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 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 Philadelphia Phillies (34-20) It sounds odd and awfully nitpicky to say, but the Phillies could have been better. The big problem has been the offens...]]> May 31, 2011 12:38:50 PDT The SweetSpot blog network weighs in with April's best surprises ... BeachyAtlanta Braves Simply put, the Braves' most pleasant surprise has been ...]]> April 29, 2011 09:05:46 PDT Rob Neyer covers Roy Oswalt's value and the Rangers' lead in the AL West.]]> July 19, 2010 04:43:22 PDT Rob Neyer discusses the passing of Jose Lima, Roy Oswalt's future, interleague play and Yankees-Mets.]]> May 24, 2010 04:12:19 PDT Worst record in the National League? Houston. And now they're going to lose their only player with more than two steals: Houston Astros outfielde...]]> May 11, 2010 14:44:09 PDT Eric Karabell talks to Rob Neyer about the Astros, Giants and Phillies before answering e-mails on David Ortiz, electronic strike zones and Oakland.]]> April 13, 2010 06:18:47 PDT As Forbes.com's Tom Van Riper writes, it's not been a good season for teams with low payrolls. And you can imagine what the owners of teams wi...]]> October 01, 2009 11:53:11 PDT Upon the news that Mike Hampton is going to miss yet another season with yet another serious injury, Babes Love Baseball offers ... shall we say, a sl...]]> September 16, 2009 15:09:49 PDT Next up: the National League edition of Really? (And if it seems like there are more Reallys in the National League, maybe that's my pro-AL bias o...]]> May 22, 2009 09:43:49 PDT Posted by ESPN's Claire Smith On April 20, the Associated Press reported that MLB's average attendance over the first two weeks of the season...]]> April 23, 2009 07:30:00 PDT Bill Shaikin on baseball and the economy and the kids (who are, as you might have heard, our future): The Dodgers now offer a small bottle of water f...]]> April 13, 2009 11:13:59 PDT Hey, the economy's rough on everybody. Even future Hall of Famers: Free agency isn't what it used to be. Pedro Martinez, a three-time Cy Young winne...]]> March 18, 2009 10:22:12 PDT In light of Roger Clemens' affinity for all things 22, Rob Neyer offers his list of the 22 greatest moments of the Rocket's career.]]> June 22, 2006 01:16:18 PDT