Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...the Astros expect that he'll be ready to go at full speed when spring training begins. New Houston manager Brad Mills and GM Ed Wade will soon meet with Oswalt, in a get-to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster OlneyThe Tigers are in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. Set aside, for a momen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...they might do the same with Phil Hughes. New York must decide whether to tender a contract to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Six key matchups for Game 6
Buster Olney...It won't be anything unbearable -- the forecast is for temperatures in the mid-40s -- but as Mets fans know from his tenure with that team, Martinez might need an inning or two to reach...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster OlneyThe great thing about the postseason, an evaluator noted the other day, is that you always find out what the real weaknesses of hitters are (or at lea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster OlneyThe conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2
Buster OlneyIt has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm
Buster OlneyWe are accustomed to seeing October tension reflected in the eyes of the pitchers. Orel Hershiser's eyes in 1988 were intense -- the Bulldog locked in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
The top matchups of the World Series
Buster Olney...Indian, in April and then in late May, New York was able to compel him to throw 23...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia
Buster OlneyThe old friends pitched against each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium back in April, and then afterward, CC Sabathia took Cliff Lee to his place to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
Running with Bob Sheppard
Buster Olney...a game story with the editors at The New York Times by the top of the ninth inning...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009
New-Bourn: Astros center fielder on the rise
Buster OlneyIt was as if Michael Bourn had been staring at the same math equation for months, knowing that the answer was right there in front of him. His batting...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009
The Spawn of 'Moneyball'
Buster Olney...smarter decisions based on performance and market value than they did in years past. Michael Weiner, the new head of the MLB Players Association, told our Jerry Crasnick that he is monitoring statements about the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Hermida's move sure to be replicated
Buster Olney...their payroll up to over $70 million in the first year that the team plays in its new park, are among the teams that must identify a regular shortstop. The Yankees get No. 27 There...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
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