The market for those coming off injuries
Keith Law...represented a point of inefficiency in the market for baseball players...total despite their lowest full-season total of runs scored since...on the market. One who stands out to me is Ben...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
Chapman kept defection plans from kin
Associated PressAroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby. The Cuban pitcher's defection during a tournament in the Netherlands lacked any of the drama a movie script writer would want.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2
Buster Olney...so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is...quick swing, driving fastballs into the right-field stands, and in Game 2, he came to bat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia
Buster OlneyThe old friends pitched against each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium...pressure on yourself -- and Lee has handled this season flawlessly. Now they will pitch from the same...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
Replay for the World Series could work
Buster Olney...had one of the most famous blown calls in history, tells Bob Klapisch: It's time to...on it, driving it into the right-field stands for a three-run homer. After the Dodgers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009
Opening up the mailbag
Buster Olney...World Series ends, and continues for 15 days. In that period, players can speak with any club...What minor league player who will start the season in the minors next year would you build...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009
MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009The catch heard 'round the Rockies
Buster OlneyThere were no tangible advantages working in favor of Rockies second baseman Clint Barmes in...host to Washington for four to finish the season. And meanwhile, the Rockies will finish their season...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009
The unique value of October baseball
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineAs Buster Olney writes in the October 5 issue of ESPN The Magazine -- if you don't think playoff baseball is different, then, well, you're probably not a player, are you?
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009
Any drama left for season's final week?
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft previews the final week of the baseball season and says there's a lot of uncertainty with many top teams close to clinching playoff berths.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009The Cubs share in Bradley's failure
Buster Olney...will never play another game in their uniform. The organization is...by a fan, approaches the stands and has to be calmed...final five games of the season. June 2007: After a series...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
Cracks in the AL contenders
Buster Olney...Mike Scioscia was incredulous. His lower jaw may or may not have bounced off the dugout step in Fenway Park. But Scioscia is and always will be a forward thinker, and somewhere in his brain...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009
Wainwright commanding plate, and attention
Buster Olney...makes Adam Wainwright so special," said the evaluator, in the midst of Wainwright's 18th victory on...Wainwright at all. Most hitters haven't this season. "Chris Carpenter has better stuff than he has...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009
Derek Jeter's unbroken contract with fans
Buster OlneyDerek Jeter finished playing catch with Robinson Cano in front of the Yankees' dugout early Monday afternoon, about 10 minutes before the first pitch of the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
Marlins put fighting aside with eight-run outburst as Helms holds off Braves in 9th
Associated PressWes Helms hit a game-winning homer, Dan Uggla had a two-run shot after challenging teammate Hanley Ramirez's effort, and the bickering Florida Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 8-7 on Wednesday night.
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