0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/11/2013
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. You want improbable? How's *this* for improbable: the Minnesota Twins are World Champions despite a patchwork, mediocre […]
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We've completed previews for four of the six divisions across baseball, and today, we start our fifth: the AL Central. The Tigers won the division last year after being favored heavily before the season, but not without a huge challenge from the Chicago White Sox. In 2013, the Tigers and White Sox looked primed to […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/10/2013
I'm sure everyone heard about the brawl during Saturday's Canada-Mexico WBC matchup. In case you didn't, check it out here. Anyway, after the game, Team Canada's first base coach Larry Walker had some absolutely fantastic answers to questions from the media. Here are some of the highlights, courtesy of Yahoo's Eh Game blog. Q: Had […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/8/2013
You know the usual suspects on the Reds: Votto, Chapman, Phillips, Latos, Bruce, Choo, and so on and so forth. None of them are really going to be an x-factor this year, because everyone is counting on them to be a huge part of the team. So when looking for someone a bit under the […]
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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 Cincinnati […]
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Check out this play from Netherlands shortstop Andrelton Simmons during their WBC matchup with Cuba last night. With one out in the top of the second inning, Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarruena hit a pop up into shallow center field on the second base side of the bag. Simmons comes from out of nowhere at his […]
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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 Cincinnati Reds came up short in the 2012 playoffs despite having one of the best teams […]
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Y During last evening's Netherlands-Cuba World Baseball Classic game, the umpiring crew made an absolutely horrendous call in the eighth inning that would have pushed calls for expanded replay over the edge if it happened in the MLB playoffs. With two outs in the eighth, Team Cuba's best hitter Jose Abreu hit a pop-up down […]
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During last night's Venezuela-Dominican Republic game in the World Baseball Classic, team Dominican Republic turned an absolutely amazing double play in the eighth inning, continuing a trend of everything going against the Venezuelan team. With one out and Gerardo Parra on first, Marco Scutaro hit a grounder up the middle that second baseman Robinson Cano […]
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We've reached the end of our NL Central preview week, and today, we'll be looking at the defending division champions: the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds had an awesome season in 2012 behind a rock solid starting rotation, a dominant bullpen, and one of the best all-around players in baseball in Joey Votto. This offseason, the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/7/2013
This Cardinals team is strong. You'd expect that though, after the team went to the NLCS in 2012 despite losing Albert Pujols and Tony La Russa following their World Championship in 2011. They brought back a pretty similar team for 2013, really only losing Kyle Lohse and Lance Berkman from a year ago, along with […]
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New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will retire after the 2013 season, according to a report from
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Heading into the 2013 season, there are a lot of players across the league that for whatever reason, have a lot to prove. They may have had a breakout 2012 that people are doubting is a barometer of their true talent level, they may have dealt with injuries in 2012 and people are wondering if […]
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Continuing from our season preview of the Cardinals earlier today… When will the Oscar Taveras era begin in St Louis? Tavares is one of the top three prospects in baseball, and potential makes scouts and and fans alike drool. Taveras won't be called up to the majors until he can get regular playing time, and […]
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Rafael Furcal's season is over before it even began. The Cardinals shortstop will undergo Tommy John surgery, according to
