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freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/23/2009

Buster Olney Answers Your Baseball Questions - Freakonomics Blog

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Last week we solicited your questions for ESPN baseball reporter and analyst Buster Olney . There were a lot of really interesting questions, and I think Buster chose well; moreover, his answers are excellent — especially, in my view, his last one. Along the way, he addresses the Steroid Era, ...

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lennysyankees.com - 7/21/2009

Buster Olney suggests Duchscherer as good fit for Yankees

— lennysyankees.com — Buster Olney reported on ESPN’s SportsCenter that the Yankees could possibly look into trading for Oakland’s Justin... Duchscherer in the first week of August when he returns from the DL. Duchscherer’s contract expires at the end of this season, making him far easier to acquire than Roy ... (more) Buster Olney suggests Duchscherer as good fit for Yankees

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N.Y. Times: Buster Olney Answers Your Baseball Questions
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — N.Y. Times: Buster Olney Answers Your Baseball Questions Word life! This is basic Freakonomics. Q: What’s your favorite Rickey Henderson story? — Nann A: Last spring, Rickey went on the ESPN radio show Mike and Mike and, one by one, he addressed the Rickey legends deeming them either truth or myth. He acknowledged that yes, in fact, he did frame the rather large bonus check (I think it was for $1 million) rather than cash it; yes, in fact, he did suffer frost bite in the middle of the summer because he fell asleep on an ice pack in the trainer’s room; and he acknowledged ...

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This is a Sports Post
No, You're a Towel — ... The New York Times with two great articles: the first on baseball's use of DNA and the privacy issues that go along with that and the second on Tony Kubek, one of my favorite Yankees announcers, returning briefly after a 15-year hiatus. The New York Times Freakonomics blog did a very interesting Q&A with Buster Olney This Sports Networking and Sports Summit from The Biz of Baseball is pretty awesome. Some really, really good ...