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
A "Major League" move by the Padres
Buster OlneyIf you're looking for a CliffsNotes version of what has happened in San Diego, just flip on the movie "Major League." To review the events of the pas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 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
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
Smoltz manufactures a comeback
Buster OlneyJohn Smoltz is a friend and golfing partner of Tiger Woods, which is hardly surprising, because the two men are similar in many ways. Both are superla...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009
Money for nothin'
Buster Olney...nothing. Baseball has had its share of player sales, from Connie Mack's desperate purges of the Philadelphia Athletics in the early part of the 20th century to Boston's sale of Babe Ruth, and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009
The familiar angle on Houston's surge
Buster OlneyThe Astros are 27-17 in their last 44 games, which is actually par for the course for Houston. Year after year, the Astros seem to start slowly and th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009
Jays must trade Halladay now
Buster Olney...July 31, they may wind up with much less than what they can get now from the Phillies, Angels or Dodgers. To see Buster's take on the Twins' handling of the Santana deal, why...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 19, 2009
Ranking the NL's easiest roads to the postseason
Buster Olney...their final 10 games will be against the Phillies, Rockies and Cardinals. • Games against teams with...three games at Atlanta and three games at Philadelphia. 3. Los Angeles Dodgers • Home games: 41...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 18, 2009
Romero's change and the Jays' chances
Some hitters have asked Toronto left-hander Ricky Romero if the off-speed pitch he throws is a splitter, and some pitchers have asked him if he throws...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 29, 2009
It's time for the MLBPA to break with drug cheats
"A-Rod's numbers shouldn't count for anything. I feel like he cheated me out of the game. … It does bother me. Especially for the guys that wen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 08, 2009
Spring Training Blog: March 31
...and earned the Opening Day start for the Phillies for the third straight year. Myers held Toronto...out four while walking none. After the game, Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel announced that the 28-year...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 31, 2009Spring Training Blog: March 7
ZAMBRANO WANTS OPENING DAY START (9:23 p.m. ET) Carlos Zambrano wants to start on opening day for the Chicago Cubs, and he's not shy about it. "I ca...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 07, 2009Spring Training Blog: Feb. 25
M'S EASING GRIFFEY IN (9:38 p.m. ET) Ken Griffey Jr. did not play in the Mariners' 4-3 exhibition loss in 10 innings against the Padres on Wednesday,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009Mets repeating history, Brewers about to make it
Amy K. Nelson, ESPN.comFor the second straight year, the New York Mets are on the verge of being knocked out of the playoffs by the same team -- the Florida Marlins.
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