Running with Bob Sheppard
Buster OlneyBob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009
The Spawn of 'Moneyball'
Buster OlneyAn American League executive, considered to be one of the best and brightest, chatted in the spring of 2008 about the résumés of the front-o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Rice swung and missed on Jeter
Buster OlneyOn a Saturday afternoon a few weeks ago, I happened across a YES Network broadcast of Yankee Ron Guidry's 18-strikeout game against the California Ang...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 23, 2009
Oakland's new Young Guns
Buster OlneyThey've done this kind of work together before -- in Midland, Texas, to be precise. Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, Vin Mazzaro and Josh Outman all pit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009
Where's the accountability?
Buster OlneyBaseball officials are mad at Gene Orza, Michael Schmidt writes. The issue of who was directly responsible for disposing of the 2003 test results re...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2009
A-Rod now tarnished forever
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineHaving been linked to reported steroid use, Alex Rodriguez no longer has a clean image, and his legacy will be tarnished forever.
Story | Conversation | February 07, 2009Jones' career in jeopardy
Buster OlneyIt is strange, but true, that Andruw Jones' career is in jeopardy, even before he turns 32 years old. Even with the Dodgers restructuring his contract...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 04, 2009Big names have tough choices to make
Buster Olney...Trevor Hoffman, Pedro Martinez, Ivan Rodriguez, etc. And that's not even counting Barry Bonds or Sammy Sosa, who say they are not retired. A fascinating bidding war -- which says everything about where baseball...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 27, 2008HOF door opens for closers
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineBruce Sutter's HOF election establishes more precedent for the selection of closers, writes ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
Story | Conversation | January 10, 2006Steroid allegations overshadow achievements
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineLast summer, commissioner Bud Selig proclaimed this was a golden age of baseball. Now, history is destined to recall this period as baseball's Steroid Era.
Story | Conversation | March 12, 2005Around the National League
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineWhat must go right, what could go wrong? A team-by-team look at the National League.
Story | Conversation | February 16, 2005Around the American League
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineWhat must go right, what could go wrong? A team-by-team look at the American League.
Story | Conversation | February 14, 2005Little doubt Canseco played in juiced era
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineJose Canseco's motives may be questionable, but his assertions about steroid use smacks of the ugly truth.
Story | Conversation | February 07, 2005Mets must gamble to 'win now'
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineThe Mets' pursuit of Pedro is a gamble, but in an impatient market and mediocre division, it could be the right move.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2004Sosa would be Kong-sized mistake
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineSammy Sosa to New York would generate big headlines, but he's the wrong player at the wrong time for the Mets.
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