http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Yesterday, Jim Caple wrote a perfectly cogent, clear-eyed look at the Hall of Fame electorate's tortured take on drugs. In the wake of yesterday's ...]]> January 06, 2011 13:02:28 PST Hey, it's not just Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke anymore. Dig Joey Votto yesterday: "After the season, when I looked at my numbers and at Albert'...]]> November 23, 2010 12:05:34 PST What's the perfect number of playoff teams? Of course it's impossible to say. But the Commissioner took a stab at it Thursday afternoon: "Eight is a v...]]> November 18, 2010 19:28:36 PST Today I'm thrilled to announce the latest addition to the SweetSpot Network: Ghostrunner on First, covering the Toronto Blue Jays and masterminded by ...]]> November 04, 2010 10:43:16 PDT There were any number of moments, Friday night in the heart of Texas, that could have gone another way. If the right moment or two had gone another wa...]]> October 15, 2010 21:27:48 PDT There is a parallel dimension -- actually, an infinite number of parallel dimensions -- in which the Minnesota Twins scored four or five runs Saturday...]]> October 09, 2010 20:53:21 PDT Give Dan Rosenheck credit: The man knows how to ruffle feathers. The most impressive start of the postseason so far? Maybe not the one you think ... ...]]> October 08, 2010 12:52:32 PDT Should James Shields' 5.01 ERA be a concern for Joe Maddon? According to Evan Brunell, not at all: While Shields' ERA is unsightly, he's still one of...]]> October 01, 2010 10:11:26 PDT If the Giants fall short (just somewhat likely) or Buster Posey doesn't win the Rookie of the Year Award (quite likely), a fair number of people (incl...]]> September 24, 2010 17:41:51 PDT Dave Cameron on his National League MVP pick: I suggested that I'd lean toward voting for Troy Tulowitzki, and that was before he launched two mo...]]> September 20, 2010 12:22:26 PDT If I hope that Trevor Hoffman never saves another game, does that make me a bad person? I like round numbers. They're easier to remember. I'll ...]]> September 07, 2010 20:41:21 PDT There's a larger piece to be written about a few teams with incredible numbers of impressive young starting pitchers, but for the moment let's focus o...]]> September 03, 2010 10:20:59 PDT Mariners prospect Josh Lueke has some crazy strikeout numbers in the minors. He's also got some crazy baggage, and a lot of people are still trying to...]]> September 02, 2010 14:13:37 PDT When I read a book, I usually have a pencil at hand, for marking passages or circling words I want to look up later. With each notation, I'll also pen...]]> August 20, 2010 12:00:07 PDT Today's links are so full of themselves that they can't help pointing out what must be a record number of words in today's Link-O-Rama ... Tim Mar...]]> August 12, 2010 22:14:46 PDT