Type A positive
Buster Olney...panel forecast 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
The catch heard 'round the Rockies
Buster OlneyThere were no tangible advantages working in favor of Rockies second baseman Clint Barmes in the ninth inning late Sunday afternoon as he turned to pu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009
Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars
Buster OlneyIt is still September and nine days of regular-season baseball remain, but the playoffs provided the context for everything that occurred at Yankee St...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009
Baseball could soon lose a giant
Buster OlneyBobby Cox first mentioned walking away from baseball in the spring of 2008, and when word of this reached Gene Michael, a former teammate and longtime...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009
Seven possibilities for a Mets front man
Buster OlneyOrdinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009
Baseball's week of U-turns
Buster OlneyThe baseball world has been a place of a lot of U-turns lately: If you pegged the Nationals for fewer than 40 victories in your office pool, well, yo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009
Some teams reluctant to part with prospects
Peter Gammons...of teams, one general manager after another says "there isn't any money out there." In the Matt Holliday case, manager Tony La Russa was able to convince Cardinals ownership that, in the words of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009
Brett Anderson finds another gear
A's pitcher Brett Anderson will glance at the ballpark radar gun after throwing off-speed pitches, using the readings to give him some sense of whethe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 12, 2009
The Manny candidacy gains steam
A few years back, "American Idol" had a contestant named Sanjaya Malakar, and when he sang it was evident that he probably was not the most qualified ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2009
Strange numbers and potential trades
We're almost two months into the season, and here are 10 numbers that seem strange: 1. The Cleveland Indians already have issued 195 walks, the fourt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 27, 2009
The secret to Mauer's power surge
Joe Mauer lingered on the disabled list into late April, and he didn't hit any homers during his injury rehabilitation assignment. In his first at-bat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 26, 2009
Doubts about D-backs manager could linger
The Diamondbacks continue to lose game after game after game, and the timing could not be worse for new manager A.J. Hinch, who had his first confront...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 16, 2009
Hiring Hinch in line with Arizona's philosophy
There are only a handful of major league managers who are under contract through the 2012 season, and one of them is someone who, until Friday night, ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 09, 2009
Ten strong but under-the-radar starts
Ten strong starts that are going under the radar: 1. Roy Halladay, Blue Jays. He is the epitome of a leader, particularly during this stretch, when h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 07, 2009
Joe Mauer's prowess isn't just with the bat
Joe Mauer used to offer tentative opinions in the Minnesota Twins' meetings with pitchers before every series, maybe because he is unfailingly polite ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 06, 2009
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