Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney
ESPN, Buster Olney
Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney
ESPN, Buster Olney
Thursday 02 July 2020 : Matt Vasgersian joins Buster to discuss the possibility of calling Sunday Night Baseball at home, Sean Doolittle’s apprehension of...
Wednesday 01 July 2020 : Buster is joined by Hembo to discuss the Minor League Baseball season's cancellation, the existential threat to the minors and why taking...
Tuesday 30 June 2020 : Tim Kurkjian joins Buster to name-drop his meetings with presidents and trips to the White House (7:07). Then the guys discuss the players...
Monday 29 June 2020 : Sarah Langs joins Buster to discuss which players might be able to finish the shortened baseball season batting .400 (2:36). Later, Alden...
Friday 26 June 2020 : A's reliever Jake Diekman joins Buster to discuss his decision to play despite being high-risk for coronavirus. Diekman discusses why he...
Thursday 25 June 2020 : Marly Rivera and USA Today's Bob Nightengale join Buster to talk about the fantasy of baseball getting started smoothly and the reality of...
Wednesday 24 June 2020 : Tim Kurkjian joins Buster to talk actual baseball (2:38), including the biggest baseball challenge for all teams getting started, why...
Tuesday 23 June 2020 : MLB is implementing a 60-game season. Buster and David Schoenfield react (4:33) to the news and discuss what the lack of an agreement...
Monday 22 June 2020 : Buster goes full distraction by asking Sarah Langs (6:12) and Karl Ravech (15:54) about the Hall of Fame candidacies of Yadier Molina,...
Friday 19 June 2020 : Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow joins Buster to discuss getting the latest labor negotiation news from his mom, why he's not on social media,...
Thursday 18 June 2020 : Yahoo! Sports' Hannah Keyser joins Buster to talk about Rob Manfred and Tony Clark's face-to-face meeting and her story on the feelings of...
Wednesday 17 June 2020 : Clinton Yates joins Buster to talk about spending time with LaTroy Hawkins, average baseball fans realizing the sport is in a bad place, the...
Tuesday 16 June 2020 : The podcast leads off with Mike Greenberg's full interview with Rob Manfred, who says there's a real risk of no baseball being played in...
Monday 15 June 2020 : Karl Ravech joins Buster to discuss ESPN's "Long Gone Summer" and their memories of the summer of 1998, other factors that revitalized...
Friday 12 June 2020 : ESPN's Tim Keown joins Buster to reflect on covering the home run chase of 1998 (14:46). The guys get into the weariness of Mark McGwire and...
Thursday 11 June 2020 : Kiley McDaniel joins Buster to review the first round of the MLB Draft, discussing what the Orioles did at No. 2, Austin Martin sliding to...
Wednesday 10 June 2020 : Longtime MLB pitcher Andy Benes joins Buster to discuss giving up home runs to Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in the summer of 1998 (16:00)....
Tuesday 09 June 2020 : An All-Star lineup of Bleacher Tweeters join Buster to discuss how they feel about the stalled restart talks between players and owners, and...
Monday 08 June 2020 : Kiley McDaniel joins Buster to talk about how his preparation for the draft is different with the pandemic, how teams are gathering...
Friday 05 June 2020 : Tim Kurkjian joins Buster to talk about the process behind his Daily Baseball Fix (2:23). Then the guys express disbelief and embarrassment...
Thursday 04 June 2020 : Clinton Yates talks to Buster about what baseball cards mean to him and his shrine to the "average black player," why it would be worse for...
Wednesday 03 June 2020 : Jesse Rogers talks to Buster about his interview with Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, including why Rogers believes Ricketts doesn't have a lot...
Tuesday 02 June 2020 : Eduardo Pérez talks to Buster about his early mornings calling KBO games, including how many times he hits snooze before waking up. Then...
Monday 01 June 2020 : Jeff Passan joins Buster to dive into the weeds on the MLBPA's return-to-play proposal sent to the owners (4:09). The guys discuss what the...
Friday 29 May 2020 : The producers of the E:60 special "Imperfect: The Roy Halladay Story" Brian Rivera and Mike Farrell join Buster to talk about the program,...
Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney
ESPN, Buster Olney
Hermetically Sealed Baseballs
Matt Vasgersian joins Buster to discuss the possibility of calling Sunday Night Baseball at home, Sean Doolittle’s apprehension of...
Minor League Season Canceled, Front Office Diversity, Differences Between KBO and MLB
Buster is joined by Hembo to discuss the Minor League Baseball season's cancellation, the existential threat to the minors and why taking...
Presidential Name-Drops, Ian Desmond Opts out
Tim Kurkjian joins Buster to name-drop his meetings with presidents and trips to the White House (7:07). Then the guys discuss the players...
Candidates to Hit .400, Already a Lost Season for Many
Sarah Langs joins Buster to discuss which players might be able to finish the shortened baseball season batting .400 (2:36). Later, Alden...
A's Reliever Jake Diekman on Playing While Being High-Risk for COVID-19
A's reliever Jake Diekman joins Buster to discuss his decision to play despite being high-risk for coronavirus. Diekman discusses why he...
Fantasy and Reality
Marly Rivera and USA Today's Bob Nightengale join Buster to talk about the fantasy of baseball getting started smoothly and the reality of...
Hardcore Baseball Talk
Tim Kurkjian joins Buster to talk actual baseball (2:38), including the biggest baseball challenge for all teams getting started, why...
A Theoretical 60-Game Season
MLB is implementing a 60-game season. Buster and David Schoenfield react (4:33) to the news and discuss what the lack of an agreement...
Hall of Fame Distractions, COVID-19 Closes Training Camps
Buster goes full distraction by asking Sarah Langs (6:12) and Karl Ravech (15:54) about the Hall of Fame candidacies of Yadier Molina,...
Tyler Glasnow on Getting His News, Being Ready to Throw Five, the Rays in a Short Season
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow joins Buster to discuss getting the latest labor negotiation news from his mom, why he's not on social media,...
Hannah Keyser on Rank-and-File MLB Staffers; Roger Ehrenberg on How He'd Advise Players and Owners
Yahoo! Sports' Hannah Keyser joins Buster to talk about Rob Manfred and Tony Clark's face-to-face meeting and her story on the feelings of...
Clinton Yates on The Pandemic as a Bargaining Chip for the Owners
Clinton Yates joins Buster to talk about spending time with LaTroy Hawkins, average baseball fans realizing the sport is in a bad place, the...
Burn It All Down
The podcast leads off with Mike Greenberg's full interview with Rob Manfred, who says there's a real risk of no baseball being played in...
Karl Ravech on "Long Gone Summer," Impasse Between Players and Owners
Karl Ravech joins Buster to discuss ESPN's "Long Gone Summer" and their memories of the summer of 1998, other factors that revitalized...
ESPN's Tim Keown on Covering Mark McGwire in 1998
ESPN's Tim Keown joins Buster to reflect on covering the home run chase of 1998 (14:46). The guys get into the weariness of Mark McGwire and...
Kiley McDaniel on Round 1 of the Draft; Mark McGwire on the '98 Home Run Chase
Kiley McDaniel joins Buster to review the first round of the MLB Draft, discussing what the Orioles did at No. 2, Austin Martin sliding to...
Former MLB Pitcher Andy Benes on Giving Up HRs to McGwire and Sosa in '98
Longtime MLB pitcher Andy Benes joins Buster to discuss giving up home runs to Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in the summer of 1998 (16:00)....
Bleacher Tweeters on Baseball Restart Talks, Vanderbilt Head Coach Tim Corbin
An All-Star lineup of Bleacher Tweeters join Buster to discuss how they feel about the stalled restart talks between players and owners, and...
Kiley McDaniel Previews the MLB Draft
Kiley McDaniel joins Buster to talk about how his preparation for the draft is different with the pandemic, how teams are gathering...
Tim Kurkjian on His Daily Baseball Fix, Bad Blood Between Players and MLB
Tim Kurkjian joins Buster to talk about the process behind his Daily Baseball Fix (2:23). Then the guys express disbelief and embarrassment...
Clinton Yates on Baseball Cards, The Lerners, Players Who Might Sit Out
Clinton Yates talks to Buster about what baseball cards mean to him and his shrine to the "average black player," why it would be worse for...
Jesse Rogers on His Interview with Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts
Jesse Rogers talks to Buster about his interview with Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, including why Rogers believes Ricketts doesn't have a lot...
Eduardo Pérez on The Lack of Trust Between Players and Owners
Eduardo Pérez talks to Buster about his early mornings calling KBO games, including how many times he hits snooze before waking up. Then...
Jeff Passan on MLBPA's Return-To-Play Proposal
Jeff Passan joins Buster to dive into the weeds on the MLBPA's return-to-play proposal sent to the owners (4:09). The guys discuss what the...
"The Roy Halladay Story" Producers Brian Rivera and Mike Farrell on Halladay's Wife, His Anxiety and Pitchers Using Painkillers
The producers of the E:60 special "Imperfect: The Roy Halladay Story" Brian Rivera and Mike Farrell join Buster to talk about the program,...
