Shades of the 2004 ALCS?
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe Yankees are still in command, but this World Series suddenly has a different feel as it swings to New York for Game 6 on Wednesday night.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster Olney...is 3-for-17 with 10 strikeouts and no homers, and moving forward, the chances of the Phillies to come back from the 3-games-to-1 deficit will depend largely on whether Howard starts...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster OlneyThe moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels reliever Brian Fuentes shot his arm into the air, that arm driven by the exultation o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
Kershaw is the great X factor
Buster Olney...and making adjustments. This is why Kershaw is the great X factor in this series against the Phillies, and perhaps in this entire postseason. Forget his 8-8 win-loss record -- he is capable of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009
Type A positive
Buster OlneyJason Varitek and Juan Cruz found themselves boxed into a maze of baseball rules and regulations last winter, walled in by circumstance. But they prob...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Dice-K finally makes return
Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.comAdam Madison previews Tuesday's MLB action, including the return of Daisuke Matsuzaka from a long stint on the disabled list.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2009For a night, Penny is prime currency
Buster Olney...weaker across the board, Penny was facing the Phillies, who went into the game first in the...majors in home runs in their home ballpark. Philadelphia's lineup could rival that of any AL...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009
Why the Yankees are now firing on all cylinders
Buster Olney*Following this post, Buster will be taking a one week break to work on another project, and perhaps even play some King of the Mountain. He'll be bac...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 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
Signability still an MLB draft trump card
When the "Baseball Tonight" producers turned the mikes on for Keith Law and Aaron Fitt of Baseball America on Tuesday night and asked them about possi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 10, 2009
State of the Rays … division races … players on the move
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWith the All-Star Game now in the rearview mirror, Jerry Crasnick looks ahead to the top nine story lines heading into the second half of the season.
Story | Conversation | July 15, 2008Spring Training Blog: March 11
For more spring training news that could impact your fantasy team, check out our daily fantasy camp notes. CUBS CUT SAMARDZIJA (8:21 p.m. ET) Je...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2008Spring Training Blog: Feb. 19, 2008
GUILLEN PASSES ON STEROID, MITCHELL TALK (7:18 p.m. ET) Jose Guillen arrived right on time, bouncing into the Kansas City clubhouse bright and early...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 19, 2008Tigers' lineup tops the charts, Giants' order picks up the rear
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comSome teams have made major upgrades to their lineups, and others have lost significant parts. Here are the best and worst in baseball.
Story | Conversation | December 12, 2007Challenge Week 15: Four-game teams have the advantage
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan Cockcroft analyzes the best Week 15 options for the Baseball Challenge game.
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