http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. 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 As the second half kicks off, our SweetSpot Network weighs in with a quick look at the state of each team and what to expect in the second half. Bo...]]> July 14, 2011 09:30:04 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 Baltimore Orioles Zach Britton was supposed to start the year in the minors but injuries to Baltimore's rotation forced his promotion. In five starts...]]> April 29, 2011 10:34:55 PDT Today's winner in Stats & Analytics:Teri Hatcher, Brian Roberts, Koji Uehara Today's loser:Brad Bergesen, Brian Matusz, Kevin Millwood After rea...]]> September 21, 2010 10:41:43 PDT Rob Neyer covers Derek Jeter, Paul Konerko and Buck Showalter.]]> September 17, 2010 05:00:01 PDT As a few souls have observed, the Baltimore Orioles have played like a completely different team since Buck Showalter took over as manager in early Au...]]> September 16, 2010 11:36:07 PDT Today, with the help of my SweetSpot colleagues, we're taking a look at each team's priorities as we head toward the July 31 trade deadline, and beyon...]]> July 15, 2010 06:00:54 PDT Recently I visited a World War II museum, and a number of the displays were accompanied by (according to the placards) "factoids" ... Aren't factoids ...]]> June 21, 2010 14:18:13 PDT Jeff Passan on Cliff Lee, who figures to be our second-most famous pitcher until he's traded: The team that acquired him during the offseason, the S...]]> June 14, 2010 11:11:22 PDT Wait. It's still snowing somewhere that isn't a mountain? Yeah: The Twins, for the first time since 1980, heard those dreaded words at home: Game pos...]]> May 07, 2010 13:44:54 PDT Eric Karabell gets Rob Neyer's opinions on Milton Bradley, Ernie Harwell, the AL East and Dave Duncan, who Neyer believes belongs in the Hall of Fame....]]> May 06, 2010 06:05:57 PDT Tom Van Riper on some early returns: Good thing the powers that be in Major League Baseball reconsidered their idea to contract the Minnesota Twins ...]]> April 19, 2010 15:43:21 PDT OK, so this post should have appeared yesterday, but sometimes the Fates intervene ... So we'll call this our Opening Day. Today, ESPN and SweetSp...]]> April 06, 2010 05:00:16 PDT Every time something like this happens, a little piece of me dies, too... Mike Cuellar, a crafty left-hander from Cuba whose darting screwball made...]]> April 03, 2010 00:27:12 PDT