http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. As fans of the comedy series "Portlandia" know, the secret to merchandising is to slap a bird on it. And apparently, the same holds true for baseball...]]> May 17, 2013 05:31:28 PDT We've now reached the final four. Or, if you prefer, we've reached the league championship series. Either way, the Battle of the Uniforms is now i...]]> May 15, 2013 11:35:51 PDT Whew! That was a close one. The New York Yankees -- wearers of pinstripes, owners of the most identifiable uniform in American sports, and so wealthy...]]> May 14, 2013 11:11:17 PDT As a wise man once said, "Vote early and often." And that's exactly what baseball fans did Monday, as the first-round balloting in the Battle of the U...]]> May 14, 2013 04:12:52 PDT Jerry Seinfeld famously said that because of the way players constantly change teams and teams occasionally change cities, sports fans are actually ro...]]> May 01, 2013 09:49:43 PDT While you weren't looking, Tim Hudson has been building a pretty impressive Hall of Fame resume. He won his 200th career game on Tuesday...]]> May 01, 2013 07:42:46 PDT The "Baseball Tonight Goodyear Express Tour" pulls into Lake Buena Vista, Fla., where the Atlanta Braves are gearing up for the 2013 season. Atlanta m...]]> March 07, 2013 05:34:44 PST MLB's first one-game wild-card playoff was not staged without controversy. In the eighth inning, Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons hit a fly ...]]> October 05, 2012 14:02:13 PDT Chipper Jones has entered his last week of regular season baseball. In his honor, Jayson Stark took a look at Jones' career, causing a few read...]]> September 27, 2012 12:02:55 PDT The Brewers are shopping Zack Greinke around the league, as a likely short-term rental for a competitor. Jayson Stark thinks the Angels, Ranger...]]> July 26, 2012 09:35:46 PDT Opening Day -- well, Opening Night, really, and we technically already had one of those in Japan, but who's counting? -- is finally here, as th...]]> April 04, 2012 02:56:04 PDT It's a curious development that the two teams that most successfully avoided wild-card races will help determine which teams earn those spots. The Phi...]]> September 26, 2011 01:49:19 PDT The Cardinals wasted a golden opportunity in losing late against the Mets on Thursday, but neither the Braves in the NL nor Red Sox in the AL can feel...]]> September 23, 2011 01:43:15 PDT The Red Sox lost again Wednesday night but gained ground in the wild-card race when the Rays lost a doubleheader against the Yankees. Then again, they...]]> September 22, 2011 02:16:02 PDT It all seemed so clear just a month ago. The Red Sox had ceded the AL East lead to the Yankees but led the Rays by 8.5 games in the wild-card race...]]> September 19, 2011 02:27:56 PDT