Baseball Tonight

I like Baseball Tonight. I am not a huge fan of the NBA. And ever since ESPN stopped its NHL programming, the days between the Super Bowl and March Madness are an over-saturated hodge podge of NBA-related shows, coverage and stories (read: too much Stephen A. Smith ranting). It's so bad that I can't even watch SportsCenter on a regular basis. Sure, they show highlights from hockey and have the regular off-season NFL and MLB storylines, but its just not entertaining to me. I just don't care about the Mavs-Timberwolves match up. So when baseball finally kicks into high gear at the end of March, ESPN perennially brings back one of their best shows, hands down--Baseball Tonight.

Call me a baseball junkie, but I could sit and listen to Peter Gammons or Buster Olney talk baseball all day long. And ever since John Kruk joined the team, adding some of the 1993 Phillies attitude, its even more fun to watch. Everything from in-game updates, in-depth analysis, and every little stat you could possibly want to know about baseball. Karl Ravech is a great moderator and the various guest perspectives are usually top notch.

So as the NBA Playoffs get rolling, and SportsCenter is taken over by the same boring dunking highlights of Kobe and Lebron, I am happy that I get my hour of baseball coverage every evening.

UPDATE: Stephen A. Smith will not be having his contract renewed by ESPN. Maybe it's time to start watching the NBA coverage again? ...Nah. Thank you Brett for the update.