Heightened pressure now heaped on Teixeira
Buster OlneySo Alex Rodriguez embarks on an uncertain course. The Yankees don't know if he'll be available Opening Day or in May. They don't know if he'll be avai...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 06, 2009
Deion Sanders' thoughts still heard years later
Buster OlneyLost in the fog of the A-Rod-palooza, I forgot a sacred blog tradition -- to kick off spring training by revisiting a story from many years ago. I do...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 22, 2009
Best free agent fits for Orlando Hudson
...Indians, Asdrubal Cabrera could shift to shortstop and Jhonny Peralta could move to third base. ANGELS Howie Kendrick didn't hit or field well in the first round of the playoffs, in spite of his...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2008
All hands on deck
There are mere hours left in the regular season, and it's all hands on deck, reliever Chad Durbin tells his peers in the Philladelphia bullpen. He mig...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 27, 2008
Cubs much different without Zambrano
The Cubs were under the impression that Carlos Zambrano was OK. He had insisted to the Cubs that he was fine, and he had told friends he had nothing m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2008
What's the criteria for MVP awards?
Carlos Delgado keeps delivering big hits for the Mets, and his emergence and the remarkable performance of CC Sabathia are bound to re-ignite a debate...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2008
A's need offense to back young pitching
The Athletics had a chance to make a big splash before the trade deadline, a chance to trade for Jason Bay. They would have had to surrender a package...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 22, 2008
An injury-filled weekend for several contenders
It was as if a rogue wave of injuries smashed against the contenders this weekend, reaching the Minnesota Twins first, when Michael Cuddyer suffered a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2008
Eaton-less Phils' rotation still has issues
...towards the end of Goodfellas, where Jimmy Conway [Robert DeNiro] was directing Karen Hill [Lorraine Bracco] into...3-9 with a 5.82 ERA. Kyle Kendrick is 8-5, but has a 4.70...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 28, 2008
What impact will Jennings' decision have?
• The decision of high school All-American Brandon Jennings to skip college and play professional basketball in Europe is not about right and wr...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 11, 2008
Barreling toward maple-bat tragedy
Within hours of a meeting by representatives from Major League Baseball and the players association to discuss the growing concern over shattering ma...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 25, 2008
Surprising O's remain focused, competitive
...Jones. Nick Markakis. Radhames Liz. Luke Scott. Jim Johnson. Dennis Sarfate. And some veterans mixed in -- Brian Roberts, myself, Aubrey Huff, and Melvin Mora. I think we have a chance to have five to six...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2008
Answer for home-field dominance?
We don't think of baseball as a sport with a significant home-field advantage, in the way we view the National Football League and the National Basket...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2008
Things falling into place for Rays
Failure is engrained in baseball, with missed swings and bobbled ground balls and hanging sliders, and for executives, there are the free agent signin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2008
Gonzalez getting foothold on hitting
Adrian Gonzalez listens and takes bits and pieces from different voices, and the Padres' first baseman has patched together a hitting quilt that gets ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2008
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