John Clayton

John Clayton

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John Clayton joined ESPN in August 1995 as an NFL analyst and commentator and is seen, heard and read across nearly all of the company's outlets. He also regularly contributes to ESPN.com, ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine.

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ESPN Radio Daily: 10/16

Curtis Granderson and Peter Gammons break down the MLB playoffs; John Clayton updates the latest NFL news

Audio PodCast | October 16, 2007

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: L.A. Dodgers

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider Staff

The Dodgers have a young nucleus that will keep them in the NL West hunt at least for next season. But the Rockies are closing in fast.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Top 10 matchups of the LCS

Buster Olney

Here's what I see as the top 10 matchups of the league championship series: The Dodgers' left-handed relievers versus the Phillies' left-handed hitte...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Kershaw is the great X factor

Buster Olney

The first inning that Clayton Kershaw threw in the major leagues lasted 32 pitches. He was 20 years old at the time...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009

Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine

Buster Olney

...focusing on on-base percentage and pitch counts, and along those lines, he saw the value in John Olerud even after Olerud stopped contending for batting titles. He was the first manager I ever heard...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: San Diego Padres

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 San Diego Padres -- and whether the team can be relevant within the next few years.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009

Derek Jeter's unbroken contract with fans

Buster Olney

Derek Jeter finished playing catch with Robinson Cano in front of the Yankees' dugout early Monday afternoon, about 10 minutes before the first pitch ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009

Gonzalez likely sticking with Padres

...Trevor Hoffman left, or maybe it was when John Moores acknowledged that he was trying to sell...Peavy trade has given them some pitching depth -- Clayton Richard is 4-1, with a 4.50...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2009

Joe Torre's Straw man acquisition

Buster Olney

Joe Torre loved having Darryl Strawberry on his bench in the days when the two were manager and player with the New York Yankees. Strawberry didn't pl...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009

Inside another great Colorado run

Buster Olney

There was gleeful jumping and running and hat-tossing and a pig-pile kind of thing, and this was all taking place about 1,500 miles away from the Litt...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009

Why the Yankees are now firing on all cylinders

Buster Olney

*Following this post, Buster will be taking a one week break to work on another project, and perhaps even play some King of the Mountain. He'll be bac...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009

Holland's follow-up effort tough

Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.com

Adam Madison previews all the action from the major leagues this weekend and notes Derek Holland has a tall task to follow up his 3-hit performance.

Story | Conversation | August 14, 2009

Dodgers dropping back to pack

Buster Olney

I hated the Cincinnati Reds as a kid, because they were the Big Red Machine that seemed to zoom past my own favorite team, the Dodgers, giving me litt...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 09, 2009

The return of baseball's great divide

Buster Olney

...a possible shift in the other direction, back toward the world of haves and have-nots that John Helyar described so brilliantly in "Lords of the Realm." There have been no recent changes to baseball...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2009

Trade deadline ripples

Buster Olney

...the Marlins, who at least have lots of talent. During the past year, the ugly divorce of John Moores from the Padres has forced them to conduct a garage sale, unloading almost all of their...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 02, 2009