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 Olney...teams would not be willing to take on that kind of contract. Other teams, such as the Yankees, have the money but don't have the need; the Yankees have Mark Teixeira and A-Rod...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Cashman casts praise far and wide
Buster OlneyAs the Yankees' players hopped happily in the...Island of the Class A New York-Penn League, joined the team...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009
Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...to think the Phillies and Yankees will face each other in...the same with Phil Hughes. New York must decide whether to tender...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Six key matchups for Game 6
Buster OlneySix key matchups to watch in Game 6: Chase Utley versus the Yankees' adjustments: The Phillies' second baseman is not missing any fastballs; he is hammering everything thrown in the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster Olney...extra-base hits. Other thoughts stemming from Game 4: Johnny Damon explained after the game that the Yankees had talked for years about the possibility of stealing second and third on one pitch, during those...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
Baseball's next great economic disparity
Buster OlneyBaseball's financial structure appears to have reached a tipping point that can be defined simply. "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 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 Olney...for a pitch over the outside corner and grounding into what was called a double play. The Yankees got more of the same from the great Rivera, writes Rich Hofmann. He got a big pair...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm
Buster Olney...from Jeremy Mills of ESPN Stats & Information detail: Cliff Lee -- 54 minutes CC Sabathia -- 53 minutes Other Yankees -- 41 minutes (includes mid-inning pitching changes) Yankees Total - 1:34 According to the Elias Sports Bureau...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
The top matchups of the World Series
Buster Olney...Sabathia and Cliff Lee: The Yankees' hitters against Cliff Lee's...and then in late May, New York was able to compel him...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia
Buster Olney...each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium back in April, and then afterward, CC...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
McGwire has a road map, but also a guide
Buster Olney...example of how others have talked about their past use of performance-enhancing drugs and moved on. Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte apologized after his name appeared in the Mitchell report, and he was exceptional against...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 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 (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings
Buster Olney...at shortstop." Or maybe the Yankees could propose a deal with...for Curtis Granderson that has New York absorbing the bulk of the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009
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