South Dakota's Mt. Rushmore of Sports
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Story | Conversation | March 22, 2007Slew of signings lie ahead
Buster Olney...game of musical chairs, there will be a flurry of job-grabbing if you're not named John Lackey, Matt Holliday or Jason Bay. During the general managers meetings in early November, after early forecasts...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009
Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster Olney...is already going to be a large and lackluster free-agent class. The elite free agents like John Lackey, Matt Holliday and Jason Bay are going to be paid well (although perhaps not anywhere near...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster Olney...for them, Stan Hochman writes. Seasoned umpires will be working the World Series.) Top of the sixth: John Lackey, the Angels' starter, is cruising, dominating the Yankees with his breaking pitches, using them more than...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
Top 10 matchups of the LCS
Buster OlneyHere'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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
A "Major League" move by the Padres
Buster Olney...review the events of the past 15 months in San Diego: With the divorce of Padres owner John Moores getting very ugly, the team's front office was ordered to do a "Friday The 13th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2009
Type A positive
Buster Olney...for them; the list includes Orlando Cabrera, Mark DeRosa, Mike Gonzalez, Vladimir Guerrero, Rich Harden, Matt Holliday, John Lackey, Bengie Molina, Placido Polanco, Marco Scutaro, Miguel Tejada, Randy Wolf, and many more: Bobby Abreu, Angels...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
For one night, Ordonez worth the cost
Buster Olney...battle, Tom Gage writes. Said Ron Gardenhire of Verlander: "He's a stud." Why Verlander won, from John Fisher and Matt Lyon of ESPN Stats & Information: It was his sixth start this season with...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009
Baseball could soon lose a giant
Buster Olney...will lose a giant, no matter the circumstances. Only three managers have won more games -- Connie Mack, John McGraw and Tony La Russa -- and Cox has managed in more postseasons (15) than any other manager...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009
A somber celebration in Detroit
Buster OlneyErnie Harwell will chat with his extended family tonight, from a baseball field in Detroit, and Al Kaline has a pretty good idea of what he will say. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis
Buster OlneyMilwaukee general manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of pitchers, in the way that he prep...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009
The overlooked stars of the season
Buster Olney...92-94 mph fastball with life. Nice job by our scouts, Van Smith and former major leaguer John Vander Wal, who both recommended him highly as the player we should select as the PTNL in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009
How teams can learn from the Marlins
Buster OlneyRicky Nolasco came into the season projected to be a leader of one of the best young rotations in the majors. On May 22, Nolasco gave up eight runs ov...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009
Derek Jeter's unbroken contract with fans
Buster OlneyDerek Jeter finished playing catch with Robinson Cano in front of the Yankees' dugout early Monday afternoon, about 10 minutes before the first pitch ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
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