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Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster Olney...sear." Fehr's hope has parallel lines, I'd bet. On one hand, nobody wants another World Series lost to labor wars. But some players say the union's leadership has stressed to the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
An all-decade, all-value lineup card
Erik Manning, FanGraphs.comErik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Best and worst teams of the decade
Jim Caple, ESPN.comThe greatest team of the 2000s? That's easy. It's the New York Yankees. The most dreadful? Well, the nominees are …
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith Law...playing on good teams (not that it should matter, but it does). He played on two World Series champions and several other playoff teams, hit well in the postseason, was a very good defender...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...s well within reason to think the Phillies and Yankees will face each other in the World Series next year, although the league champions each have hurdles to overcome beyond the Angels and the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Six key matchups for Game 6
Buster OlneySix key matchups to watch in Game 6: Chase Utley versus the Yankees' adjustments: The Phillies' second baseman is not missing any fastballs; he is ha...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster Olney...Victorino is being pitched inside. And Ryan Howard is seeing a ton of sliders. Before the World Series began, 23.4 percent of the pitches thrown to Howard during the regular season and the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster OlneyThe conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
World Series rings, the real scoop
Paul Lukas, Page 2Curious about World Series rings? We've found a place that's got all the info you ever wanted.
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm
Buster Olney...intense -- the Bulldog locked in like a hyper border collie. In Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, Jack Morris had the eyes of a linebacker, and he looked like he was ready to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia
Buster Olney...days to come. Lee and Sabathia will start against each other in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night, and depending on the decisions made by their respective managers, they could face...
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
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...Joe Saunders and Andy Pettitte, the starting pitchers. Both threw effectively in no-decisions earlier in this series: Saunders needed only 67 pitches to get through his final five innings of work in Game 2...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
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