The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2
Buster OlneyIt has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
Top 10 matchups of the LCS
Buster OlneyHere's what I see as the top 10 matchups of the league championship series: The Dodgers' left-handed relievers versus the Phillies' left-handed hitte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
Opening up the mailbag
Buster OlneyAfter two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 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
The value of waiver warfare
Buster OlneyA friend of a general manager accepted an invitation to watch a game from the GM's private box this season, thinking how much fun it would be. The exp...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2009
How Wagner shifted the market
Buster OlneySometime Tuesday morning, the reality of Billy Wagner's circumstances broadsided him. Regardless of whether he stayed with the Mets or not, Wagner alm...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009
Why White Sox might want Rios
Buster OlneySome team has claimed Alex Rios on waivers and will know by early Tuesday afternoon whether he will become theirs, and there is lots of evidence that ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009
Smoltz 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
Eight reasons for Halladay to be a Phillie
Buster Olney...plummet during the winter of 2008-09, at least for players not named Teixeira or Sabathia or Burnett or Lowe, and the players' association is sensitive to this. Halladay is one of the few players...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2009
Yanks improve rotation, keep young talent
Buster Olney...his return to Philadelphia, as a champion. • The Red Sox may bring back Kevin Cash, writes Sean McAdam. • The Brewers are still a good team without CC Sabathia, writes Michael Hunt. The Brewers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2008
New GMs turning to sabermetrics
Buster Olney...Two executives with other teams say it is their understanding that the Braves' offer to A.J. Burnett, if agreed to and fully realized in value, would be worth $15 million a year over five...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2008
TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
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