335 Results for nick goings

A New Year's resolution for agents

Buster Olney

...s agent has been calling the Red Sox in an attempt to re-engage in negotiations, writes Nick Cafardo, and the only way to make a deal happen now might be to heavily backload a...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2009

Defense highlights offseason moves

Buster Olney

Coco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009

Slew of signings lie ahead

Buster Olney

...is in free agents," he said. "And the agents will be pushing this, too, because they're going to want to place their clients. The next to go [the next wave to sign] will be...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009

Where we stand as winter meetings arrive

Buster Olney

The Cleveland Indians have relative pennies to spend this winter, and the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers won't spend much, either. The Los Angeles ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

The 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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009

A game filled with crossroads

Buster Olney

The 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009

A-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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Heyward 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...

ESPN Insider 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009

La Russa may be leaving St. Louis

Buster Olney

Nobody 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2009

Opening up the mailbag

Buster Olney

After 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 ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Casilla's hit in 12th lifts Twins in AL Central tiebreaker

Associated Press

Alexi Casilla's one-out single in the bottom of the 12th inning scored Carlos Gomez> from second base and the Twins beat Detroit 6-5.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Cabrera apologizes to teammates

ESPN.com news services

Detroit star Miguel Cabrera has apologized to his teammates for being drunk last weekend between two games the Tigers lost while trying to clinch the AL Central title.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009