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End of Season Post-Mortem: 2013 Seattle Mariners

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: 2013 San Diego Padres

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

Munenori Kawasaki gives Bon Jovi tribute a bad name

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Munenori Kawasaki already showed himself to be an entertaining postgame interview, reading a cliched answer from his pocket notebook before appreciative fans back in May.  Kawasaki, whose double gave the Blue Jays a walkoff win that day, was invited to speak by teammate Mark DeRosa. DeRosa knew Kawasaki was the hero of […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: 2013 San Francisco Giants

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

Could winning too many games in September cost Mariners Tim Lincecum?

The Seattle Mariners haven't played very well in September (nor have they played well for most of the season), compiling a 3-7 record going into Wednesday night's game versus the Houston Astros. That leaves the M's currently tied for the seventh-worst record in MLB and they probably want to keep it that way. As you […]

Mets’ Bobby Parnell needs neck surgery

Remember when the New York Mets considered Bobby Parnell untouchable? Whether it was during last offseason or this season's trade deadline, the Mets seemingly had a commodity for which other teams would be willing to trade something substantial. Just about any club — contender or otherwise — typically has interest in a closer or top-flight […]

Where are you, Indians fans? Your team’s in the playoff race

Cleveland just doesn't seem to believe in their Indians this year. Is there any other conclusion to draw after Progressive Field drew just 9,794 fans on Monday for the game between the Tribe and the Royals? In recent seasons, a September series between Cleveland and Kansas City might not have much sizzle to it. But […]

Jonathan Vilma and the Marlins are feuding over a BBQ stand

It hasn't been a good week for the Miami Marlins here at The Outside Corner. Some might argue that we've been picking on them, between our End of Season Post-Mortem and Hope for the Hopeless articles featuring the Marlins. But those were entirely based on timing, with Miami becoming officially eliminated from playoff consideration this […]

The Red Sox are staking their claim as the AL’s best team

At this point of the baseball season, we're now looking for favorites to emerge. Those who may have been in tight division races are beginning to assert themselves over the competition. Just making the playoffs isn't necessarily enough for these clubs anymore. We're thinking about what they could do in the postseason.  Of course, the […]

Why the NL Central could be slipping away for the Cardinals

Mike Matheny was talking about Adam Wainwright, but could he just as easily have been talking about his entire St. Louis Cardinals team? "He's searching right now," Matheny said to reporters after the Cards' 7-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. "He doesn't have the same feel he had earlier."  Wainwright was rocked for […]

A 12-year deal for Bryce Harper? He’s looking for money and love

Be careful, Washington Nationals fans. If you want Bryce Harper to stick around for the duration — if not the entirety — of his career, you might want to fill more seats at Nationals Park in the future.  OK, that's not a direct implication that Harper made when discussing recent attendance at Nationals home games […]

The year of Matt Harvey wasn’t supposed to end like this

A. Bartlett Giamatti obviously wasn't referring to Matt Harvey when he wrote that baseball breaks your heart and is designed to break your heart. Giamatti wrote those words 12 years before the New York Mets pitcher was even born.  But the former commissioner of baseball may as well have had Harvey in mind. It certainly […]

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