0 comments by Joe Lucia on 2/22/2013
During an intrasquad scrimmage on Thursday, Astros non-roster invitee Brandon Laird hit a single up the middle to give his team the win in the game. Laird and the rest of his team. That's all well and good, but it's not as if Laird got his game-winning hit against an established major league pitcher, or […]
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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. Disaster for the Nationals seems like […]
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Much-maligned New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez said he wants to stay with the Yankees, according to the New York Post. The statement came during Rodriguez's first public comments since his name surfaced in the leaked Biogenesis records. “I am conducting two rehab sessions each and every day in an effort to get back […]
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Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut will be naming former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine as their new athletic director on Tuesday, according to William Paxton of CtPost. Valentine interviewed for the job, which is being vacated by the retiring Don Cook on July 1, in mid-January. Valentine had this to say on Thursday […]
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Welcome to our final preview day of the NL East, focusing on the reigning champion Washington Nationals! Washington burst onto the scene in 2012 with a young club that took the league by storm, winning a MLB-high 98 games befor suffering a hard luck five game loss in the NLDS to the Cardinals. Yesterday on […]
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Since Jonathan Papelbon joined the Phillies last winter, he's noticed something that had never been an issue during his career in Boston: the team has a lack of veteran leadership. In an interview with Mandy Housenick of the Allentown Morning Call, "Since I've been here I haven't seen any leadership. Every good team that I've […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 2/21/2013
There have been more words written about Atlanta's outfield than perhaps any other starting trio in the league. There has been a lot written about Atlanta's third base platoon of Chris Johnson and Juan Francisco, and a lot written about young shortstop Andrelton Simmons. Hell, there's been a lot written about the Braves pitching staff, […]
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After a very scary incident on Wednesday where he took a pitch to the head from prospect Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton is doing OK and wasn't diagnosed with a concussion following the incident. He expects to play in Saturday's Spring Training opener against the Cardinals. Initially after he was hit, Stanton […]
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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. What's a nightmare season for the […]
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From our season preview of the Atlanta Braves earlier today… Can Chris Johnson and Juan Francisco provide the Braves with adequate production at third, or will the team need to find an alternate solution in July? Johnson and Francisco aren't going to be Chipper Jones. Quite frankly, I don't think anyone is really expecting that […]
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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 Braves couldn't win a World Series to say goodbye to Bobby Cox, and they couldn't win […]
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The Atlanta Braves did some major retooling this winter. Iconic third baseman Chipper Jones retired, and the Braves needed to fill the void in the lineup his retirement created. Initially, it appeared that the signing of BJ Upton to play center field would be Atlanta's big move, but then, GM Frank Wren managed to acquire […]
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NL East week rolls along with Atlanta Braves day. The Braves won the top NL Wild Card spot last season before getting eliminated in the wild card playoff game by the Cardinals, in part due to a sketchy infield fly call. Atlanta dramatically retooled their outfield this winter, and will be going into 2013 as […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 2/20/2013
Under Armour is featuring Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper in their new ad campaign, and that's a smart decision considering Harper's budding level of superstardom. The one minute commercial is done very well, featuring Harper working out and preparing for the baseball season on a diamond in his hometown of Las Vegas. Then, you […]
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Back in January, we showed you what Jayson Werth's beard looked like at NatsFest. Spoiler: it was very caveman-esque. Well, with Spring Training beginning and teams having their yearly photo day, we finally have a clear picture of Werth's beard to kick off the 2013 season (to the left). It's nice to see that Werth […]
