http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Anyone can pick the contenders, so which teams will be battling for the no. 1 draft pick?]]> September 04, 2012 00:29:46 PDT After five decades of existence in D.C. and in Texas without winning a single pennant, the Rangers have stormed to the World Series in each of the pas...]]> April 02, 2012 14:15:30 PDT Let's get a few things out of the way first. There's a good chance Albert Pujols doesn't earn out the $240 million the Angels will pay him over the ne...]]> April 02, 2012 10:00:35 PDT They might not win much, might not score many runs, might not get much national attention. But the Oakland A's are going to be interesting this year. ...]]> March 30, 2012 14:06:12 PDT Writing up the Mariners now might seem a little unfair, given they've already played two regular-season games. But check out these two box scores &#82...]]> March 30, 2012 10:30:43 PDT One of the top 15 players in the game in Troy Tulowitzki. A young star entering his age-27 season in Carlos Gonzalez. A potential future ace in Jhouly...]]> March 29, 2012 12:46:53 PDT So that happened. Frank McCourt's $2 billion sale of the Dodgers to a consortium led by Mark Walter, Stan Kasten, and Magic Johnson should eventual...]]> March 29, 2012 07:15:01 PDT In 2011, no team underperformed its expected record by a wider margin than San Diego. The Padres scored just 18 runs fewer than they allowed, netting ...]]> March 27, 2012 08:30:30 PDT The Diamondbacks finished dead last in 2009 and 2010. Then they hired Kevin Towers as new GM and Kirk Gibson as new manager. Presto, D-Backs win the W...]]> March 22, 2012 14:00:22 PDT Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy have teamed up to assassinate the Giants' offense. The league's second-best pitching staff might be golfing in October as...]]> March 21, 2012 07:00:31 PDT Stephen Strasburg is coming back. Bryce Harper is coming soon. The Phillies might be waning. No wonder the Nationals were one of baseball's most aggre...]]> March 20, 2012 07:49:38 PDT Armed with a shiny, taxpayer-funded new stadium green-lit by feckless government officials, the Marlins decided they'd finally spend some money this o...]]> March 19, 2012 13:45:39 PDT For the fourth time this offseason, it's time to get (re)acquainted with the term, hara hachi bu: In the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, locals pra...]]> March 15, 2012 08:30:15 PDT A rare personal interjection in this preview series, if you'll indulge me. One of my annual rites of spring is to bet a few gummi bears on over/und...]]> March 13, 2012 12:30:49 PDT Should the Mets trade David Wright? It's sad to come into a season with the possible trade of your franchise players as the biggest question mark. ...]]> March 12, 2012 14:35:34 PDT