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Monday's Baseball Today podcast was taped with the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays playing a morning game in the background, but the big story in Beantown wasn't the game, as Mark Simon and I discussed. 1. What was Bobby Valentine thinking calli...

On Thursday's Baseball Today podcast, SweetSpot writer Dave Schoenfield and I had loads of fun, as we always do, discussing not only the pertinent breaking news of the day, but Shoeless Joe Jackson and Jay Johnstone (he wears his shoes apparently) as...

The gang got back together for the final November edition of the Baseball Today podcast, as Mark Simon and I spoke about myriad offseason matters and welcomed a special guest! 1. ESPN senior writer Jim Caple shares his stories off the offseason bo...

Keith Law resumed our alliance on Tuesday's Baseball Today podcast and while we tried to ignore what the Boston Red Sox did on Monday, to please producer Jay Soderberg ... well, you'll have to download and listen! Here are some of the topics: 1. H...

Well, we asked for strong wild-card races and whatta ya know, that's exactly what we got! On Monday's Baseball Today podcast Mark Simon and yours truly discussed the final four teams fighting for two playoff spots -- and much more, including: 1. Y...

Note: Each Friday until the end of the season, the SweetSpot blog will offer its take on the MVP and Cy Young races. We start with Eric Karabell's take on the MVP awards. What matters to you when choosing whom to honor with an MVP award? I analyze...

The news never stops in baseball and for Thursday's edition of the Baseball Today podcast Keith Law and I had plenty to discuss, including the following topics: 1. The Carlos Beltran trade clearly helps the defending champs, but the Giants could b...

Eric Karabell discusses the difference in value between Jacoby Ellsbury and Carl Crawford, as well as the best of Sunday in the big leagues.