Of cows, Zenith radios and Harry Kalas
Buster Olney...white on her forehead) SS Debbie (Daughter of Dana, the third baseman; she was a notorious fence-buster and an alpha cow) DH Molly (An old jersey with a particularly large udder; very slow-moving...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 3, 2010
Johnny Damon isn't going to the prom
Buster OlneyThe merits of the New York Yankees' three-team trade for Curtis Granderson are debatable, and in time we'll know if the choice of trading some of thei...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2010
A world in which Beltre trumps McGwire
Buster OlneyIn the middle of every winter, Dick Peller -- a longtime baseball and soccer coach at my former high school in Mount Hermon, Mass. -- hosts a baseball...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 17, 2010
Teams with money to spend on free agents
Buster OlneyThere is a certain amount of eye-rolling that goes on in the ballparks of rival teams -- and in the offices of agents, for that matter -- any time the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 26, 2009
A New Year's resolution for agents
Buster OlneyJason Bay'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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 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 "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...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 1, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT
Gonzalez likely sticking with Padres
...pretty good next year," Towers said the other day. "I know that sounds pretty crazy." For Buster Olney's insight into why the Padres should be optimistic, how the Joba Rules are hardly just...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 7, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT
Too early to give up on Brian Giles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...we'll see where we are at that point.'' Sources told ESPN The Magazine senior writer Buster Olney that if Giles makes the Dodgers, he will earn $550,000 in major league salary, with...
Blog | February 9, 2010The five best rotations in baseball
Buster OlneyFrom the mailbag: Q: I'm curious which team you think has the best rotation heading into 2010. What would be your Top 5 rotations? As spring training...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 9, 2010
If baseball doesn't work out …
Buster Olney...1% 5 2 30% 123 8 2% 8 9 66% 273 PH 1% 3 From ajswearingen: "Sorry, Buster, but Adam Jones was hitting behind Roberts for much of the season, that is why he got...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 7, 2010
A question of before and after
Buster OlneyOrlando Hudson hit well against fastballs last season, and he should see a lot more of them now that he has signed a one-year deal with the Twins; he ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 5, 2010
Verlander's deal a good prescription for Detroit
Buster OlneyI was trying to think of other great right-handers similar in style and stuff to Justin Verlander, who is closing in on a five-year, $80 million deal ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 4, 2010
Perez tops list of key No. 2 starters
Buster OlneyThe expectation within the Mets' organization is that the team has finished its winter spending, and this would seem to be confirmed by the Mets' relu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 2, 2010
Tampa's loaded youth movement
Buster OlneyThe Tampa Bay Rays' entire projected starting rotation will make about $8.2 million in 2010, which is about the same as Scott Kazmir will make for the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 1, 2010
6PM ET: Arenas/Crittenton Suspended, Patriots Franchise Tag, Yankees Winn, The Yankees Winn
SportsCenterNed Dishman/NBAE/Getty Images Suspended For The Season NBA Commissioner David Stern suspended Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Critten...
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