Buster Olney

Buster Olney article on Twins

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:56 GMT

Source: twinsdaily.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
I don' have insider but those that do can read Olney's take on the Twins minor leaguers. Minnesota Twins set up for promising future - MLB - ESPN ...

Rangers Q&A with Buster Olney

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:59 GMT

Source: www.lonestarball.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
In advance of the Rangers appearing on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN this weekend, ESPN made Buster Olney available to do a Q&A with us about the Rangers' 2013 season. I visited with him this morning, and the transcription of our conversation is below. AJM: ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball this week features the Tigers in Arlington against the Rangers. Do you think these are the best two teams in baseball right now? Olney: I don’t. I think the Tigers still have to sort through some bullpen issues in order for them to climb up to that next level. Its not clear where that’s going to come from. I think the Rangers have certainly earned their stature, and knowing that they’ve got all these different pitchers who could be coming back healthy during the year I think only reinforces that. I was actually, the other day, I was riding back from the Sunday night game last weekend, and the conversation popped up in the car with Dan Shulman and Boog Sciambi and others. We were saying, “Who are the best teams in baseball right now?” And Boog and I both settled on the Rangers and Cardinals. I think the Cardinals are, especially with Edward Mujica becoming such a strong closer for them, along with the Rangers, the two best teams. AJM: Part of what makes the Rangers’ success so surprising to some is the fact that they were considered to be one of the big losers of the offseason. They seemed to have a lot of irons in the fire, but nothing really panned ...

Buster Olney, ESPN: Ellsbury play will hurt him in free agency

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:23:00 GMT

Source: audio.weei.com --- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Buster Olney joins the show to discuss the muddled AL East, the average play of Ellsbury and how that will affect him in free agency, and Tropicana Field. [0:01:12] ... fine fragile equation. That you've got a lot of production and a Lyle Overbay and who gets the Lyle Overbay numbers. Would be better than Albert Pujols numbers when we're sitting here in the middle of may and -- you guys. We're ... [0:02:19] ... -- is there's something to these veterans who have underachieving take a Vernon Wells who's who's kind of under achieved really since Delgado left left Toronto. And or Travis Hafner or -- behind you as -- and Eric Chavez and on and on and on and they go to new York and something about the environment there they sort of stepped ... ...

Buster Olney on M&M: ‘Going to be a crusher’ for Jacoby Ellsbury if he heads into free agency like this

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:16:48 GMT

Source: fullcount.weei.com --- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Buster Olney ESPN baseball writer Buster Olney joined the Mut & Merloni show Wednesday to talk about the Red Sox and news from around the majors. The slumping Sox lost to the Rays on Tuesday night, with the winning run scoring on a popup at Tropicana Field that first baseman Mike Napoli couldn’t handle. That revived the debate about the oft-criticized domed building. Olney said the Rays would love to get out of their lease, but they have no easy way out. “The bottom line is that they’ve got this terrible lease with the city of St. Petersburg,” Olney said. “Baseball would love for them to move out of St. Petersburg and out of the Trop. The Rays would love to move out of there. And people all around baseball would love for them to move out of there. But until the city of St. Petersburg signs off on this thing, they’re kind of stuck. And it stinks. Because that organization clearly has a lot of promise; it’s as well-run an organization as there is in baseball. They’ve done a phenomenal job of competing despite the limitations that they have within that park. “And until it changes, it is going to feel like they’re playing in their grandmother’s basement, let’s face it. The ball hitting the ceiling, and the different rules, and how many rings and all that stuff — it’s a completely different type of baseball than there is in any other park.” Jacoby Ellsbury , who becomes a free agent at the end of the season, is having a disappointing ...

Buster Olney, ESPN, on condition of J.A. Happ

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:36:00 GMT

Source: audio.weei.com --- Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Buster Olney joins the show to talk about the potential of pitchers wearing protective gear on the field after J.A. Happ took a line drive to the head. Buster also discusses the Sox pitching situation with the injuries in the bullpen. [0:05:20] ... know let -- pick out some of the older guys you know Ryan Dempster . Let's say MLB that you know we wanna have had protection and on a pitcher you know what there's mechanical issue there ... [0:06:15] ... they have scouts around him. Think he's thrown a hundred with a Derek Lowe likes water right now Pataki is there a chance that. Now Webster pitches well tonight in this 'cause spot start that he ... [0:08:13] ... -- that ball and I remember early in spring training talk with David Ross . And he would talk he'd just caught -- down in the bullpen for the first time. And he said to me and ... [0:12:48] ... answers similar question. The other night I actually had a thing to Melky Cabrera who has had a nice couple days but generally speaking is open yet his 300 points lower this year. The last year ... ...

Buster Olney on M&M: Junichi Tazawa has ‘probably the best stuff in that bullpen’

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:32:53 GMT

Source: fullcount.weei.com --- Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Buster Olney Buster Olney of ESPN spoke with Mut & Merloni on Wednesday about the potential for protective caps for pitchers after the Jays’ J.A. Happ took a line drive to the head Tuesday, the state of the Red Sox pitching, and the constant suspicion that players are using performance-enhancing drugs if their performance improves. In the wake of Happ’s injury, the discussion about requiring protective headgear for pitchers has come up again. Olney noted some of the issues that would make it hard to implement such a rule, including the effect it would have on pitchers’ mechanics and the players’ general resistance to change. “The number of instances of this happening is actually on the increase, according to research that Willie [ Weinbaum , of ESPN] has done,” Olney said. “Major League Baseball, for good reason, is concerned, because the 60 feet, 6 inches is not going to change. What Willie has found is that they’re having a difficult time coming up with a lined cap, and if you go beyond a lined cap — maybe even with a lined cap I think you’re going to get the initial response from a lot of players, which is, I don’t know if I want to wear that, that looks kind of weird. When David Wright wore that oversized helmet, there was definitely that old-school pushback on style. “In 2007, Mike Coolbaugh , who was a coach in the minor leagues, was killed by a line drive, and after that Major League Baseball basically made a rule saying a ...

ESPN Sportswriter Buster Olney familiar face for fans

Sat, 04 May 2013 06:01:08 GMT

Source: www.aberdeennews.com --- Friday, May 03, 2013
Author to speak at NSU commencement today Whether they were speaking to him during a luncheon at Lager's Inn, greeting him in the hallways at Northern State University or chatting about baseball with him after the book signing, people in Aberdeen treated ESPN baseball writer Buster Olney like he was one of their own. ...

NSU commencement speaker Buster Olney: There's no saying no to coach Don Meyer

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:25:22 GMT

Source: www.aberdeennews.com --- Thursday, May 02, 2013
Olney in Aberdeen ...

Buster Olney Blog: Royals Making Noise

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:47:34 GMT

Source: www.royalsreview.com --- Thursday, May 02, 2013
Buster Olney Blog: Royals Making Noise DAYTON VINDICATED ...

Buster Olney, ESPN, on Sox closer situation

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:44:00 GMT

Source: audio.weei.com --- Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Buster Olney joins Mut and Merloni to discuss Andrew Bailey retaining the closer role despite Joel Hanrahan being ready to go, the coaching staff, and the umpiring in MLB. [0:06:01] ... they were a year ago to now and that conversely we talked Brian Butterfield last hour and what -- old bulls had to say in Maryland the Avis these guys get there have been these little. ... [0:07:01] ... you and cute you know when you're talking about the moratorium -- Brian Butterfield . You know -- fit into that life first and guide to when you're around Brian Butterfield for five minutes. You know that all he cares about is winning immediately -- was passed over for the managerial job. By ... [0:12:54] ... throwing together so many people for the first time. And you had John Gibbons who can manage it there yet. But it's a whole different cap the players and how to deal with Colby Rasmus who's ... [0:14:03] ... setback in his the other 30%. That he's going to be done Curtis Granderson to make a lot of progress. And no he could be sent out for game sometime in the next week. I think ... ...