http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Click here for the American League second-half previews. Washington Nationals Second-half key: What, other than monitoring Stephen Strasburg's inn...]]> July 11, 2012 09:01:21 PDT Keith Law and I ended this final full week of April on the Baseball Today podcast with intelligent discussion about American League outfielders in the...]]> April 27, 2012 10:25:21 PDT As camps open in Arizona and Florida, we put it to the SweetSpot network: Which player from your team are you most excited to watch this season, and w...]]> February 17, 2012 12:11:04 PST Even if your team isn't in the pennant race, September is an important month. Here is what each American League team hopes to accomplish in the final ...]]> September 01, 2011 08:00:02 PDT And now a look at the National League. Click here for the American League second-half team previews. Philadelphia Phillies (57-34, +89 run differen...]]> July 14, 2011 10:01:18 PDT New York Yankees (29-23) For all the dithering and complaining that's been going on in the Bronx, the Yankees have the second-best record in the Am...]]> May 31, 2011 10:11:09 PDT Did anyone see this coming? (Actually, yeah, sort of.) Introducing the Tampa Bay Rays' latest acquisitions: A couple of former Red Sox are reunit...]]> January 22, 2011 01:29:30 PST We've talked about TINSTAAPP -- TINZ-tap: "There is no such thing as a pitching prospect." -- before, but I find the principle endlessly fascinating, ...]]> December 28, 2010 13:02:22 PST Another couple of passages from Eddie Robinson's memoir, this time about one of my favorite pitcher-seasons: Gene Bearden's 1948: Bearden's complete...]]> December 21, 2010 10:14:02 PST This is a good day. Of course, I don't generally have much to complain about, so most of them are good days. This is a particularly good day, th...]]> December 15, 2010 12:01:35 PST More from Eddie Robinson's memoir, scheduled for publication in February, this passage concerns Robinson's Cleveland Indians down the stretch in 1948:...]]> December 15, 2010 11:15:02 PST This Tweet from Ken Davidoff really gets to the heart of things, doesn't it? Yankees signed Russell Martin with his versatility in mind. Can help ou...]]> December 15, 2010 07:10:05 PST Sean McAdam on the Red Sox doing their homework: Before the Red Sox gave Carl Crawford a seven-year, $142 million deal, they made sure to do their h...]]> December 14, 2010 09:01:40 PST We can finally put Derek Jeter's new contract to bed, as Jayson Stark has details of the incentive clauses that might escalate his 2014 salary from $8...]]> December 10, 2010 11:59:21 PST A friend: "Carl Crawford is a fine player but his off/def tools are based largely on speed. With few BB, what will his OBP look like in years 5-6-7?" ...]]> December 09, 2010 11:37:59 PST