0 comments by Joe Lucia on 3/1/2013
With a team payroll of over $200 million, and ten players making eight figures this year, it's tough for someone to fly under the radar with the Yankees. Just because a player makes a lot of money doesn't mean he's going to be a superstar, but a lot of the higher priced players on 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. It's funny…a nightmare for the Yankees […]
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Continuing from our season preview of the Yankees earlier today… Are the Yankees going to be healthy enough to contend in 2013, or is this the beginning of the end? The Yankees have a *ton* of injury questions going into the season. In fact, let me list all of the injuries suffered by Yankees in […]
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Jeffrey Loria's open letter to Marlins fans, and his response a couple of days later, has drawn the scorn of fans of all teams across baseball. One of the players most affected by Loria's rantings has been new Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes, who was dealt to Toronto from Miami in the megadeal between the […]
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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. In what many fans consider a nightmare, the New York Yankees are once again champions of baseball. […]
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There are more questions about the Yankees in 2013 than perhaps any year in the last 15 for New York. They're going to be without two, potentially three, starters on Opening Day, and they have two other starting spots filled with potentially sub-replacement level players. Warning signals are going off in the Bronx going into […]
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Today, we're gonna roll up the AL East by previewing the defending division champion New York Yankees. The Yankees are actually a very interesting team heading into 2013, something that hasn't been said about them in years…there are significant questions surrounding the team, and they're getting picked to finish in all five of the spots […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 2/28/2013
The Chicago Cubs are modifying their long-time tradition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh inning stretch. The song, sang during the break by legendary Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray until his death in 1998, has been sang by a revolving door of celebrities in recent years. The Cubs will still honor the […]
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The odd injury train keeps rolling on.
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The Orioles got a lot of random, unexpected contributions from a variety of sources in 2012. Castoffs like Nate McLouth, Chris Davis, and Jason Hammel all played huge roles on Baltimore last season, and they were critical to the team's success when combined with guys like Wei-Yin Chen, Adam Jones, Jim Johnson, and Matt Wieters. […]
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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 2013 […]
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After injuring his lat muscle on February 17th, Chicago Cubs starter Matt Garza just started playing catch today, and might not be ready for Opening Day for the Cubs. *Of course* he might not be ready for Opening Day. “This is the first step to being ready to start pitching,” he said of the throwing […]
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Check out this catch from NC State senior center fielder Brett Williams. During Wednesday's Wolfpack game against New Mexico State, Williams took off on his horse to left center field heading after a fly ball, dove through the air like Superman, caught the ball in midair, and did a FRONT FLIP before landing on 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. After a miraculous 2012 season, the Baltimore Orioles weren't counted on to contend again in 2013. They […]
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Despite a new haircut, it looks like San Francisco Giants starter Tim Lincecum has the same issues. According to SFGate, the former Cy Young winner is getting sued for $200,000 for destroying the townhouse he rented from May 2010 to February 2011. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom property Lincecum rented at 141 Hampshire St. from May 2010 […]
