0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/18/2013
We're now entering the final week of season previews here at TOC…hard to believe, huh? Anyway, this week, we'll be looking at the NL West, and we're just 13 days away from the season kicking off on Sunday night between the Astros and Rangers. It's so close, I can smell it. Today's featured team is […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/15/2013
Dr Frank Jobe, who performed the first surgery that would be later be known as Tommy John surgery, will be honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame during the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on July 27th in Cooperstown. In 1974, Jobe performed the ligament replacement surgery on John, successfully repairing what was once thought […]
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You know the stars on the Tigers: Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, and so on and so forth. Of course, none of them are really x-factors, but the Tigers still have plenty of players that are going to make an impact on their team this year that might be falling under the radar a […]
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In the This Is My Nightmare series, we'll take a look at what the absolute worst case scenario for each team would be in 2013. Think of it as the negative complement to our You May Say I'm A Dreamer series that we'll be running during our preview series. Thinking of a nightmare season for […]
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Continuing from this morning's season preview of the Detroit Tigers… Just what are the Tigers going to do with their closer's job if Bruce Rondon doesn't grab the bull by the horns? The Tigers seem to be going with Rondon to start the year, and we touched on why their hesitation to go with Rondon […]
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What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I'm a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2013 title for all 30 teams. After falling short a year ago with a juggernaut roster, the Tigers took that same juggernaut roster […]
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After assembling an All-Star roster going into the 2012 season, everyone expected Detroit to just kick the crap out of the American League. They eventually did that once the calendar turned to September and moved into October, but you have to keep in mind that the Tigers were as much as three games back on […]
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We end our fifth of six preview weeks today by focusing on the AL champion Detroit Tigers. Detroit seemingly sleepwalked through the first five months of the 2012 seson before turning up the jets in September and winning the AL Central and going on a tear through the playoffs until running into the Giants freight […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/14/2013
The White Sox have several key players on their 2013 team, from stud starting pitchers Chris Sale and Jake Peavy, to dominant power hitters Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko, to new starters Jeff Keppinger and Tyler Flowers. There are a few players that I can think of that would be under the radar key players […]
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In the This Is My Nightmare series, we'll take a look at what the absolute worst case scenario for each team would be in 2013. Think of it as the negative complement to our You May Say I'm A Dreamer series that we'll be running during our preview series. A nightmare season for the White […]
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What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I'm a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2013 title for all 30 teams. The Chicago White Sox have once again climbed the mountain and reached the peak, winning the World […]
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The World Baseball Classic is down to five teams after Puerto Rico rallied to beat Italy 4-3 on Wednesday night, and send the Italians packing after an improbable run through Pool D. Puerto Rico will play the loser of Thursday's Dominican Republic-United States matchup, with the winners of those games both advancing to the semifinals […]
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Happy Pi Day, everyone! What the hell is pi day? Well, it's a slightly nerdy celebration about the value of the mathematical constant pi, which has a value of 3.14 (along with a neverending series of numbers after the 4). Anyway, I thought it would be cute to look at the number 3.14 (and it's […]
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Welcome one and welcome all to White Sox day here on The Outside Corner! Chicago finished a somewhat surprising second in the AL Central last season behind rookie manager Robin Ventura and a veteran club that exceeded all expectations. The White Sox came close to standing pat this winter, and will look to replicate last […]
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=RE1ADwbo5Ls The Harlem Shake craze will never…ever…die, and the Cleveland Indians are the latest pro sports team to jump on that train. Their Harlem Shake starts with new manager Terry Francona giving the team a pep talk of sorts before starting into the dance. Then, once the chaos begins, chaos truly begins, with Francona dressed […]
