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insider.espn.go.com - 1/18/2009
ESPN Buster Olney Blog
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Buster Olney Buster Olney is a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine. He began covering baseball in 1989, as the Nashville Banner's beat reporter assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. Later, he covered the San Diego Padres (1993-94), the Baltimore Orioles ('95-'96), the New York Mets ('97) and ...
sports.espn.go.com - 1/13/2009
ESPN Buster Olney Blog
— sports.espn.go.com — There is a buffet of news items to write about, and we'll start with a dollop of the Hall of Fame. Dish: Rickey Henderson received votes from 511 voters. His name was left off 28 ballots, leaving his 94.8 vote percentage well short of Tom Seaver's ... (more) ESPN Buster Olney Blog

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usatoday.com - 1/19/2009
ESPN looking for another inside critic
— usatoday.com — The author and ex- New York Times sports editor has been bluntly honest in her reviews of ESPN's on-air anchors, analysts, reporters and executives. But Schreiber's two-year tenure expires this spring, said Norby Williamson, ESPN's executive vice ... (more) ESPN looking for another inside critic

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insider.espn.go.com - 1/17/2009
ESPN Buster Olney Blog
— insider.espn.go.com — • Speaking of politics: CC Sabathia and his wife Amber have tickets to the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama , and will attend some of the postinaugural events, as well.• Kris Benson is going to throw for scouts on Jan. 24, and in the week after ... (more) ESPN Buster Olney Blog

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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com:  Olney's Latest: Manny, Abreu, Dunn

MetsBlog.com:  Outfield: Manny waiting for better Offer

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Olney's Latest: Manny, Abreu, Dunn
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Buster Olney reports that Scott Boras seems to be taking the same approach with Manny Ramirez as he did with Derek Lowe; that is, to wait. Olney says "Camp Manny" is "waiting for some other team to be tempted by what Ramirez could do for them, waiting for an offer larger than that made by the Dodgers to develop." The Dodgers are waiting as well. Olney reports they are not likely to increase their offer of 2 years, $45MM that was offered and promptly ignored in November. Also waiting for something to happen are Bobby Abreu and Adam Dunn. Should Manny wind up ...

Outfield: Manny waiting for better Offer
MetsBlog.com — In the Daily News, Bill Madden quotes a National GM as saying of Ramirez, “If you’re a betting person, you have to figure Manny winds up going back to the Dodgers and for the two years… At his age and without the DH, it makes no sense for a National League team to go out beyond two years for him.” Buster Olney of ESPN.com believes Ramirez and his agent, Scott Boras, are waiting for another team to be ‘tempted by what Ramirez could do for them,’ and offer more than the Dodgers. According to Madden, the Mets are not going to sign Ramirez, adding, “They are determined to keep payroll at or just ...

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