Spring Training Blog: April 4
MORNEAU PRIMED FOR OPENER (11:43 p.m. ET) Justin Morneau wrapped up a big spring, doubling and driving in three runs Saturday as the Minnesota Twins ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2009Running with Bob Sheppard
Buster OlneyBob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...at catcher, third base and shortstop. Heard this: At least one team that has asked about Adrian Gonzalez has been told that he's not available at this time. Tim Sullivan doesn't think the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Baez ruling could set precedent
Jorge Arangure Jr....the Dominican Republic to drastically overhaul the team's Dominican operations in the wake of the Esmailyn Gonzalez age scandal. The scandal, which was uncovered by MLB's investigation unit, led the Nationals to shut...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
Opening up the mailbag
Buster OlneyAfter two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009
Porcello's fastball will be his tell
Buster OlneyRick Porcello's fastball will be his tell Tuesday, a longtime scout said Monday. A poker player might betray something with the way he shifts in his c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009
BP: An analysis of playoff ballparks
Clay Davenport, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus looks at the 2009 MLB playoff ballparks and finds guys who are likely to shine because of the parks they'll be playing in.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Tigers, Twins and my award picks
Buster OlneyCarl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine
Buster OlneyBobby Valentine's first full season as manager of the Mets was 1997, a year in which I took a job with The New York Times, and I covered him for just ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009
MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Type A positive
Buster Olney...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
Any drama left for season's final week?
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft previews the final week of the baseball season and says there's a lot of uncertainty with many top teams close to clinching playoff berths.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009Many aces dealing this weekend
AJ Mass, ESPN.comAJ Mass previews this weekend's MLB action from a fantasy perspective, including a bunch of aces taking the hill.
Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009Giants face two crucial series this week
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft previews Week 24 of the baseball season, which includes the Giants facing both the Dodgers and Rockies.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009Venezuelan pitcher Sanchez stuck in limbo
Jorge Arangure Jr....Yet despite these strides, Sanchez finds himself in the same perilous position as the phenom shortstop prospect Miguel Angel Sano, whose value on the open market has also suffered because of age rumors, despite the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2009
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