Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster OlneyThe Cleveland Indians have relative pennies to spend this winter, and the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers won't spend much, either. The Los Angeles ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Replay for the World Series could work
Buster Olney...s time for umpire challenges, writes Hal McCoy. Phillies-Dodgers The backbone of the Phillies is stars...Jimmy Rollins and Cliff Lee, but what separates Philadelphia this time of year is the incredible quality...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 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
Tigers, Twins and my award picks
Buster OlneyCarl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
For one night, Ordonez worth the cost
Buster OlneyIt's too bad there isn't a transcript of the conversation that took place sometime this summer between Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and his baseba...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 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
A somber celebration in Detroit
Buster OlneyErnie Harwell will chat with his extended family tonight, from a baseball field in Detroit, and Al Kaline has a pretty good idea of what he will say. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Inside another great Colorado run
Buster OlneyThere was gleeful jumping and running and hat-tossing and a pig-pile kind of thing, and this was all taking place about 1,500 miles away from the Litt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009
The pitching prizes of fall 2009
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineBuster Olney examines the best pitchers that will be available after the 2009 season and comes back with Rich Harden, John Lackey, Erik Bedard, Tim Hudson and others.
Story | Conversation | August 13, 2009
Phillies hit three homers to back Martinez in return
Associated PressPedro Martinez returned to the majors with a win, pitching five innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs 12-5 Wednesday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 12, 2009Francisco's leadoff HR in 12th lifts Phillies past Cubs
Associated PressBen Francisco led off the 12th inning with a home run off Cubs closer Kevin Gregg and the Phillies defeated Chicago 4-3 on Tuesday.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 11, 2009Smoltz and Sox face difficult decisions
Buster OlneyAll Boston manager Terry Francona could do was to try to contain the damage the Yankees had done to John Smoltz in the fourth inning Thursday night. A...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2009
Cubs end Phillies' 10-game winning streak
Associated PressAramis Ramirez and Jeff Baker each had a two-run double and the Cubs beat Philadelphia 10-5 to snap the Phillies' 10-game winning streak.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | July 22, 2009Werth's walk-off HR hands Phils 10th win in row
Associated PressJayson Werth homered in the 13th to beat the Cubs and hand the Phils their 10th straight win.
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