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BALTIMORE -- Matt Wieters has an excellent reputation as a catcher and a leader, but he and Jason Hammel combined on a pitch selection in Game 1 of the ALDS that had talent evaluators befuddled. The count was 3-2, the hitter was Alex Rodriguez, and H...

Blog | October 09, 2012

Alex Rodriguez is struggling mightily so far in the ALDS, and Buster Olney writes that some lineup tweaks for the Yankees are in order, beginning with dropping A-Rod down and moving Robinson Cano up.

Blog | Conversation | October 09, 2012

Joe Girardi is having perhaps his best season as manager of the New York Yankees, guiding them to the American League's second-best record. In Texas, Ron Washington leads the league's best team with three starting pitchers on the disabled list. Howev...

Blog | June 27, 2012

It was a question mark last season -- one the Yankees managed to deal with to the tune of a World Series title -- but Jorge Posada's glove hasn't been gilded since November, and Joe Girardi will have to consider what to do once more in 2010.

Blog | Conversation | April 05, 2010

Joe Girardi is being second-guessed by many in the wake of an Angels walk-off win, but the statistics say his hunch wasn't so misguided; and the Phillies walked off in amazing fashion once more. Buster Olney breaks it down by the numbers.

Blog | Conversation | October 20, 2009

A closer look at the bullpens of the American League East show exactly how badly the Yankees' relievers are struggling.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2009