http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. In ESPN The Magazine, Tom Haberstroh explains why momentum down the stretch of the baseball season is nothing more than a myth when it comes to playoff success. In fact, playoff-bound teams should be employing strategies that ignore wins and losses.]]> September 23, 2010 10:38:40 PDT Matt Meyers of ESPN Insider uses the WAR metric and signing bonuses to determine the most valuable MLB draft pick of recent years. Ryan Howard is the primary winner here -- which helps correct some awful drafting by the Phillies in the 1980s.]]> June 02, 2010 08:02:53 PDT Players in the MLB draft are not selected in order of ability, so why do we evaluate them that way?]]> June 02, 2010 08:49:38 PDT Using Pitch f/x technology, we found the nastiest pitches -- and some of the worst -- in the game at the close of the decade.]]> December 15, 2009 07:49:38 PST Tom Haberstroh takes a closer look at Ricky Nolasco's and Brandon Morrow's recent success.]]> June 23, 2009 07:01:00 PDT Tom Haberstroh looks at Barry Zito's pitches and the struggles of Dontrelle Willis.]]> May 18, 2009 07:12:56 PDT Tom Haberstroh previews two matchups for Friday night: Jordan Zimmerman versus St. Louis and Clayton Kershaw versus San Diego.]]> April 30, 2009 07:28:37 PDT Tom Haberstroh discusses Zach Duke's difficulties with fly balls and Manny Parra's struggles with his first pitch to batters.]]> April 24, 2009 07:36:27 PDT