Routine Play
Buster OlneyJustin Morneau is a creature of habit. But to live up to his potential--and the expectations of his teammates--the Twins slugger had to change the very way he lives his life
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008After changing lifestyle, Morneau rose to prominence
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineJustin Morneau is a creature of habit. But to live up to his potential -- and the expectations of his teammates -- the Twins slugger had to change the very way he lives his life.
Story | Conversation | January 03, 2007The internal trade deadline
Buster Olney...major responsibilities on his plate: The possible trade of the Blue Jays' best-known and biggest star, Roy Halladay. His wedding, set for Jan. 2. The biggest decisions for the wedding had already been made...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2009
A new Chuck takes on Texas
Buster Olney...Astros. • Set aside, for a moment, the issues of ERA and ground-ball ratios and whether Roy Halladay is necessarily a better option than Cliff Lee, or whether the Phillies should have taken this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 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
La 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
Porcello's fastball will be his tell
Buster OlneyRick Porcello's fastball will be his tell Tuesday, a longtime scout said Monday. A poker player might betray something with the way he shifts in his c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009
Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine
Buster OlneyBobby Valentine's first full season as manager of the Mets was 1997, a year in which I took a job with The New York Times, and I covered him for just ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009
Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars
Buster OlneyIt is still September and nine days of regular-season baseball remain, but the playoffs provided the context for everything that occurred at Yankee St...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009
The Cubs share in Bradley's failure
Buster OlneyThe Cubs finally had had enough with Milton Bradley, who almost certainly will never play another game in their uniform. The organization is ready to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
Why Holliday could end up a rental
Buster OlneyAs the summer's trade season played out, rival executives came away from conversations with the Cardinals believing St. Louis wasn't in position to ta...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009
Baseball's week of U-turns
Buster OlneyThe baseball world has been a place of a lot of U-turns lately: If you pegged the Nationals for fewer than 40 victories in your office pool, well, yo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009
Nine reasons this NYY-BOS series is pivotal
Buster OlneyThe Hype Meter runs at the highest level whenever the Red Sox and Yankees play, a 10 on a scale of 10 even when it's just a three-game series in April...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009
Get ready for Jason Heyward
Buster OlneyThe conversations between the managers and the opposing third basemen occur organically in the minors, because the manager is often in the third-base ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 05, 2009
The biggest holes for trades to fill
Buster Olney...As of 9:30 a.m. ET Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays had no active talks regarding Roy Halladay. The Dodgers again reached out to Toronto on Wednesday, but the two teams have not gotten...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009
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