Perhaps the offseason bar set too high, too soon
Peter Gammons...that the Blue Jays are not going to get as good an offer this winter or next June as they got from Boston -- Clay Buchholz, Justin Masterson, Nick Hagadone, Josh Reddick and one or...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster Olney...until you demonstrate that you can hit that pitch. The Dodgers pounded Matt Holliday with inside fastballs. Nick Swisher is seeing a ton of breaking balls. Shane Victorino is being pitched inside. And Ryan Howard...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
Godzilla in the outfield?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...afford to lose. "That's something we're going to have to talk about," Girardi said of...and, say, Ben Francisco. But Johnny Damon and Nick Swisher were both exactly as good as Matsui...
Blog | October 30, 2009The top matchups of the World Series
Buster Olney...is to throw quality strikes. Otherwise, you're going to suddenly look up in the middle of...bottom part of the Yankees' lineup -- [Robinson] Cano, [Nick] Swisher and [Melky] Cabrera -- are all vulnerable against...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...get through his final five innings of work in Game 2, and Pettitte had a nice outing going in Game 3 right up until the moment he left a cut fastball over the plate to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster OlneyThe moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels...postseason). From Mark Simon of ESPN Stats & Information: Going into this start, Burnett had allowed a total...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
Yankees lose, scapegoat found
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...right now. Let's decide right now that Nick Swisher is the last good hitter that we'll ever try to demote simply because he's going through a little rough stretch. And let's...
Blog | October 23, 2009A-Rod's adjustments may be paying off
Buster Olney...his submission admission, however, ended his quixotic pursuit of acceptance. Once that came out, he was never going to achieve the type of status that he and Boras seemed to pursue. Maybe Rodriguez recognized this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009
ALCS Game 2 filled with regrets, redemption
Buster OlneyThe Yankees and Angels played through 13 innings, 432 pitches and 310 minutes (not to mention 6,980 meetings between Yankees catcher Jose Molina and h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 18, 2009
Is window closing for Rangers?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...as you watch the ALCS, understand that the Angels aren't going away. They fought through one improbable crisis (the death of pitcher Nick Adenhart) and more significant injuries than the Rangers endured this season...
Blog | October 15, 2009Heyward already living up to hype at AFL
Jason Grey...make his first start. That will come Friday night. Even scouts are asking one another, "You're going to be there on Friday, right?" even if they're not officially assigned to scout his team...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
Kershaw is the great X factor
Buster Olney...throw the ball down the middle of the plate in the major leagues, you're not necessarily going to beat the hitters the way you would in the minors. No, major league hitters will usually...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009
Chewing on Cuzzi's call
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Game 2 of the Twins-Yankees series will be remembered by Twins fans nearly as long as Nick Punto's bizarre baserunning blunder in Game 3. And Steve Politi, writing about Cuzzi's...
Blog | October 12, 2009La Russa may be leaving St. Louis
Buster OlneyNobody will know how the St. Louis Cardinals' season might have ended if the third out hadn't escaped them in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 2...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 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
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