning -- probably before all the champagne-soaked Yankees reached the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...front of the Philadelphia rotation. The Yankees need to patch up the back of their rotation. Joe Girardi successfully navigated the postseason with only three starting pitchers, but now the Yankees will have to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Six key matchups for Game 6
Buster Olney...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 "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...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
The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2
Buster OlneyIt has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 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
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
Is Mattingly in line to succeed Torre?
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineWhile it would be premature to say Don Mattingly is regarded as the heir apparent to Dodgers manager Joe Torre, there may come a day when he will emerge as the leading candidate to replace Torre.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...as many as six outs in Game 6. If Pettitte gets through seven innings, Yankees manager Joe Girardi might bypass his set-up men altogether. And why not? Mariano Rivera has again reinforced his...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster Olney...is called out at first base by umpire Dale Scott. Replay instantly shows that he was safe. Joe Buck of Fox says flatly: Chalk up another one, referring to the abundance of missed calls this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 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
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