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The look and tone that Angels manager Mike Scioscia aimed at the umpires in Houston on Thursday night reminded you of a third-grade teacher admonishing students over a paper airplane thrown across the room. Scioscia's language, however, was a litt...

Blog | May 10, 2013

It was almost 2 a.m. this morning in Oakland when Brandon Moss wearily pulled on the headphones to do the hero postgame interview with Athletics announcers Glen Kuiper and Ray Fosse. Moss had just ended one of the longest, craziest games you will see...

Blog | April 30, 2013

The Angels took another brutal loss last night in 19 innings against the A's, writes Buster Olney. Most alarming were the continued struggles of Josh Hamilton, who was 0-for-8 and is now hitting .202.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2013

Buster Olney looks in-depth at why the Angels have struggled this season. He also looks deeper at the Zack Greinke-Carlos Quentin feud from Thursday night.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2013

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The first time A.J. Pierzynski saw Yu Darvish gesture at him, he had no idea what the pitcher was trying to convey. Was it a thought? Encouragement? What? Darvish had turned to Pierzynski from afar and motioned to him with both h...

Blog | April 07, 2013

Buster Olney explains how both Yu Darvish and Jered Weaver use feel as pitchers and the ability to manipulate the trajectory and spin of the ball to their advantage. Plus, news and notes from around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | April 07, 2013

Mike Trout had a season that nobody has ever had before, with a buffet of home runs and stolen bases and runs and home run-robbing catches. This is why a majority of talent evaluators already believe he is the best player in the game. If you wanted...

Blog | April 04, 2013

Buster Olney looks at Mike Trout's one "weakness," and also looks at Roy Halladay's struggles and some disagreement among two former Tampa teammates.

Blog | Conversation | April 04, 2013

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - When the late, great Mike Flanagan served in the Baltimore Orioles' leadership in 2005, the team got off to a strong start, winning 30 of their first 46 games. I called "Flanny" in late May and asked him whether he thought they...

Blog | February 23, 2013

Buster Olney says the Kansas City Royals have the toughest schedule in the American League.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2013

Even before the Los Angeles Angels finished their deal with slugger Josh Hamilton, the discussion between manager Mike Scioscia and general manager Jerry Dipoto about where to hit Hamilton in their lineup began. They talked about possibly b...

Blog | February 07, 2013

The Angels have plenty of great hitters, but they need to figure out the right way to line them up, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | February 07, 2013

It's possible that by the end of the summer, the Angels' outfield of Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton and Peter Bourjos will be viewed as the best in baseball. Could it rank among the best ever? The standard is pretty high. On Sunday I ranked the...

Blog | January 22, 2013

Buster Olney ranks the top 10 outfields in baseball history, along with the latest news and notes from around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | January 22, 2013

As part of the ongoing theme of the week, we rank the top 10 lineups today: 1. Los Angeles Angels As the 2013 season opens, there may be more pressure on Angels Manager Mike Scioscia than any other person in the majors. But there will be a day in ...

Blog | January 03, 2013

Buster Olney ranks the top 10 lineups in the majors.

Blog | Conversation | January 03, 2013