AUGUST 2nd:

Buster Olney (ESPN baseball columnist and analyst)

Robert Stanbury "Buster" Olney III (born February 17, 1964 in Washington, D.C.) is a columnist for ESPN: The Magazine, ESPN.com, and covered the New York Giants and New York Yankees for The New York Times. He is also a regular analyst for the ESPN's Baseball Tonight. Olney is one of about 575 voters for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Olney grew up on a dairy farm in Randolph Center, Vermont, which came in handy when he served as the "Cow Insider" for Mike Greenberg's milking of a cow on "Mike and Mike in the Morning" on June 21, 2007. He was educated at Northfield Mount Hermon School and Vanderbilt University, where he majored in history. As a child Buster was an avid baseball fan. Buster would later attribute his fanship as a reason for his journalistic career.

After graduating, Olney began covering baseball in 1989, as the Nashville Banner's beat reporter assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. He later worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune and Baltimore Sun. He arrived at the Times in 1997 and in his first year won an Associated Press award. He has twice been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for beat writing, in 1997 and 1999.
He is one of the most prominent proponents of "traditional" baseball strategy, often referred to as small ball, in opposition to sabermetric baseball strategy, which Olney sometimes calls Moneyball strategy after the Michael Lewis book of the same name. Buster Olney won the Your the Best Journalist Award in 2003.

In 2004, Olney published The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty, a nonfiction account of the Yankees' most recent run of championships in the 1990s. The book also considered why the team lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series and why it has not won a championship since that time. Since leaving the Times, Olney has become a constant on the ESPN family of networks.

(courtesy of Wikipedia)

Taylor Coppenrath (UVM alum & European pro)

This fall marks the beginning of Taylor’s 4th year of professional basketball. After a very successful season, Taylor returns to the great city of Alicante, Spain. The team, Lucentum Baloncesto Alicante, finished near the top of their league last year, and hopes to make it a championship this year! Lucentum has some of the best fans in Spain and Taylor, one of the only returning players, embraces the challenge and looks forward to a successful season. Of course being right on the Mediterranean Sea, in a city named for its costa blanca or “white coast” beaches and known for its rich history and cuisine doesn’t hurt either. Be sure to follow along with Taylor’s season on the schedule page and check out his blog at http://taylorcoppenrath.blogspot.com/.

College:

A finalist for many NCAA individual awards - including the John Wooden Award, Taylor Coppenrath led the University of Vermont to an unprecedented senior season, capped off by a legendary upset of Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament. He finished second all-time in scoring at UVM and third in conference history with 2,452 points. The three-time America East Player of The Year finished second in the NCAA in scoring with a 25.1 points per game average. Taylor signed on to play in one of Europe's top leagues with the legendary AEK Basketball Club last year and is currently playing with Angelico Biella in Italy.

Senior (2004-05): America East Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team. Named America East Championship Most Outstanding Player after scoring 37 points in championship victory over Northeastern. Scored 16 points to help Vermont top Syracuse in the NCAA First Round, the first NCAA win in school history. Named Associated Press All-America honorable mention for the third straight season. Led America East and ranked second in the nation in scoring (25.1 ppg). Set UVM single-season record with 777 points, and his 25.1 ppg scoring average ranked second all-time. Scored 30-plus points 10 times on the season.

Junior (2003-04): America East Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team selection. Named Most Outstanding Player of the America East Championship after exploding for 43 points against Maine in the title game, a league postseason record. Led America East and finished fifth in the nation in scoring (24.1 ppg). Broke a 62-year-old school record—and tied the conference mark—for field goals in a game on 18-of-23 shooting vs. Northeastern, en route to 41 points. Missed seven games with a wrist injury.

Sophomore (2002-03): America East Player of the Year, the fourth sophomore to earn the award in league history. Named to the America East All-Conference First Team and All-Championship Team. Led America East in scoring (20.1 ppg) and finished eighth in rebounds (187). Scored 20-plus points 13 times and had 25 or more points 10 times on the season. Missed three games in December due to pneumonia.

Freshman (2001-02): America East Rookie of the Year and All-Conference Second Team selection. Led the league in free throws made (141) and finished third in scoring (16.6 ppg), sixth in rebounds (202), third in blocks (35), and fifth in field goal percentage (.497) and free throw percentage (.806).

Kevin Hartman

Recently broke the all time Saves Record 2009

MLS:2008: For the second consecutive season, played every minute of the regular season. Recorded third-most saves in MLS and tied for the league-lead in shutouts with 10. Finished season as the MLS career leader in all-time wins for a goalkeeper with 138. Also the all-time leader in postseason minutes played (4,042), saves (155), shutouts (14) and wins (22). Named the Wizards' 2008 Humanitarian Award winner for charity work, including Nothing But Nets, an organization that helps prevent malaria in Africa. 2007: Named to MLS All-Star team and played every minute of the Wizards season. Broke tie with Tony Meola for MLS all-time shutouts record. 2006: 1.14 goals against average was fourth in MLS for 2006. 9 shutouts were the second most of any season in career. 2005: Enjoyed a stellar playoff run, allowing just 2 goals in 4 games, and leading the Galaxy to the 2005 MLS Cup title. 2004: Started all 30 of the Galaxy's games and was named the club's MVP for the second consecutive season. 2003: Played all but 16 minutes of the season. Set the Galaxy single-game record for saves, making 12 stops on August 20 at Chicago. 2002: Started 18 games, posting an 11-6-1 record. 2001: Finished the season with a 6-4-1 record, making 11 appearances, all starts. Helped lead the Galaxy to its first-ever U.S. Open Cup final by registering 4 consecutive wins. 2000: Became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record back-to-back seasons with a goals against average of less than 1.00. 1999: Named MLS' Pepsi Goalkeeper of the Year and voted on to MLS' AT&T Best XI. Became first goalkeeper in MLS history to record back-to-back 20 win seasons between the pipes. 1998: Led the league with a then-record 22 games won. 1997: Drafted in 3rd round (29th overall) of 2007 College Draft. Earned first career shutout in his MLS debut, a 1-0 Galaxy win against Columbus.

NATIONAL TEAM:On September 8, 2000, made his first appearance for USA against Jamaica in a 2-2 tie, allowing 1 goal in 45 minutes. Called into U.S. National Team camp in early January 2006 and made first career start for the U.S. in a 5-0 drubbing of Norway. Had 5 caps as of February 25, 2009.

COLLEGE:Played college soccer at both UCLA (1992-1993) and California State Dominguez Hills (1995-1996).

YOUTH:Played for San Pedro FC Santos, coached by Joe Flanagan in San Pedro, California.

PERSONAL:He and wife Jennifer, an Emmy-winning graphic designer, had daughter Chloe on November 11, 2006. Wrote a children's book entitled Boots Saves the Day. Enjoys reading and doing charity work in free time.