The “E” in ESPN has been the operative letter of late, because the network has been making more errors than an outfielder who doesn’t pay attention to the game until the ball skitters past him. (Which accurately summarizes the entirety of my youth baseball career.)

The latest development relates to a story we’d resisted covering, mainly because it’s too idiotic to waste unlimited digital space on. But the end result is worth a mention.

On Wednesday afternoon, Michael McCarthy of FrontOfficeSports.com reported that ESPN has directed its on-air talent to stop promoting Papaya Games and its controversial solitaire-for-money app.

The whole thing started when the ubiquitous Stephen A. Smith was caught playing solitaire on his phone when he otherwise should have been, you know, paying att

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