Hermida's move sure to be replicated
Buster Olney...really excited to go to Boston and to see the ways GM Theo Epstein and manager Terry Francona want him to help the Red Sox. The Red Sox hope he can reach his potential...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
The top matchups of the World Series
Buster OlneyThese are my top matchups of the World Series, beyond the battle of old friends CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee: The Yankees' hitters against Cliff Lee's f...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 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
Tigers, Twins and my award picks
Buster OlneyCarl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Duensing among unlikely September stars
Buster OlneyThe crises come daily in the pennant races, and all the stuff that really matters at the outset of spring training -- pedigree, salary, past statistic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009
Cracks in the AL contenders
Buster OlneyThe count was full, the bases were loaded and Brian Fuentes fired a fastball at the lowest part of the strike zone Wednesday night, and when home plat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009
Money for nothin'
Buster OlneyThe largest pure salary dump in Major League Baseball history was concluded Monday evening, when Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi info...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009
Baseball's week of U-turns
Buster Olney...outfield play." Since the Morgan trade, the team's offensive production has increased, Tracee Hamilton writes. Terry Francona called a team meeting before Sunday's game, Sean McAdam writes, and talked about stuff, and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2009
Nine reasons this NYY-BOS series is pivotal
Buster OlneyThe Hype Meter runs at the highest level whenever the Red Sox and Yankees play, a 10 on a scale of 10 even when it's just a three-game series in April...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009
The biggest holes for trades to fill
Buster OlneyWith just one full day and a chunk of hours before the trade deadline, these are the biggest holes remaining for teams that have been looking for help...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009
Just getting warmed up
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineEvan Longoria looks like a natural now, but he didn't even get drafted out of high school. See what can happen, kids, when you work your tail off?
Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009Perez, Motte vying to become Cardinals' closer
Buster OlneyJason Isringhausen earned 217 saves over seven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, but now he is gone and manager Tony La Russa is left to identify a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 14, 2009
Somebody take responsibility already
Buster OlneyAn official who has been in baseball a long time sounded really tired Wednesday morning. He was really down. He had a serious case of the Steroids Era...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009
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