Seattle balances cash with caution
Buster OlneyA year ago, it was the Yankees who began the winter with their pockets full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC S...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
Three Strikes: Award-winning edition
Jayson StarkStrike One -- Albert's Eight-Ball Dept. As you contemplate the greatness of Albert Pujols, don't measure him just by the three MVP awards he's won. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Three Strikes: For Series opener, a pair of Cys
Jayson Stark...the others: Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax in both 1965 and '66 (Dodgers), and Maddux and Tom Glavine in 1995 (Braves). • Sabathia and Lee will also make this the first World Series opener...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
McGwire has a road map, but also a guide
Buster OlneyWe saw again Sunday night an example of how others have talked about their past use of performance-enhancing drugs and moved on. Yankees pitcher Andy ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009
BP Daily: Tommy Hanson's great start
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusHow good can Tommy Hanson be in Atlanta? Baseball Prospectus examines but cautions against using just his rookie-year stats as an indicator.
Story | Conversation | September 01, 2009
Sandwich Awards: Phillies trio has the munchies
Jayson Stark...the Braves did it against the Rockies, in games started by Steve Avery, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine. • Last time a Phillies team did that: June 4-6, 1976, against the Giants, in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2009
PTI : Leaving on Assignment
The Boston Red Sox have designated Smoltz for assignment, one day after he was tagged for eight runs and nine hits in a 13-6 loss to the Yankees.
Video | August 07, 2009
Chat with Gary Gillette
...recent trio of milestones - Alex Rodriguez's 500th home run, Barry Bonds' 755th home run and Tom Glavine's 300th win - and everything else going on in the world of baseball. Gillette wears hats...
Chat | August 03, 2007
Smoltz and Sox face difficult decisions
Buster Olney...Game 7 of the 1991 World Series to the many days competing with Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame someday, perhaps with 212 career victories and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2009
Three Strikes: Cy-onara Edition
Jayson Stark...vs. Orel Hershiser (Dodgers). Viola throws a shutout and wins 1-0. • July 15, 1999 -- Tom Glavine (Braves) vs. Roger Clemens (Yankees). Glavine wins 6-2. If the Phillies have any sense of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009
Buster's ten first-half surprises
Follow baseball long enough and you will come to know this hard truth: You know nothing. You will always be surprised. These are 10 things in the majo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 14, 2009
The Buster Olney AL All-Stars
We'll repeat Monday's All-Star exercise, this time for the American League: Imagine if the All-Star Game were something more than an exhibition, and t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 07, 2009
Boston leads the arms (management) race
Young starting pitchers are protected like baby chicks in the major leagues these days, but the shift in thinking on pitch count extends beyond guys l...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2009
Adrenaline purged, Hanson's ready to dominate
When Tommy Hanson walked off the mound after making his first major league start this past Sunday, he went into the Braves' weight room and simply lai...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 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
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